Lead UX Designer - iOS

Position Overview

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• Job Type: Lead UX Designer - iOS
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The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Lead UX Designer with an expert understanding of user experience and product development processes to join their Apps team. This role will focus on the Wikipedia iOS app and selected features on the Android app. The Lead UX Designer will be responsible for all aspects of user experience, collaborating with other product leads to shape and execute the product strategy for their team.

Responsibilities

• Reduce complexity to create simple, delightful user experiences.
• Create prototypes and run experiments to iteratively test hypotheses.
• Utilize and evolve the design system and guidelines to bring new features from concept to implementation.
• Apply accessibility standards and Human Interface Guidelines to designs.
• Collaborate with designers, design managers, product managers, and engineers on product plans and design processes.
• Distill complex concepts into easily understandable talking points for engaging with readers and communities throughout the design process.
• Actively work with product and design leaders to improve tactical and operational processes.
• Mentor colleagues within the team to support their growth.

Skills and Experience

• Ability to craft compelling stories that persuade team members and stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring other designers and welcoming feedback.
• Solid experience using evaluative and generative research methods to understand audience behaviors.
• Strong creative vision with the ability to transition between blue-sky ideation and tactical thinking.
• Proactive in sharing work and ideas beyond the immediate team and engaging with the global design community.
• 5+ years of experience designing for native mobile apps.
• 8+ years of experience contributing to design teams.
• Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree, or equivalent related work experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Background in content consumption, publishing, education, or news.
• Experience acting as a researcher (in-person and remote participants).
• Experience designing for and testing with diverse audiences (internationalization/localization).
• Familiarity with Free Knowledge and/or Open Source communities.
• Experience designing for native mobile apps.
• Ability to speak more than one of the nearly 300 languages supported by users.

Team Requirements

• Designer must be available for team meetings and synchronous work between 2:00 PM UTC and 7:00 PM UTC.

About the Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Their vision is a world where every human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. They believe in the potential of everyone to contribute to shared knowledge and to access it freely. The Foundation hosts Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects, builds software for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, supports volunteer communities and partners, and advocates for policies that foster Wikimedia and free knowledge. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization sustained by donations from millions of individuals.