User Experience Designer 
El Segundo

Working closely alongside key stakeholders and developers, you will help to contribute to and support the creative and iterative process through concept design, strategy and user-centric methodologies – as well as establish and carry out the more tactical experience design for various digital features and products.

In addition, you will be an integral part within our team, helping to develop, define and grow our process and we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who is eager to help to shape his or her own role and contribution.

Who You Are:

• Someone who has experience designing for the following are preferred: highly trafficked consumer-driven websites, technology, cross platform experiences, entertainment experiences and agency experience
• An ability to create and maintain prototypes and design specs and other applicable documentation in conceptual, analysis, and tactical phases of a project
• Strong knowledge of user-centric design processes and methodology, particularly as applied to cross platform products
• You are passionate about keeping up to speed with trends and innovations in experience design, technology, development, visual design, art, communications design and product design
• Someone who is driven and eager to dive in and carve out their own role and contribution to the team
• Someone who is flexible, invigorated by multiple projects and a fast paced environment, and highly collaborative
• You know what excellence is within your craft – and can not only identify and evangelize best practices, but use your tools to push new boundaries and explore new territory in order to deliver innovation
• You have a detail-oriented personality and highly developed organizational skills including the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• You have strong self-management skills combined with an ability to work as a contributing member of a multi-disciplinary team
• You believe that better work is done through collaboration and iteration
• You can serve as an advocate for the user, while still maintaining an understanding of the value of brand and business needs
• A belief in the importance of prototyping, and an ability to lead and deliver prototypes at various levels of fidelity
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• BS/BA or Masters in Design, HCI or related degree and experience preferred
• An understanding of the following software:
• MacOSX
• Visio, Omnigraffle and/or other applicable wireframing packages
• Adobe Software
• Rapid Prototyping skills (Axure, Flash, front-end coding etc)
• Bonus: Cross-Functional Expertise (Content and/or traditional print design, fine art, UI design, coding and development etc)

Volt is an equal opportunity employer.