User Interface Designer

Job Summary

MathWorks, a global privately-held software company in Natick MA, is looking for an experienced User Interface Designer to join our growing in-house Creative Services team. In this role, you will work in a busy, high-energy environment and join a talented team of creative professionals. You will be responsible for the design of a variety of Web-based and mobile applications and work collaboratively with the Usability, Development, Web Marketing, and Program Management teams to evolve concepts into final designs.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Usability and Development teams to finalize functional specifications.
• Research interface designs employed by other companies; identify best practices and industry trends.
• Contribute to requirements; Help map out dependencies on existing applications, systems and templates.
• Work with Usability to develop low-fidelity prototypes to demonstrate structural and navigational approaches.
• Leverage visual design site standards to transform prototypes into high-fidelity mocks using HTML, CSS and JavaScript that meet the user and business needs.
• Code review templates with the front-end architecture team and refine to meet department standards.
• Partner with back-end team on implementation process.
• Ensure final product meets design specs at key stages of development.

Qualifications Required / Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Web Design, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, or related discipline.
• 8 years professional experience with a minimum of 3 years interactive design experience.
• Expert level knowledge of Photoshop and Dreamweaver.
• Expert level knowledge in coding HTML/XHTML and CSS.
• Solid working knowledge of JavaScript.
• Strong layout skills and an experienced eye for color and typography.
• Experience with cross-browser, cross-platform compatibility and design constraints.
• Working knowledge of W3C Web Standards, section 508 compliance.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing business requirements.
• Excellent client services and communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Uncompromising attention to detail.
• A portfolio of relevant work examples is required for consideration for this position.

Pluses:

• Familiarity with CSS3 and HTML5.
• Experience with server side technologies including Ruby, Java, and PHP.
• Experience working with engineers, or working in an engineering-driven organization.
• Experience designing for mobile platforms.