UX Interaction Designer, Geo User Generated Content
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 1 year of interaction design experience in product design or UX Design.
- Experience with UX industry design tools (e.g., figma, AI prototyping tools).
- Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
Preferred qualifications:
- 1 year of experience leading design projects.
- Ability to lead design projects, collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, and communicate design rationale clearly and persuasively.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to tell compelling stories and create alignment with partners and cross-functional teams.
About the job
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.
As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.
The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.
The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.
Responsibilities
- Communicate the rationale behind proposed solutions to stakeholders, using product insights and user empathy to build buy-in and alignment.
- Identify core user pain points and navigate around constraints by testing hypotheses, ensuring every design decision is backed by sound logic and creative exploration.
- Produce high-fidelity designs that elevate the visual bar and challenge conventional UX patterns to create something truly new.
- Move quickly from concept to prototype, using user feedback and data to refine and iterate to success.
- Gather feedback from cross-functional partners and proactively factor in engineering constraints to ensure proposals are buildable. Leverage and contribute to our design systems to ensure scalability and cross-team alignment.
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