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E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley · 1 month ago

UI Designer – Design Language, Associate

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$80K/yr - $115K/yr

2+ years exp

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial firm that focuses on creating digital experiences for clients to manage their finances. The UI Designer will collaborate with the Design System Team to evolve their design system, ensuring consistency and quality across the platform while advocating for web best practices in visual and interaction design.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Continue to evolve and refine a design language that resonates with our clients

Partner closely with UI/UX leadership to create design consistency and quality across the platform

Foster continual design system education throughout the team

Promote inclusive design; designing for equity and accessibility (ensuring WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance)

Form strong partnerships with engineering teams to create frictionless design system implementation

Implement and maintain processes tools for UI/UX engineering team to utilize our design system

Review in-flight designs with Product Designers for holistic application of a design solution

Contribute to a culture of continual creative improvement and innovation, excellence and accountability

Understand the underlying needs and motivation of our clients to ensure we achieve business goals and provide value to our clients

Work closely with our research team to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data and make value-driven design decisions that translate into clear, simple UIs

Design and deliver responsive/adaptive solutions that are optimized for web and mobile interfaces and partner with engineers to translate designs into successful products

Work closely with the larger Wealth Management UI/UX team to share design best practices, align on patterns, and promote a design-centric culture at the firm

Qualification

FigmaWeb componentsInteraction designHTML/CSSResponsive designVisual designDesign thinkingCollaborationActive listening

Required

2-5 years of experience as a UI Designer working in a cross-functional team

An outstanding portfolio that demonstrates how you have created experiences that solved business and user needs

Candidate required to submit portfolio with previous case studies; linked to resume

A bachelor's degree in design or related field preferably, master's degree a plus

A refined design aesthetic and can confidently communicate clear direction and provide timely and helpful feedback to keep work on schedule

Excellent skills in Figma

A basic understanding of HTML/CSS

An advanced understanding of web components, interaction design, visual design and industry trends

Fluency in responsive design, mobile/tablet UI

Ability to establish deep relationships across the entire Design department

A ‘self-starter' who is driven and seeks out opportunities

Thrive in a collaborative, explorative environment and value being on a diverse team that you can bounce ideas off of, get critical feedback from, and unite with to mature design thinking within a large organization

Practice active listening and contribute in group situations (i.e. brainstorms, audits, critiques, whiteboard sessions, etc.)

Excitement by complex projects with high levels of ambiguity and resilience in the face of obstacles

A relentless desire to validate assumptions and uncover a problem's root cause by testing, learning, and iterating

Constantly seek opportunities to evangelize and promote design thinking in a large organization