Job Title: User Experience Designer I
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Family: IT - App Dev
Department: IT - App Dev
Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)
This position is not eligible for sponsorship

JOB SUMMARY

Assist with the development and maintenance of visual and interaction designs and usability standards of the Application Development group; ensure consistency and continuity across assigned software applications.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must possess knowledge of user-centered design methods and techniques in user research and usability testing.
• Possess basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript for enhancing user interactions and creating dynamic content.
• Basic understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and their implementation in design and code.
• Must possess effective analytical and intuitive abilities.
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

List Degree Requirement, Years’ Experience, and Certifications

• An Associate’s degree in design-related discipline, Information Technology or equivalent degree required.
• Bachelor’s degree in design-related discipline, Information Technology or equivalent degree is desired.
• One or more years of experience in web development, including working with JavaScript-based UI libraries or tools, is preferred.
• Exposure to and understanding of insurance industry is desired.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.
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POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Craft and implement visual designs, including CSS layouts and UI components, aligned with established brand themes and design systems.
• Assist with the creates and maintains IT usability and interaction design standards ensuring consistency across a variety of software applications.
• Assist with user research via contextual inquiries (in-person observations & interviews) with target users to understand their mental models and behaviors.
• Assist with the creation of models, task flows, and related design documentation.
• Assist with the development of user personas and scenarios to clarify results of user research.
• Generate full screen inventories and wire frames.
• Collaboratively develop prototypes for the demonstration of conceptualized solutions.
• Conduct usability testing, assisting with the development of recommendations based results.
• Work on a project team to provide user experience and interaction and visual design input for application development projects.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must possess knowledge of user-centered design methods and techniques in user research and usability testing.
• Possess basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript for enhancing user interactions and creating dynamic content.
• Basic understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and their implementation in design and code.
• Must possess effective analytical and intuitive abilities.
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members