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At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.
Our MissionNorthwestern Mutual has 165 years of history providing financial security to millions of people. Continuing that tradition means changing to meet the needs of our clients and financial advisors. We are a strong, innovative, and growing company that invests in people who care and make a positive impact. The Design Team leads the way by creating human, simple, and engaging products to help people plan, track, and protect their financial goals.What's the role?- Analyze tough problems and think though design challenges in a systematic way.
- Work under the guidance of a more senior UX designer, while still having ownership over own work.
- Follow an an iterative design process to wireframe, prototype, and validate design ideas.
- Produce work that follows UX best practices, internal guidelines, and also brings fresh ideas to the table.
- Collaborate with other designers, product owners, and technologists, and contribute to the larger design team through research, presentations, and internal projects.
- Experience completing most UX deliverables.
- A self-starter who is user-focused, detailed, and solutions focused.
- Basic knowledge of the fundamentals of user-centered design, visual design, brand development, and how products are put together.
- A passion for understanding the user, and a strong communicator of the user's perspective throughout the design process.
- An understanding that UX is more than just UI, but includes all user-centered design activities from research, concepting, flows, sitemaps wireframes, prototypes, annotations, and more.
- Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools, such as Photoshop, Sketch, Illustrator, Invision and anything else needed to get the job done.
- A strong online portfolio available for viewing.
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