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HealthTap

UI / UX Designer

Location of our StartUp: Palo Alto, CA
Location of the job: Palo Alto, CA
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As a leading UI / UX Designer at HealthTap, you will:
• Define and build products and applications that help people live healthier, happier lives;
• Be responsible for developing best-in-class consumer experiences (user interface designs, interaction models, prototypes, etc.) in a fast-paced, agile, startup environment;
• Work closely with engineering, product management, marketing, and company leaders to successfully move from early stage product concepts through successful launch.

You are:
• A pragmatic visionary that can translate business and human needs into useful, indispensable customer-focused solutions;
• Responsive, flexible, and able to succeed in an open and collaborative peer environment;
• At ease visualizing an experience in the abstract, translating that vision into solid design elements, and delivering on the plan.


Key Responsibilities:
• Create the vision for developing, communicating, and implementing the user experience and associated UI framework and assets on a range of products
• Follow through with the processes and tactics to implement the vision
• Inspire and mentor others on the design team
• Develop exceptional user flows, wireframes, prototypes, user interface specifications, and final graphics
• Initiate and manage UX research and testing processes
• Drive the development and communication of design guidelines, patterns, and libraries
• Track and analyze metrics to inform design/UX optimization efforts
• Oversee close coordination with the product management team to develop a shared vision of a product and then lead a process to define the experience and design to deliver on the product's objectives
• Work strategically with other executives and team members across the HealthTap and beyond if needed.
• Partner with others in the broader design community to develop and extend the experience across the array of offerings

Qualifications and Experience (Specific)
• 5+ years professional experience as an interactive designer / UX designer, with expertise in both information architecture and visual design
• 4+ years professional experience with mass-market web / mobile products
• Strong user experience skill set including strategy, information architecture, and design aesthetic
• An online portfolio that demonstrates your ability to turn ideas into a strong and unique creative vision.
• Experience with handheld consumer electronics products and designing mobile web, and/or on-device mobile applications.
• Solid experience guiding or managing user research and usability testing.
• Expert skill level in the standard tools of the design trade, e.g. Photoshop, Fireworks, Visio, Omnigraffle, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and HTML/CSS
• Ability to prototype in HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS, Flash or Flash Catalyst.

Qualifications and Experience (General)
• Bachelor's Degree or higher (degree in design or a related field preferred).
• An informed set of core values regarding user experience, technology, and business communication and the ability to present them with eloquence and concision.
• Proven ability to work cross-team and synthesize feedback and input from product management, engineering, and marketing.
• Unwavering attention to detail with an acute awareness that everything counts.
• Relentless desire for innovation, balanced with business needs, and customer expectations.
• Committed to learning and expanding professional and technical knowledge.
• Experience with agile / scrum methodologies.

Passion and Positivity:
• Is passionate about: healthcare and well-being, helping people lead healthier lives, and positivity and potential
• Is excited to work in a startup environment
• Has a concrete desire (and the conviction) to change the world