UX Researcher - UX - London

UX Researcher Job Description

We are looking for a UX researcher will be to deliver the best possible experience for the users of a website, making the website as straightforward to use as possible. As well as researching user behaviour and preference, you'll also look at the content of websites and consider design elements such as colors and images. With some companies you may be given a more technical IT role. UX researcher roles cross over with that of UX analyst, UX designer and UX architect, and you may be known by any of these titles.

Job Description

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meet clients to gather information about their requirements and to find out what

needs researching, designing or usability testing

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be involved in sketching, prototyping and on occasion user testing, before passing

the design onto the development team

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understand qualitative research methods

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have an awareness of costs and budgets

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put users at the center of a design to make it simple, easy to use and good looking

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be confident in your presentation skills in order to present the stages of the design

development to business users

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work closely within a multidisciplinary team, including web developers and

programmers

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have technical knowledge to be able to explain what needs doing, to programmers

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ensure websites comply with the law

Requirements and Skills

• Proven experience as a UX Researcher
• mixture of creative and technical skills
• excellent team working skills
• verbal communication skills, as you present your research findings and the reasons behind your design decisions
• strong written communication ability, as you may be involved in writing copy for the website
• creativity and innovation, to come up with new ideas
• enthusiasm for design and technology
• knowledge of HTML, Javascript and CSS

experience of using prototyping software tools, for example FlowMapp, Axure Pro and VisuaSiteMaps

• the ability to use Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop