This forward-thinking and design-focused architecture firm in Los Angeles is looking for another UX Designer to join their Research & Development team! This is a great opportunity for architectural designers that already use evidence-based design and strategy in their design process to join a practice where they can dedicate their career to this sector within architecture. 

You will be a resource to many of the offices of this firm, and have the opportunity to work out of any of the following offices:

• Alexandria, VA
• Boston, MA
• Washington, D.C.
• Los Angeles, CA
• Sacramento, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• San Jose, CA
• Madison, WI
• Milwaukee, WI
• Rochester, MN
• Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Work with multiple architecture teams to put UX design into practice
• Collaborate with the R&D, and the firm at large, to integrate knowledge and approaches to help solve problems
• Lead client meetings
• Identify new research topics
• Create new approaches and technologies for data collection, effectively interpret and disseminate findings, and apply insights to inform design
• Prepare documents for publications, and presentations for conferences
• Keep projects on schedule, within budget, and within scope

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in architecture and design, higher education, science and technology, or healthcare industries
• Background in Design Thinking, Workplace Strategy, Strategic Planning, and/or Design Research
• User Experience design in the architecture field preferred but not required (please make this experience very clear in your cover letter or resume)
• Flexible thinker who can work across several different project types concurrently
• Excellent verbal, written, and relational communication
• Self-starter, self-accountable, and action-oriented
• A team-oriented person with a creative and analytical approach
• Business-savvy and knowledgeable of client metrics and needs, and how to translate these needs and goals into experience design
• Knowledge of user research needs and trends in the design space
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (including PowerBI), Adobe Creative Suite, Qualtrics, and other data collection/analyses tools

This is a great way to stay in the architecture industry and pursue your passion for user-based design! This company has full benefits and a roster of beautiful past projects.