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Position: User Experience Designer

Location: San Francisco, CA  

Skullcandy is seeking User Experience Designers who will be responsible for creating great experiences. You will work collaboratively with fellow members of the User Experience team to conceptualize, design and prototype ideas; then inspire members of Product Management, Engineering, and Quality Engineering to develop successful products.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Represent the "User Experience” and translate customer requirements into defined specifications.
• Own the design of the most impactful user interface - related features and participate in the product definition process with the Product Manager, Engineering, and Stakeholders.
• Significantly influence product strategy and direction.
• Work with Product Manager to translate business and marketing goals into the best software solutions for our business.
• Develop and maintain design mockups, usage scenarios, prototypes, specifications, navigation maps and other design documents.
• Work with feature development teams to make sure that the workflow reflects the customer's needs and ensure consistency among features.
• Develop knowledge of competitive and complementary products and bring new ideas to the team.
• Define innovative user interfaces and interaction styles, which result in improved user productivity.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• High degree of creativity, interaction design and problem solving ability.
• Uncanny drive to design the best user experience in the world.
• Strong software design communication skills. (Ability to communicate one's ideas through their design)
• Proven track record and a passion for designing compelling, successful user interfaces.
• Excellent presentation skills & and attention to detail.
• Experience working with various departments within a product team.
• A great portfolio of work / samples of interaction design work.
• Expertise in visual design using tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks is expected.
• Prototyping skills using tools like Flash, Flex, Dreamweaver, Fireworks applications a plus.
• 2 – 4 years experience designing for the web.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on experience  
• 401K Matching 
• Health Benefits  
• Product Discounts  
• Discount Ski Pass/ Discount Gym Membership 
• Flex Time Scheduling 

To Apply

• E-Mail your resume and a cover letter to careers@skullcandy.com  
• Include the job title “User Experience” in the subject line