UX Designer [AQ-10884]

About the Role

This is a 3-month leave of coverage assignment, with a possibility of a small extension, offering a unique opportunity to make an immediate and significant impact. We are searching for an exceptional individual to step into a pivotal role, bridging the crucial divide between deep user insights and high-level strategic vision. You won't just analyze data; you'll transform it into powerful, evidence-based stories that elevate user experience research and design concepts into actionable, groundbreaking strategies. As the essential voice of the user, you will ensure executive stakeholders don't just see metrics, but truly feel the human impact of the product ecosystem. Your contributions will directly influence product roadmaps, ignite innovation, and shape the future of user interaction for millions worldwide.

Your Impactful Contributions

• Synthesize complex user experience research and design iterations into cohesive, persuasive narratives that directly align with business objectives.
• Present high-stakes narratives to executive-level stakeholders, translating technical challenges or user friction into clear opportunities for groundbreaking innovation.
• Act as a lead within the design organization, actively mentoring junior designers and researchers on effective communication strategies for their work.
• Apply an ethnographic perspective to deeply understand how products integrate into the daily rituals and cultural contexts of users.
• Develop and deliver high-fidelity presentations, "vision films," or interactive walkthroughs that vividly illustrate the future state of user journeys.

What You'll Bring (Must-Haves)

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in UX Research or UX Design, with a proven ability to contribute to product development from inception.
• Demonstrated leadership experience (Lead or Principal level), including project management, defending design decisions, and building consensus among diverse opinions.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating complex data points or interaction models into clear business value while preserving the essence of the user's experience.
• A portfolio showcasing mastery in storytelling, including compelling case studies that highlight the "why," vision decks, or video narratives.
• Expertise in industry-standard design tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite) and presentation software.
• A proven track record of influencing product roadmaps through the power of strategic storytelling.

What Will Set You Apart (Nice-to-Haves)

• Background in a specific industry focused on complex physical and digital user experiences, particularly those involving intricate human-product interfaces and unique personal environments.
• An academic background in Anthropology, Sociology, or Behavioral Science, fostering a deep understanding of users as individuals within cultural systems, beyond mere personas.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.

Client Description

Our client is an American multinational automobile manufacturer that has been leading automobile innovation for over 100 years. They are a company that is used to adapting, evolving with the current needs, and leading noticeable change. Our client is focused on helping to create a world with fewer obstacles and limits that will help all people move forward. Our client is one of the most recognized, awarded and established global companies that continues to innovate toward a more clean and sustainable future. The company culture is anchored in shared values and acting for the common good. The company values include curiosity, putting people first, doing the right thing, being tough and playing to win. Each value acts as a guide on how our client lives, acts, and communicates ensuring that they stay focused on what is most important—consumers! While this company is already amazing, your digital expertise can help make it extraordinary. You will implement your creative processes, use your innovative ideas and fresh perspective to create a seamless consumer experience. You will gain new skills (while sharpening your current ones), new experiences, partner with individuals across the globe and expand your portfolio with this rare opportunity. With forward and innovative thinkers—like you, the sky is (quite literally) the limit.

Perks

• Subsidized (up to 85%!) Health, Vision and Dental Benefits, and Access to Fidelity 401(k) with Matching!
• FSA Program
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• Resume / Portfolio Review + Interview Prep. You'll be set-up for success!
• Free Continued Learning: https://thegymnasium.com/