Digital Experience Designer

Interested in working for a human-centered technology company that prides itself on using modern tools and technologies? Want to be surrounded by intensely curious and innovative thinkers who push one another to come up with the best solutions possible?

Modeling ourselves after the 1904 World's Fair, which brought innovation to the region, 1904labs is seeking top talent in St. Louis to bring innovation and creativity to help us continue to grow.

We help enterprise organizations turn their digital transformation ideas into reality. Working in a team-based labs model, using our we strive to innovatively solve problems while keeping humans at the center.

As a Digital Experience Designer, you will drive the creation of user experiences for a variety of software products. We build cloud-based software, data engineering, and decision science software and solutions for our clients in a variety of areas, including geospatial/mapping tools, financial tools, healthcare solutions, and big data analytics.

Our Digital Experience Designer role is a synthesis of HCD/UX research and design. You will demonstrate proficiency in both aspects of the role. You may specialize in user research, visual design, or interaction design; but you are able to leverage all of your own and your teammates' skills and abilities to help drive research-informed design into products.

You'll work in an Agile environment, and will be embedded with developers to define and deliver new solutions for our clients. You'll work closely with members of the delivery team to translate concepts into living, breathing code. You will iterate on interactions, informed by data, to deliver a superior user experience.

As the DXD, you will co-lead the team along with the Agile Engineering lead. You'll work closely together to ensure project success. You will interact directly with the client product owner, providing leadership, and to advocate for the needs of the user. You will focus on both tactical and strategic aspects of the project, attending to the day-to-day of delivery while keeping sight of the product vision.

While currently not necessary - there is a potential for upwards of 25% travel for this role. We want to make sure to be as open and honest as possible so let us know if you are open to this!

• BS/BA degree in IT-related field or equivalent practical experience

• 3+ years of experience working on/leading teams designing and developing websites, applications, and other user experiences

• Proficient with wireframing tools such as Adobe DX, Balsamiq, Sketch, Photoshop, etc

• Fluency with interactive prototyping tools such as InVision Studio, Axure, Adobe DX, etc

• Qualitative and quantitative research skills and experience, including the ability to conduct requirements gathering, prototype evaluations, and other user research methods in a professional environment

• Agile or Lean knowledge and experience

• Portfolio of design and/or research artifacts

• Excellent team skills (communication, collaboration)

• Consulting experience preferred

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  - 10% of our work week is set aside to work on our own ideas and projects. We believe that giving folks the time and space to innovate and tinker allows them to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the work we do.
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  - each day we want you, in conversation with your team, to work from where it makes the most sense.
• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits (medical, dental, paid parental leave, 401k match).
• We invest in the personal and professional growth of every employee because we believe growth leads to innovative solutions and personal fulfillment.
• Career paths are crafted by you and supported and nurtured by 1904labs.
• Experienced team made up of intensely curious and innovative thinkers from a variety of disciplines who inspire each other to come up with the best solutions possible.
• Being a trusted advisor to our clients allows us to affect change within their organizations.
• We work to create an intentional culture crafted around promoting and supporting the needs of our employees as whole people.
• Flexible schedules and a Human-Centered approach to work.
• Strong commitment to the community. Take advantage of the relationships we've built with our or pursue any other community endeavor you are passionate about.

At 1904labs, we believe that inclusion inspires innovation. Our goal is to hire innovative, courageous, intensely curious, and team-minded people, and we are committed to fair hiring practices and equal treatment and opportunity in all areas of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. 1904labs is an equal opportunity employer; committed to an environment of inclusion, free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.