Mobile UX and Visual Designer, Search Experience
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in product design or UX design with a focus on mobile first experiences, specifically Android.
- Experience implementing design systems across a range of platforms in an iterative software development environment.
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary UX or product teams (e.g., Motion, Interaction, UX Research, Engineering, UX Writer) on technical implementation in a product life cycle.
- Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
- 2 years of experience leading design projects.
- Familiarity with technical constraints and limitations as they apply to designing for platforms such as iOS.
- Excellent problem-solving and people management skills, with the ability to build good working relationships.
About the job
The Search Experience team is an impactful product area that enables billions of users over the world to access information. We’re at the intersection of a number of changes that make this the perfect time to join this space. We are entering a new era of content forward smarts and experiences that encourages users to create, explore, and act.
As a Mobile UX and Visual Designer, you will join our team and help us build the best possible user experience for the Google mobile applications, focusing primarily on Android OS. You will be focused on supporting our Content Experience team while also being able to stretch to support the Apps Design Systems teams on some priority initiatives. You will be responsible for working with other teams to develop the overall product story, helping the team explore what resonates with users, and designing and implementing those new Android mobile-first patterns. Within the Google App product space for iOS and Android, we have an opportunity to design for millions of daily users.
User experience is at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that people love. We strive to learn and understand our users’ needs, behaviors, and emotions to gather insights that inform product strategy and design. Our UX teams include designers, researchers, content strategists, and engineers who are passionate about quality, usability, and simplicity. We work on collaborative teams to solve complex challenges and craft experiences that highlight our products’ unique capabilities and personalities. Our work touches billions while exemplifying a key principle that is core to Google’s philosophy: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.”
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product managers, researchers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements, and provide creative, thoughtful solutions.
- Communicate the user experience at various stages of the design process with wire frames, flow diagrams, storyboards, mock ups, or high fidelity prototypes.
- Integrate user feedback and business requirements into ongoing product experience updates.
- Advocate for the prioritization of design centered changes, refinements, and improvements.
- Assist in building the best possible user experience for the Google mobile applications, focusing primarily on Android OS.
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