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0-5 years of experience
- Designed UI from inception to final product and successfully launched brand new [company name] website which increased unique visitors by 30% and exceeded expectation by raised approximately 8% revenues every month.
- Spearheaded migrate projects that develop the common look and functionality to be migrated across the product suite to ensure user interface consistency.
- Developed new mock-ups and UI specifications for holiday events and raised 25% more in total sale leads.
- Developed user interface for internal and external applications and ensured usability during technical implementation.
- Regularly work amongst multiple functional teams including product content management, software engineer, graphic designer, and product marketing.
0-5 years of experience
Collaborated with Product Development group to design and implement highly interactive, data-intensive web applications for legal professionals.
- Acted as a liaison between technology team, customers and subject matter experts to establish requirements and determine user needs.
- Defined navigation, user workflows and layouts focusing on usability.
- Developed wireframes, interface mockups and page prototypes.
- Planned and executed usability testing, incorporated user feedback into final product design.
- Produced graphic user interfaces for desktop browsers, tablet and mobile devices.
0-5 years of experience
Directed and coordinated marketing activities and policies to promote products and services.
- Reviewed the financial aspects of product development, such as budgets, expenditures and research and development appropriations.
- Developed pricing strategies while balancing firm objectives with customer satisfaction
- Analyzed business developments and monitored market trends.
- Collaborated with developers, advertisers and production managers to market
- Coordinated art, UI and graphics creation for effective merchandising.
0-5 years of experience
- Created and optimized complex user flows.
- Developed intuitive and engaging experiences for the product.
- Collaborated closely with one product manager, one visual designer, and four engineers.
- Designed visual mockups/prototypes from wireframes and delivered final design production-ready assets for development.
- Produced high-quality user interfaces and visual designs – from concept to launch on web and mobile applications.
- Experience with Agile environment and ScrumWorks.
0-5 years of experience
- Designed mock ups of UI layout and created assets for use in multiple shipped titles.
- Managed and guided contractors to ensure timely product launches and meet deadlines.
- Produced marketing assets for consumer and industry events and promotions.
- Designed mock ups for website layout and created final web assets.
- Worked with multiple departments
10+ years of experience
Integrated problem solving skills and clean design sensibilities for optimal user interface design
- Boosted clients' product, service, visibility and/or event projected revenues fourfold or more
- Generated and maintained thriving local and national accounts and vendor relations in the green, sustainable niche, via research and implementation of innovative green media
- Consistently tracked and maintained high quality and on-time delivery, within budget
0-5 years of experience
- Created user-centered designs for a new enterprise platform, Mozu, with careful consideration for business requirements, user feedback, and usability findings.
- Developed and maintained an evolving set of design patterns and style guidelines.
- Designed and developed interaction flows, wireframes, visual mockups, and prototypes for software and mobile applications.
- Presented design solutions and usability research to senior executive team.
- Worked with a team of designers, product owners and engineers to build new features and improve the current Volusion platform.
- Led the redesign of the Volusion application with a focus on creating a consistent user interface.
0-5 years of experience
Wireless Expense Optimization and Analysis web application, allows quick overview of major KPIs related to wireless spend and detect savings potential. Automated What-If analysis, intensive data reporting and analytics.
- Created UI concept based on ideation and high-level requirements, wireframes, hi-fidelity prototypes, conducted end-user research.
- Managed the design process and communication among internal development team, CEO, CTO, early target customers.
- Created assets for web site, designed printed marketing materials.
0-5 years of experience
Designed and created 3D User Interface for Facebook game "GardenQuest" (Unity 3D, Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, 3DMax, Maya)
- Designed and created User Interface for iPad/iPhone game "Tiki Gods - Ancient Times" (Unity 3D, Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, 3DMax, Maya)
- Created 3D game characters, environments, assets, VFX, and textures. (Unity 3D, Crytek, Unreal, Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, 3DMax, Maya)
- Created graphic materials for the company website. (Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, 3DMax, Maya)
- Created concept mock-ups for web and mobile applications. (Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, 3DMax, Maya)
0-5 years of experience
Creator of educational software and reading materials for mobile devices.
- Developed concepts for children's education on mobile devices
- Created and implemented the company's core branding strategy
- Designed graphic illustrations, interaction & user interface design
0-5 years of experience
- Designed user interface wireframes for static website and interactive web apps as part of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) government contract.
- Defined user roles/ personas and establish the needs of various user groups.
- Created wireframes from a blend of written specifications, verbal descriptions and crude client sketches.
- Consulted with creative director & graphic artists to design rich UI that could be implemented in HTML/CSS/JS.
6-10 years of experience
- Enhanced user experience, usability and functionality of websites to keep effective bounce rate performance
- Comprehensive analysis and management of customer’s market, site traffic and competition to be applied on design solutions, online marketing and SEO strategies
- Advised new businesses on brand development, web UI and structuring online commercial growth
- Supervising all technical aspects of multiple digital projects to increase conversion rate
- Maintained consistency and compatibility of UX across browsers and devices
- Set up landing pages and email marketing campaigns
- Designed and developed custom web sites for mobile and desktop monitors using CSS3/HTML5/JS/PHP/Wordpress CMS
0-5 years of experience
- Designed UX wire-frames and UI testing environments for an new internal project (similar to an eLearning CMS), utilizing a lean mobile-first responsive-design approach
- Designed logo concepts and custom iconography for both CMS and supporting apps
- Collaborated in an enterprise-portal application environment
- Presented ideas and concepts and monthly showcase/shareholder meetings
- Built out design prototypes in CSS3/HTML5 following a Twitter Bootstrap model
- Directed internal design process, working in tandem with developers
0-5 years of experience
Designed Interaction designs, prototypes, and champions useful, usable, and desirable user interfaces for Landmark's portfolio of software products, including mobile, desktop, and embedded application platforms.
- Have demonstrate track record of creating applications that are appropriately learnable for their domains, and willingness to discover and respond to customer, user, and company needs. Leading the UI UX team for R&D team, rapidly investigate and analyze requirements, analyze and document user profiles and workflows,
- Developed and applying appropriate UI paradigms, and offer highly usable interface solutions.
- Led engagements for a full range of Desktop Modes product offerings, primarily including: Usability testing, using a variety of methodologies, User experience design, Web application development led a team of up to 3 persons on a variety of UX and usability-related projects "DS Portal".
- Conducted design reviews, led all aspects of engagement and project management, and ensured work is of incomparable quality and delivered on time and on budget. Passion for user-centric design and be a strong communicator.
- Identifying alternative design strategies, assessing design viability and rapidly transform business requirements into a user interface design. Expert in creating human factors/UI design, advocate for the end-user, and have sufficient experience to understand what is achievable within technical and schedule constraints.
- Project involved in " DS InSite Data Manger, DS InSite Direct Anywhere, InSite Mobility, DS Web Portal, DS Well Engineering, DS Production Monitoring, DS Real Time Predictive Analytics, and DS Drilling Analytics."
0-5 years of experience
- Created visual prototype that demonstrated new concepts and features
- Produced interaction map to demonstrate new work flows
- Conducted interviews with end users and translated user habits and expectations to the new design
0-5 years of experience
Retained to create user-centric information architecture conceptual models for clients' mobile and web applications. Elicit,
analyze, and document business, user, functional, and implementation requirements. Conduct user research, concept testing, and A/B testing. Partner with business and technical teams to translate user requirements and complex business problems into innovative storyboards / wireframes, interactive prototypes, and meaningful user experience design concepts.
- Analyzed and recommended design solutions to resolve critical navigational issues with Fluent Medical's electronic
- Conducted extensive analysis of existing application. Designed and presented user interfaces, user flows, layouts,
- Conducted informal A/B tests leveraging paper and screen prototypes. Defined Minimal Viable Products, and wrote
- Captured, documented, and presented conceptual models to enable ShakeStir to develop new mobile application
- Elicited, analyzed, and documented requirements to achieve a high level of user experience within the application.
- Developed and presented use cases, user flows, user stories, and acceptance criteria that leveraged a Weighting
- Developed and delivered a Use Case Document to enable Hearst Publishing Company to increase revenue growth by building and integrating a paywall into all their publication properties.
- Led discovery sessions with business stakeholders to capture requirements. Created and presented solutions to mitigate negative user experience due to time delays in processing subscription payments on the legacy systems.
- Developed and presented use cases, user flows, user stories, and acceptance criteria for utilization across all properties.
- Oversaw the deployment of applications and product acceptance sign-off.
0-5 years of experience
Worked as part of the Server and Management team (SAM studios) to design intuitive management tools for data centers and cloud services.
- Refreshed and reinvented online analytic service, converting a small niche tool into an innovative platform with a powerful, high visual new approach to search.
- Worked with principle managers to take rough concept sketches and develop them into wireframes, high fidelity designs, and functional prototypes.
- Facilitated communication between the design and development teams to prepare and improve new products in advance of public release.
- Supported and integrated feedback and test results from UX research team in order to tailor products to the unique needs of high technical users.
- Used Fireworks, Axure, PowerPoint, Photoshop, plus internal proprietary tools
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for online marketing projects such as web design, wireframing, information architecture, navigation and usability by using HTML, CSS, jQuery, Adobe creative suite and Dreamweaver
- Directed front end and design projects from concept to completion
- Created story board along with editing of videos for the website marketing by using final cut application
- Amplified brand name [company name] (DLR) through online marketing campaign to introducing the way of life with the Fashion trends and luxurious cars in junction magnificent high performance car rally on the international turfs through social Media
- Lead designer for the new brand Dèlaron in beauty and beverage industry. Worked closely with the Entrepreneur and CEO of the company to initiate the new brand for market preparation
0-5 years of experience
- Charged with improving the experience of multi-brand campaigns through quantitative research, ultimately increasing user engagement more than thirty percent of previous campaigns.
- Created user flows, wireframes, user scenarios and high fidelity prototypes to get buy-in from primary stake holders.
- Created Axure templates and mind mapping flows to reduce redundancy within the iterative design process.
- Designed and developed an internal site as an exercise to foster creativity and experimental design.
0-5 years of experience
- Defined/produced UX/UI for several Charter sites (sitemaps, wireframes, concepts, etc.)
- Created responsive designs for multiple devices (tablets, iphone, etc.)
- Provided supporting documentation for developers (redlines, and style guides)
- Designed UI processes based on use cases and users flows (login, password reset, etc.)
- Worked on a team of five designers interacting daily with PMs and product owners
0-5 years of experience
- Participated in discovery, design, and production phases of a do-it-yourself online app builder.
- Designed UI, guidelines documentation for web and mobile applications.
- Sketched concepts and visual designs.
- Built working prototypes and templates using HTML and CSS (SASS) and JS (jQuery).
- Created concept and art, characters and backgrounds for games.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for overseeing the user experience for the USPTO PTAB application. Responsible for leading the definition of the user experience, and product specifications.
- Provide ongoing oversight of changes and updates to deployed products to ensure optimal and consistent user experience.
- Participate in the early conceptualization phase of any new project; translating broad business requirements into detailed functional specifications,
- Produce prototypes for client review using Axure, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and jQuery.
- Development of user documents including user stories, personas, wireframes, prototypes, and user interviews.
- Testing and remediation of Section 508 issues.
6-10 years of experience
- Drafted wireframes, blueprints, flow charts and story boards
- Designed webpages using Photoshop and Illustrator
- Programed the front end of the site using HTML5, CSS, Javascript, and JQuery
0-5 years of experience
- Designed look and feel for interfaces involving audio encoding, media playback and more
- Created iconography and many other reusable interface elements for the company
- Developed style guides for interfaces
- Worked on application flow and interaction solutions
- Created many mockups and storyboards to assist the project lead
0-5 years of experience
Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative
solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience
- Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering
- Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex
- Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively
- Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards
0-5 years of experience
Translate requirements into concepts and user experience design (Information Architecture).
- Associate with Design Research to enhance design suggestions (Usability Engineering).
- Design wire-frames, mock-ups and navigation maps.
- Imagine complex data sets in easily comprehensible ways (Database Design).
- Coordinate with business and technology teams, business analysts and developers.
0-5 years of experience
- Designed media content websites and apps for popular brand properties.
- Worked with product managers on both client-facing and internal experiences.
- Introduced an iterative process for visual design of UI.
0-5 years of experience
- Brought to life visually full scale websites for the company’s marketing networks
- Designed and conducted user research, including the analysis and implementation
- Created email submits for advertising campaigns, i.e., (eHarmony, Best Buy)
- Created banners, designed icons, and other visual elements for affiliates
- Developed engaging user experiences based on analysis of users’ problems
- Coded and designed several Wordpress templates for advertising agencies
- Designed and coded mobile campaigns for iPhone and Android phones
- Handled and maintained several marketing campaigns
- Created design artifacts such as UX strategy documents, wireframes, interactive prototypes, specifications, flow diagrams, visual design comps, and usability reports.
0-5 years of experience
Create static mockups as well as clickable prototypes/wireframes for applications used in the financial industry, using Axure, HTML, CSS, Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Work closely with developers to find new ways of creating the best possible user experience.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to define the information architecture, advocating web interaction best design practices, with a focus on consistency and usability.
- Present clickable demos to internal clients to show the look and feel as well as functionality of the applications being developed for them.
0-5 years of experience
Review functionality of online application.
- Meet, plan, and design new UI for mobile and internet facing version of product.
- Recommend any refinements to software that would allow ease of use with a mobile device for specific scenarios.
- Design preliminary wireframes and storyboard new UI.
- Create original compelling and creative look and feel for final product(s).
- Familiar with .net and Visual Studio environment.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for overall software structure and user experience
- Plan new software features in terms of objective, experience, and interface
- Write detailed requirements, develop front-end code, and work with back-end
- Oversee development of features from both our in-house team as well as outsourced
- Manage company branding and online and print marketing
- Illustrate and design graphics for our users' email campaigns and gift certificates
- Continuously work with users to improve the experience of a complex application
0-5 years of experience
- Productively manage and coordinate all facets of web generated web design projects.
- Accurately developing and designing new web interfaces, creative concepts, and platforms.
- Utilize an analytic and strategic mind-set for the programming and maintenance of unique websites.
- Developed expertise with all clientele interactions, using enriched background of contemporary web
- Efficiently resolving all cross platform/browser troubleshooting necessities.
0-5 years of experience
Helped to design the UX/UI for the entire automotive, mobile and Web components of Toyota Entune, Lexus Enform and parts of the Chrysler Uconnect system.
- Worked closely with Toyota and their agency, Saatchi and Saatchi to manage and facilitate deliverable
- Worked side by side with development and QA teams to ensure design integrity--which helped usher in consistency in all the product deployments.
- Proactively sought out additional design opportunities by conducting driver simulations and usability test to advance the core usability of products.
0-5 years of experience
- iLottery iOS and Android App launching Summer of 2015.
- Consulted with CEO and Android developer to understand brand, strategy, and pain points to lead UX/UI design for group pooling feature, MFA login, and implement Google Material Design.
- Created group pooling feature to add social component and encourage users to promote app among friend group. Researched fantasy league and messaging apps to determine best UX to inform user flows and wireframes. Built out high-fidelity wireframes, iterated based on feedback from CEO and built high-fidelity prototype for user testing.
- Created Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) login process to optimize UX. MFA allows users to seamlessly deposit future winnings into bank account using password and security questions to verify ID. Researched ecommerce and mobile banking apps to inform user flow and wireframes.
- Implemented Google Material Design principles to increase conversion and replay rates. Goal was to establish hierarchy and draw users’ attention to primary action items.
0-5 years of experience
- Create wireframes to effectively communicate design ideas and flow.
- Provide creative, technical and analytical skills to new site design and existing site enhancements/fixes to meet the client's needs and expectations.
- Design for and test cross-browser compliancy as well as mobile responsiveness.
- Collaborate effectively with internal and external team members and demonstrate professionalism in handling client communications.
- Utilize strong writing skills and attention for detail to write site content and technical training documentation.
0-5 years of experience
Currently managing projects and overseeing several contract developers to ensure projects meet deadlines. This includes monitoring project timelines and documenting user requirements.
- Managing software projects.
- Leading a team of several developers in validation of online medical forms utilizing ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, and stored procedures.
- Interaction with department managers to gather software requirements.
- Analyzing and modifying web portal code and Word templates to ensure WCAG & Section 508 compliance.
- Assisting in the creation of the doctor's credentialing portal.
- Supporting customers in issues regarding programming, reports, and templates.
- Creating and modifying PowerBuilder reports and UI.
- Creating wireframes, mock-ups, and graphics using tools such as Illustrator, Fireworks, and Visio.
0-5 years of experience
I'm responsible for designing and implementing all UI across www.[company name].com, our consumer facing website as well as our pro application which is used by industry professionals.
- Our pro product was conceived via a spreadsheet and my job was to turn that into application. I was able to come up with a design in under a week and within 2 weeks of that, we had a working prototype up. Now the product has gone on to become a major part of the business strategy.
- Re-designed many parts of our consumer facing website to make it more usable. According to the data from Google analytics the designs were effective in increasing our conversion rate.
- Took our keyword "Property Tax Appeal" from on Google to #9 in the results.
- Built all my designs using HTML, CSS, JS, JQuery, C#, & .NET framework which has saved the company a lot of money by not having to hire a separate developer to implement UI.
6-10 years of experience
- Independently developed 10 applications for app store distribution using Xcode (SDK 3.5-5.2) including 4 universal applications
- Concept exploration and idea creation with whiteboards, paper mock-ups and wireframes
- Graphic designer of UI graphics, icons, caricatures, custom buttons and wallpapers for iOS and Nook
- Successfully utilized multiple frameworks including; MessageUI, OpenAL, AVFoundation, UIKit, QuartzCore, and others to create interactive game, music, recipe and wallpaper apps
- Programmed and tested apps with tools including Storyboards, Simulator, Debugger, Instruments, Organizer, ARC, Interface Builder, TestFlight, cocos2d and others to optimize user experience
- Managed apps in the Apple App Store & Nook App Store, including the Twinyvine Sampler, which consistently ranks in the top 20 for themes on Nook
- Fully realized mobile application development, from concept to completion including programming, UI design, store front optimization, customer relations, marketing and answering customer feedback with updates
- Worked with other developers as tester and offered suggestions to improve user end experiences and assisted with discovering issues before market release
- Managed customer, marketing and business relations
6-10 years of experience
From Corporate Identity, stationery, brochures and flyers to digital
advertising, flash animation and report presentations.
- UI design with significant iOS experience, website design and developing to completion.
- Digital marketing, email campaigns, newsletters and animated info- graphics projects.
- Responsible for total needs of the company including management of technical and creative resources to deliver complete corporate- quality branding and web solutions.
- Day-to-day web content management, hosting, analytics and web
10+ years of experience
- Structured and architected interaction models for several web and mobile devices (iPhone). Actively involved in designing the interaction models for iPAD and tablets.
- Employed team-building expertise during the project management of a multi-year design of the client portal for a major financial services firm. Audit quality of team deliverables, through peer and management review processes. Primary client contact and responsible for getting sign-off on project milestones and changes of scope
- Instilled a positive morale in UX professional teams to successfully complete all projects on time.
- Actively participated in pre-sales activities by defining UX approach, team modeling, deliverables and timelines.
0-5 years of experience
- Conducting effective research, including competitive analysis, user and stakeholder interviews, and analytics assessment
- Translating business needs into user experience solutions that meet the needs of customers, editors, and vendors
- Developing site strategies and site maps
- Creating wireframes and functional website prototypes
- Documenting interaction designs based on usability findings and standard design practices
- Working closely with marketers, editors, and developers to continually refine and evolve user experience
0-5 years of experience
- Participating in multiple projects simultaneously and performing project analysis.
- Conducting marketing research and competitive analysis.
- Running user test to collecting business requirements from clients, and translating into functional requirements and facilitating solution work session among different teams
- Creating presentations with insights, analysis, and recommendations (including text, graphs, charts, etc.)
- Assisting in preparation of proposals and report, including organizing documents according to their standards
0-5 years of experience
- Visual Design for website and blog from first ideas, layout and launch
- User Experience development for both venue owner and venue seeker on eventup.com. Created a bid/quote process for both parties as well as a custom booking process for a walk-through approach, making booking events simple, safe and aesthetically pleasing
- Email marketing, social media, infographics, wireframes, sketching, storyboards, style guides, A/B testing, typography, iconography and marketing materials
- User Interface development of custom payment platform for venue owner, venue seeker & staff.
- Staff User Interface development for management of events, quote requests, quote activity, venue & payments
0-5 years of experience
- Develop page mock-ups, banners, diagrams, email newsletters, buttons and other graphic assets for [company name].com.
- Generate detailed, innovative and elegant design solutions to demonstrate cloud computing products.
- Deliver creative strategies and design concepts that meet the business objectives.
- Collaborate as well as work independently to problem solve and offer visual design solutions to create great user experiences.
0-5 years of experience
- Design layouts and templates for medical applications.
- Produce creative visual solutions and design concepts for software UI and marketing materials.
- Conceptualize and develop original concept arts for mobile games.
- Create animations and special effects for games using After Effect, Photoshop, Illustrator.
0-5 years of experience
- iOS user interface designer with the focus on maximizing the user experience by implementing most recent and cutting edge built-in or customized features and functionality
- Meeting with clients to understand project scope, plan and create high level and detail workflows
- Design interactive prototype using Adobe suite, Axure and Protoio
- Work closely with the developer team, manage and maintain workflows to meet client requirements, test and troubleshoot all components of the apps
0-5 years of experience
Lead visual and interactive designer for desktop and mobile applications
- Front-end development focused on standard-compliant HTML, CSS and cross-browser compatibility
- Work closely with Software Developers throughout projects
- Maintain and update many corporate websites
0-5 years of experience
Creating task flows, wireframes, prototypes, annotated mocks, etc.
- Performed 24x7 support for last minute updates.
- Lead a team of front-end developers and designers
- User interface design and development
- HTML/CSS production and CMS integration
- Produce low and high fidelity wireframes and HTML prototypes
- Product and strategy development
- Designed interactive mobile template ads for advertisers to easily customize and scale their message to their target audiences. Launching next quarter.
- Collaborate with interaction designers, stakeholders, product managers on stages of product cycle.
- Create Axure mockups that translate service and business processes into user friendly User Interface flows
0-5 years of experience
- Participate in all phases of the development process – from idea conception, to wireframes and prototyping, to design and implementation.
- Create innovative solutions for new features and improvements that tie to business goals.
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Business Intelligence, Research, Sales, and Technology teams to create the digital products.
6-10 years of experience
- Designed and developed several mobile responsive websites and microsites.
- Developed using HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, PHP, responsive web design, web fonts, and icon fonts, with web standards, accessibility, and compatibility with most browsers and devices, including retina displays.
- Designed the graphical UI of a music player app for Android OS that is soon to be released.
- Designed and developed custom WordPress themes, including one for a TV show pilot.
- Designed and customized the PHP CMS code of a Flash image gallery website.
UI Designer Duties and Responsibilities
Develop and Design Graphical Elements Graphic design is one of the most important elements of a UI designer’s role. Successful UI designers need a strong grasp of graphic design trends and principles, particularly as they relate to web and application design. UI designers are familiar with a wide range of graphic design and prototyping programs and use these to design graphical elements that work across platforms.
Determine Technological Needs and Limits UI designers also need to have a keen grasp of the technology they are working with, understanding its use cases and limitations in order to design user-facing elements. In this role, UI designers have a strong sense of what users expect from the software or application and understand how design elements work with backend elements to balance attractive design with ease of use.
Build Mockups and Wireframes Frequently, UI designers develop and present mockups and wireframes to clients, team members, and management. This is often an iterative process, with the UI designer developing several different versions, incorporating feedback and revision requests, and presenting updated versions before the project moves into the final design stage.
Conduct Consumer Research UI designers may communicate directly with users, including beta testers and initial users, to receive feedback on design elements. This aspect of the role can involve A/B testing to determine which elements of a site or application users find most accessible and usable, as well as asking users to provide their general impressions of the look and feel of the application or site.
Collaborate with Team Members UI designers work with cross-functional teams that can include product development and content management personnel, so successfully communicating and coordinating across departments is a major aspect of this role. UI designers may need to gather specifications and report their findings to other teams while also receiving updated guidelines and UI requirements throughout the design, testing, and deployment process.
Program and Code Many UI designers are also responsible for some level of writing and editing code. While this is not always the case, some level of familiarity with programming languages and best practices can help support other aspects of this role and speed up project timelines. Because they work with applications and sites that face the user, many UI designers use front-end coding languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to design and tweak specific aspects and elements.
UI Designer Skills and Qualifications
UI designers play a vital role in determining how applications and sites look and feel for the end user. They need both a strong design sense and extensive familiarity with technology to succeed in this role. Most employees hire UI designers with at least a bachelor’s degree in a related field, along with the following skills:- Graphic Design – Successful UI designers have extensive familiarity with graphic design processes and principles and possess a keen understanding of how design elements work together
- Coding and Design Tools – UI designers use a variety of design and coding tools to develop and edit user-facing elements. They may also develop wireframes and prototypes during the design process
- Testing and Feedback – While developing projects, UI designers conduct usability testing and gather feedback from users. This provides helpful information for future iterations of the application or site
- Team Collaboration – UI designers usually work with cross-functional teams, so the ability to communicate with product development and content production personnel is key to successful UI design
- Presentation – Often, UI designers need to present and defend their design decisions during the project lifecycle. UI designers are able to justify design decisions and clearly articulate their reasoning behind those decisions
- Problem-Solving – UI designers think on their feet and rapidly adjust ideas and solve problems. Specifications may change, or a significant revision of backend code may result in the UI designer developing new solutions
UI Designer Education and Training
Most UI designers have at least a bachelor’s degree, although there are many options when it comes to specific programs. UI designers may have a bachelor of arts degree in graphic design or fine arts, or a computer science or design-related degree in a field like information systems or interaction design.
UI Designer Salary and Outlook
While the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not have specific wage data for UI designers, both Glassdoor and PayScale have gathered salary reports from this field. Glassdoor estimates that the median annual salary for UI designers is $81,794, with 1,626 salaries reported. PayScale reports that the median annual salary is $63,343, with a significantly smaller sample size of 809 reported salaries. Increasingly, companies are combining the roles of UI designer and UX (User Experience) designer. These two roles do have some overlap, so job seekers looking to enter this field may have better prospects if they have experience with both.
Helpful Resources
If you’re interested in beginning a career as a UI designer, we found several resources to help you learn more about the field:
"What Do I Need to Know to Become a UI Designer?" – This article provides a look at the creative process and provides exercises and tips for people looking for a career as a UI designer.
Designing with the Mind in Mind, Second Edition: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines by Jeff Johnson – Read about principles and best practices for UI design, including user perspectives.
"Why UI Designers Should Learn to Code" – Read this blog article about the many benefits of learning to code when you work as a UI designer.
UI is Communication: How to Design Intuitive, User Centered Interfaces by Focusing on Effective Communication by Everett N. McKay – This book examines the role of UI and provides guidance on designing accessible and intuitive experiences for end users.
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