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UX Designer, Amazon Ads

We are looking for a UX Designer to spearhead the evolution of new advertising products that will better connect businesses of all sizes to their customers. As a key member of the Creative X team within Amazon Advertising, your work will help us create best-in-class products. You’ll be involved in all aspects of product development from brainstorming the next innovation to working collaboratively with user research, engineering, and product management. You will utilize a full range of skill—including: wire framing, interaction design, prototyping, and visual design—to bring these experiences to life. You have comprehensive understanding of the current state of web technology and best practices, with a critical awareness of implications on user-centered design and functionality. Your work will have strategic significance and high exposure. Most importantly, you will have a direct impact on the customer experience of shoppers, advertisers, and brand-owners globally. Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, offering a rich array of advertising solutions with the goal of helping our customers find and discover anything they want to buy.

Key job responsibilities

  • Own and lead design work across the full product lifecycle, from concept to implementation, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers to translate customer insights and business needs into intuitive, elegant design solutions.
  • Create user-centered designs by considering market analysis, data, customer feedback, user research and technical constraints/opportunities.
  • Quickly and thoroughly create user flows, wireframes, design mockups, and prototypes to effectively conceptualize new product initiatives.
  • Relentlessly simplify and distill complex processes into intuitive and elegant UI.
  • Establish and maintain detailed user-interface patterns and specifications—working closely with developers to see your design through to deployment.
  • Communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
  • Present and articulate design rationale to teammates and stakeholders clearly and confidently.
  • Partner closely with other product and design teams across Amazon.
  • Contribute to team rituals and design critiques to support a culture of craft excellence and continuous learning.
  • Mentor junior talent.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of design experience
  • 3+ years of delivering design solutions as a UX designer or interaction designer experience
  • Have an available online portfolio
  • Experience prototyping (HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash or Flash Catalyst, or Axure)

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of mass-market consumer web / mobile products experience
  • Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit Accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $106,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $184,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit Employee Benefits.

This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.