Digital Experience Designer at Pax8 (Greater Denver Area, CO)
The Digital Experience Designer leads all user experience (UX) and information architecture (IA) efforts for pax8.com and its related web properties. They deliver intuitive and exciting webpages that drive conversion and employ best practices for usability and accessibility. The Designer uses web analytics, heatmaps and session recordings to understand user behaviors that can inform optimizations. They work directly with the peers in content, graphic design and web development roles, the Digital Experience Designer is a collaborative and proactive doer with a strong bias to action and consistent ability to drive quality results.
Essential Responsibilities and Percentage of Time Spent (includes, but is not limited to):
- Create wireframes of webpages and web experiences, following UX/IA best practices and relying campaign briefs and content strategy to deliver intuitive, on-brand page layouts that support the campaign strategy; Collaborate with Creative Team on iterative process to see UX strategy through all phases of initial concepting to high-fidelity wireframes and eventual receipt of final design
- Build WordPress Elementor webpages, applying provided designs and using best practices for building performant, usable pages for various device types
- Review data from HotJar and Google Analytics to make informed decisions about usability, functionality, and relevancy of published and upcoming webpage designs
- Create, maintain, and update the Global Web Elements of Style with reusable page templates and layouts and elements with standardized sizing and spacing
- Conduct User Acceptance Testing to test webpage experience with live customers, testing on the intuitiveness and comprehensibility of the page layout
Ideal Skills, Experience, and Competencies:
- At least five (5) years of directly relevant UX web experience
- Proven expertise building and managing WordPress websites; Knowledge of WordPress Elementor a strong plus
- An excellent eye for visual design; Experience providing daring and different layouts to inspire audiences
- Strong competency with HTML5 and CSS3; Familiarity with JavaScript and PHP a strong plus
- Strong understanding of ARIA compliant practices and WCAG 2.0 standards for web accessibility
- Experience working with digital interactive content and/or landing page builders; Experience with Ceros a plus
- Ability to convert mockups and high-fidelity wireframes into working, responsive webpages across platforms and browsers
- Experience designing responsive wireframes using industry-standard design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, XD, etc.)
- Knows what makes good website and webpages good – and how to optimize for performance
Required Education & Certifications:
- A./B.S. in related field or equivalent work experience
Compensation:
- Qualified candidates can expect a salary beginning at $83,000 or more depending on experience
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- Non-Commissioned Bonus Plans or Variable Commission
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employer Paid Short & Long Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
- Flexible, Open Vacation
- Paid Sick Time Off
- Extended Leave for Life events
- RTD Eco Pass (For local Colorado Employees)
- Career Development Programs
- Stock Option Eligibility
- Employee-led Resource Groups