The best candidate for this role is a skilled and passionate visual designer with experience in desktop, web, and mobile application design. This role will influence the ground-level decisions that will evolve our products to touch and responsive design platforms. The role requires collaboration on cross-functional teams to develop a solid understanding of user needs and contribute visual design expertise to the delivery of high-quality products.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver pixel perfect high-fidelity mock ups and specifications that represent visual display and work-flow applying expert knowledge of branding, typography, organization, hierarchy, color theory, patterns, and interaction design principles
- Transform ideas, mock ups, and data into high quality, meaningful designs and prototypes; iterate design solutions based on team feedback to ensure all business, user, and engineering requirements are met; remain flexible through multiple project revisions while keeping a keen attention to detail
- Collaborate with UX team members and on cross-functional project teams which will include any combination of user researchers, designers, product managers, business stakeholders, subject matter experts and engineers; advocate for - and as necessary, lead - lean UX practices amongst Agile (or non-Agile) product teams
- Collaborate with front-end developers and engineering to create HTML and CSS-friendly designs which meet the Design System specifications
- Help coordinate the execution of the visual design strategy for all FactSet products, including desktop, mobile, and web while influencing the development of the overall design system; communicate potential issues to the Creative Director and manage smaller design related issues within UX and project teams as they arise
- Remain current on design software and product design trends and communicate them to the larger visual design team as they pertain to our work and processes; continuously elevate your skill-set and promote industry best practices across the organization
- Possess an understanding of data visualization and how to use it to translate complex data in a more intuitive manner
- Gain an in-depth understanding of financial clients, products and workflows
Required Skills:
- 6+ years experience in a previous design role with a software or agency environment
- Bachelor s degree or higher in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field preferably from a School of Art and Design
- A portfolio of work demonstrating mastery of visual and interaction design principles, specifically related to application design
- Multi-platform responsive and adaptive design experience
- Data visualization skills (think charting , not infographics )
- An understanding of user centered design methodology, UX principles and product development roles and processes
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills; highly motivated self-starter
- Capable of handling complex projects from inception to completion
- Strong idea-generation and brainstorming skills; ability to distill information and problem-solve effectively
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills; ability to present design vision in document and spoken forms, and successfully defend your design choices
- Proficiency in Figma (preferred) or Sketch, and Illustrator
- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, iOS and Android platforms
- Experience designing enterprise software solutions in the financial industry or corporate sector is a strong plus