Job Title: User Experience Designer IV
Location: Onsite (New York, NY)
Duration: 6 months
Responsibilities

• Analysis of primary qualitative and quantitative research data into clear, compelling insights, recommendations, or other durable frameworks
• Crafting visually compelling, persuasive presentations with the insights using Figma, other visual design programs or other AI platforms
• Help socialize and activate the research and its impact within the organization through presentations, workshops, working sessions, or creative artifacts (e.g., speculative concepts, design briefs)
• Collaborate with product and design partners as needed to translate long-term insights and implications into near-term experiences and actions
• Collaborate with research partners to learn from their existing research and knowledge and identify opportunities to extend the team's work into research questions or topics of exploration for product-line research roadmaps

 
Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in the field of research, with a focus on early, generative design research that informs long-term business strategy, ideally in the digital products and services industry
• Experience translating and creatively activating insights via design principles, strategic frameworks, scenarios, design provocations, and immersion workshops
• Working knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods, with deep expertise in ethnographic, semiotic, co-design, and design research methods
• Ability to travel internationally to conduct in-context, in-person research (e.g., home, workplace, office) as needed
• A portfolio that illustrates how your research has informed strategic decision-making, with a focus on innovation initiatives

 
Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
• Strong design acumen and comfort working with AI and other design tools to create research outputs (e.g., Figma-based presentations, trend reports) and activation materials (e.g., scenarios, design prompt cards)
• Experience with emerging technologies (e.g., AI, XR) and multimodal device interaction (e.g., touch, voice, and mediated control)

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 60.00/daily.