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Leviton Manufacturing are hiring a

Associate Designer, User Experience

About Leviton

At Leviton, we build whats next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces, from electrical to lighting, to data networks, and energy management. With over 115 years of history, Leviton develops thoughtful solutions that help make its customers lives easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We ASK questions, EMBRACE challenges, SEEK new perspectives, and ANTICIPATE what comes next. Its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly changing world.

About the role

As a User Experience Designer, you will be responsible for designing the user experience and user interfaces for Levitons latest IoT, smart home, and building automation products. In this role you will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of UI/UX for mobile and web apps across our multiple business units.

A successful candidate will have experience in understanding human interaction, user experience, user interfaces, and product development. This position will interact frequently with product managers, engineers, and customers to ensure adherence to user, product, and technical requirements. You will lead projects through the entire design process from outlining user personas and stories, to building user flows, to the final high-fidelity designs.

Responsibilities

  • Works closely with stakeholders to gather and define UI/UX requirements for overall product strategy
  • Creates design deliverables as needed throughout the product development life cycle including user flows, wireframes, high fidelity prototypes, and graphical assets
  • Contributes to user research and usability testing by developing user interface mockups and interactive prototypes to support design validation
  • Responsible for delivering UI/UX designs, style guides, and graphics to the Engineering team for development
  • Operates in an Agile development environment and will be expected to deliver feedback and final approval of UI/UX elements implemented by Developers on a regular basis
  • Perform regular evaluations and audits of Leviton apps and web apps to identify pain points, inconsistencies, and areas for improvement to enhance the overall user experience
  • Constantly stays current with UI/UX trends in the market, design styles, and emerging technologies

Qualifications

  • Expert Figma user with ability to create wireframes, prototypes, Final UI, and design system components
  • Strong user-research capability, including interviews, usability testing, and synthesis
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
  • Must possess entrepreneurial spirit and have the capability to work in an independent work environment
  • Excellent documentation skills
  • Excellent teamwork, communication (verbal and written), and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage and lead small projects

Education & Experience

  • Bachelors degree; BFA, BA, or BS degree in design or a related discipline
  • Minimum 1 (one) year of UI/UX professional experience with a portfolio demonstrating effective user-centered design solutions. Prior internship or co-op experience will be considered
  • Design experience, developing mobile and web applications preferred
  • Understanding of web accessibility guidelines and how to test designs for compliance
  • Experience with user-centered design methodologies

Travel

Up to 20% travel

What We Offer

Comprehensive benefits include:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance programs
  • 401K plans with employer-matching contributions
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • PTO
  • Paid holidays
  • Volunteer time off

Leviton is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Leviton is committed to transparency and security in the recruitment process and will never ask for financial information, payment, or government identification numbers during the application process. For any questions, or to ensure the legitimacy of a job posting, visit the Leviton career site, or contact us at 631.812.6544.

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