Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: SEATTLE, WA 98109Position Type: ContractorHelp shape the seller experience at a major Seattle-based online retailer as a hands-on Usability Specialist leading impactful user research and lab-driven insights.
RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking a Usability Specialist III to join for an approximate 3-month project!
This position requires 5 days onsite in Seattle.
Do you have a strong record of conducting usability tests and driving excellent user research? Our client is looking for a Usability Specialist to be a part of the design team building easy, simple, and efficient user interfaces for our sellers to manage their online business. Focusing on the seller experience and a strong passion to advocate on the seller’s behalf is an absolute must. You will also be responsible for coordinating usability activities in the lab and communicating the findings with the other team members to help specify usability activities to meet product development needs.
As a UX Designer, You Will
Document best practices for conducting user research of sellers and help create a seller usability toolkit for conducting formal and informal user studies.
Promote usability best practices with the selling organization, not just the design team.
Conduct variety of user experience studies appropriate to the business objective, e.g., competitive reviews, focus groups, field studies, usability tests, surveys, cognitive walkthroughs, paired comparisons, structured interviews, contextual inquiry, task analysis, field studies, heuristic review, remote testing, and card sorting.
Create tasks and materials needed for testing and define success criteria for each study.
Presents usability study results and make actionable research-based recommendations to product team members.
Observe user session, making notes for analysis and communicating the findings with the design team to ensure that usability findings are implemented correctly.
Work with designers to analyze and refine wire frames and mockups prior to development to promote greater ease of use and positive consumer experience.
As an Applicant, You Bring
Advanced degree in Cognitive or Experimental Psychology, Technical Communication, Human Computer Interaction, or equivalent experience
Minimum of 7+ years experience doing user research and conducting formal usability studies.
Demonstrated history of conducting usability studies and user research, including contextual inquiry, screening questions, plans, and reports.
Skill and desire to promote user centered design to technical teams.
Strong interest in user’s everyday needs and workflow
Teamwork and collaboration-oriented in a very dynamic group.
Detail oriented and able to take on self-directed projects
Communicate complex subject matter verbally or in written form.
Additional Position Details
Supervisory Responsibilities
None.
Physical Demands
Physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Work Environment
Typical for an office setting or home environment.
5 days onsite downtown Seattle.
Travel
None.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
At RUN Studios we recognize our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce. We understand, value, and are grateful for the invaluable contributions made by each employee. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of evolving competitive benefits specifically designed to support the needs of our employees and their dependents.
Compensation
Pay Range: $45.00 - $49.00(Hourly)
The successful candidate’s pay will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.
Benefits:
Benefits and perks may vary depending on location and nature of the work, but eligible employees have access to medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, other telehealth and wellness benefits, a minimum of seven paid holidays per year, accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year, a 401k plan with company match, discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance, and referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.
As an equal opportunity employer, RUN Studios is committed to pay equity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Qualifications