Associate, UX/UI Designer

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. is dedicated to helping individuals achieve financial well-being. They are seeking an Associate, UX/UI Designer responsible for evolving a unified design system, managing project timelines, delivering design solutions, and validating ideas through user testing.

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Responsibilities

Contributes, maintains, and evolves a unified design system, including conducting audits of existing components, and identifying areas of evolution
Determines the time and resources required for a project and manages timelines with limited interdependencies
Presents design solutions to get alignment from cross-functional partners
Delivers high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes and detailed visual design that outline workflows for key roadmap projects
Documents specifications and standards for engineering and leads visual QA (quality assurance) of deliverables, ensures perfection of in-production designs, enforces standards, provides detailed feedback, and follows through with engineering and product management when necessary
Validates design ideas via user testing, using data to drive solutions and rationale

Qualification

Required

Bachelor's in Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, UX Design, Digital Design, or related field of study
Two (2) years of experience in the job offered or as a UX Design Lead, Associate Director, Associate Designer, or related role
Two (2) years of experience with: Delivering data-heavy digital designs as part of multi-functional teams
End-to-end ownership of UI design projects, including defining requirements, leading discovery phase to inform design direction, conducting multiple rounds of iterations validated by users, and implementing hi-fidelity specifications
Sketch, InVision, Figma
Elements of visual design, including Typography, Iconography, Color Theory, Layout, and Composition
One (1) year of experience with: Working in design systems and contributing to pattern libraries, including identifying component gaps and documenting new patterns
Six (6) months of experience with: CSS/HTML