UX/UI Designer

Guidance, the global ecommerce leader of Magento, Episerver, Shopify Plus and BigCommerce solutions, invites you accelerate, win and evolve. Our renowned technology and creative innovators have shaped ecommerce for 25 years across thousands of mid-market and enterprise brands, manufacturers and retailers in both B2C and B2B. We deliver award-winning customer experiences that outperform the competition and define tomorrow's industry champions. 

If you would like to work with category leaders like FitBit, Popcultcha, K-Swiss, Foot Locker, James Perse, Travis Mathew, Vince Camuto, Kate Somerville, Brixton and Huf, we want to meet you.  

Voted one of LA's Best Places to Work six times in eight years, Guidance offers an exceptional culture, team environment, career growth, generous compensation, social clubs, weekly events and an unrivaled reputation. Come join us!

During Covid

• Work remotely or at home
• Our office has been closed since 3/13/20

Post-Covid

• Lunches, sodas, snacks, coffee, tea, espresso, hot chocolate, desserts
• Avoid the commute with our work from anywhere program
• Ideal location in Silicon Beach with local access to restaurants and services
• Lunch Lotto events to get you outside with friends at new places
• Dodgers, Lakers, Kings games
• Pajama Parties, Star Wars Day, Ice Cream Trucks, Oscar Parties, Valentine's Day Card Design, Murder Mysteries, Sushi Nights, Pirate Day, and other monthly themed events
• Dog friendly office
• Massage days
• Award winning office design
• Cultcha Club (the designers of fun so you can enjoy yourself)
• Guidance Green (the caretakers of our planet who make it easy and fun for you to participate)
• Generous PTO 
• Outstanding compensation
• Traditional 401k or Roth IRA
• Exceptional health, dental, and vision insurance with Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Professional development, certificate courses and coaching programs

As a Senior UX Designer, you will create award winning information architecture and user experience for today's leading global retailers. You will work with creative director, art director, graphic designers, project managers, developers, QA professionals and client teams to deliver the very best in ecommerce.   

Reporting to the executive creative director, you will be the primary customer advocate responsible for bringing together user-centered design, technology and business strategy.  Responsibilities will include:

• Designing market leading customer-centric user experience, including site map and wireframes 
• Facilitating requirement-gathering sessions with client teams, including C-levels and VP-levels in marketing, business and technology
• Participating in sales meetings with clients, showcasing existing work and describing examples of prior results
• Analyzing client needs and translating into detailed, organized documentation and prototypes
• Managing user research, including focus groups, customer interviews and usability testing
• Authoring conceptual diagrams, site maps, user flows, storyboards, wireframes, user testing, personas, content inventories and related functional specs

• Recognized track record in designing IA and UX for B2C and B2B ecommerce companies
• 10+ years of professional design experience
  
• Expert knowledge of the creative development process
• Demonstrated trackrecord of delivering timely and on budget
• Impecable organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Knowledge of Axure
  
• In-depth knowledge of web site functionality, interactions, usability, and navigation
  
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Flexible, open and approachable demeanor (can-do attitude)
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently
  
• Both a strong team leader and a team member
• BA in Art, Design, Graphics, Human Factors, or related discipline; MA Preferred
  

All applicants must be a strong fit with Guidance's core values:

• Honesty, integrity and fairness
• Respect for individual ability, creativity and diversity
• Teamwork and open communication
• Passion and commitment
• Enjoyment of work and life

Learn more at http://www.guidance.com  

Guidance is an equal opportunity employer.