About the Job
Design and user experience (UX) are at the forefront of everything we do. The job of an Interaction Designer is to envision how people experience our products and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired, refined and even magical. In an Interaction Designer role, you’ll tackle complex tasks and transform them into intuitive, accessible and easy-to-use designs for billions of people around the world—from the first-time user to the sophisticated expert. Achieving this goal requires collaboration with teams of Designers, Researchers, Engineers and Product Managers throughout the design process—from creating user flows and wireframes to building user interface mockups and prototypes. At each stage, you will anticipate what our users need, advocate for them and ensure that the final product surprises and delights them.
User experience is at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that people love. We strive to learn and understand our users’ needs, behaviors, and emotions to gather insights that inform product strategy and design. Our UX teams include designers, researchers, content strategists, and engineers who are passionate about quality, usability, and simplicity. We work on collaborative teams to solve complex challenges and craft experiences that highlight our products’ unique capabilities and personalities. Our work touches billions while exemplifying a key principle that is core to Google’s philosophy: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.”
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Design (e.g., Interaction, Graphic, Visual Communications, Product, Industrial), HCI, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
* 6 years of experience in product design and UX design.
* Experience designing for consumer-facing mobile applications or data-heavy systems.
* Portfolio highlighting design thinking and execution.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience designing for native mobile consumer applications including across a variety of device types.
* Ability to drive the design process for ambiguous or emerging areas and define scalable solutions for intricate problems.
* Ability to articulate design rationale and advocate for user needs to a cross-functional audience.
* Excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
* Develop a deep understanding of our users, relevant technologies, and our broader market.
* Work alongside a more junior designer to influence high-level design direction, organize inclusive stakeholder worksessions, and provide mentorship.
* Create storyboards, wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and interactive prototypes to guide design and development.
* Present and explain the rationale behind your designs showing thoughtful attention to data, a clear approach to design storytelling, and an eagerness to receive feedback.
* Explore new ways of collaborating and executing using AI.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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