Solid understanding of user-centered design principles, careful attention to detail, as well as ability to grasp multiple product requirements
Experience applying design skills towards a product development effort, where designs may result in minor visual changes, or substantial functional changes to established technical and business processes, and a discriminating understanding of the implications and differences between them
Ability to create lo and hi-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and screen flows using common graphic design and prototyping tools (Adobe Creative Suite, OmniGraffle, Sketch, Axure etc.)
Experience with mobile user experience (UX) and website conversions
Experience performing, analyzing, and applying user research to aid in design solutions
Experience working with cross-functional teams (including user research, product management, marketing, and engineering)
Sophisticated sense of typography (we are a book publisher)
Excellent interpersonal, writing, and communication skills
Proficiency with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Sass/LESS preferred; Front-end web development skills would be welcome, but not required
Bachelor's degree in digital design, graphic design, human-computer interaction, or equivalent professional experience as interactive/user experience designer
Patience, persistence, creativity, diplomacy, and a sense of humor

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