Blink is the user experience firm for the world’s leading companies. We use evidence-driven design to create products that people use, love and remember. With studios in Boston, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle, Blink brings two decades of experience to research, design, and strategy for clients such as Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, NASA, Starbucks, and USAA.
This opportunity is a part of Blink's Embedded practice which supports long-term opportunities with some of Blink’s largest client partners.
Duration: 6 months
Work location: On premise in Seattle, WA
About the position
- Design Craft: Developing advanced design and interaction skills, with a focus on creating innovative, detailed, and high-quality designs that meet business objectives based on customer needs.
- See the bigger picture – not just a feature or set of features.
- Time and Relationship Management: Capable of independently managing multiple projects end-to-end, in a fast-paced environment.
- Communication and Influence: Lead design discussions, mentor mid-level designers, and effectively communicate with stakeholders, including senior leaders and executives.
- Data and Research Application: Clearly articulate the why behind design decisions. Leverage industry benchmarks, research insights, and existing performance metrics to help their designs, and define UX metrics.
- Project Ownership and Execution: Take ownership of specific design tasks within a project, focusing on executing tasks effectively under Senior guidance and meeting deadlines, with some autonomy but requiring approval for larger decisions.
- Design specifications and Developer hand off: Able to define and communicate specifications with developers independently.
- Experience defining and maintaining design systems would be plus.
- A few things that are very important to the role:
- Mobile design experience, designing for both complex and simple experiences.
- Experience working with Interaction design, Motion animation (e.g., developing animated assets using After Effects, defining specifications for micro interactions).
- Experience developing customer facing landing pages (e.g., SaaS type product websites, Account management experiences).
- Must work on-site in Seattle, WA five days a week.
Your background
- Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience.
- Prior work history in e-commerce working with device design and enterprise design.
- Driven by user-centered and design thinking methodologies.
- Experience building and launching features/products that encompass an end-to-end experience across a variety of platforms.
- Demonstrated ability designing intuitive and meaningful mobile apps.
- Hands-on experience with Figma, and other prototyping tools.
- Clear and articulate written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
- Case studies that tell the story of your approach and design process to solve complex problems driven by data.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Blink is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.
