TIP: Product Designer

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This is a Contract position through Upwork’s Talent Innovation Program (TIP). Our TIP team is a global group of professionals that augment Upwork’s business. Our TIP team members are located all over the world.

Work/Project Scope:
-Collaborate with user researchers, product managers, data scientists, developers, and other designers to frame problems and take ideas from ideation through implementation
-Demonstrate high-quality design practices by ensuring decisions are made with appropriate user insight and follow existing UX/UI systems while making well-informed decisions to create new patterns
-Lead projects through an end-to-end design process: research, ideation, strategy, information architecture, interaction design, launch, and testing.
-Build a variety of design assets to communicate your concepts to a broad range of partners and end-users; ranging from strategy and experience concepts to detailed design systems and assets
-Work closely with developers to deliver a polished final product

Must Haves (Required Skills)
-Demonstrated ability with industry experience as a UX designer dedicated to the complete UX design and development lifecycle of several successfully launched desktop or mobile applications
-Experienced at crafting experiences across multiple channels and operating systems including desktop and mobile.
-Must be a self-motivated, excellent communicator, as comfortable taking direction as you are giving it
-Able to successfully lead all aspects of a project from start to finish
-Fluent in business English communication (verbal and written)
-Availability to take meetings during the Pacific Time zone workday. Looking for minimum overlap of 8:30 am–12 pm.
-An outstanding portfolio. Please include a link or PDF portfolio containing detailed UX case studies (minimum 3) as well as examples of strong visual design; designers without a portfolio will not be considered
-Experience designing and prototyping using Figma

Upwork is proudly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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