Senior UX Designer (Remote)

Who we are

Our UX Practice is seeking a Senior Designer to join our journey. We are looking for someone who helps us visualize the future of our digital experience business across Cognizant's platform services. This position - with the rest of the group - is focused on defining and executing compelling strategy + experience design. You will play a key role in shaping transformational visions and digital concepts that strategically accelerate our clients' business. Working across physical and digital practices, this role gives visual form to market-leading points of view around next-generation engagement. The ideal candidate is a technology optimist and designer who believes in exploring new visual languages and storytelling methods for an experience-led world.

Responsibilities

- Work in an interdisciplinary team : Collaborate with Design, Technology and Strategy Leads who are passionate about the evolution of design, future of digital experiences and the potential of emerging technologies.

- Shape compelling narratives and contribute to design direction : Explore and evaluate a variety of design methods to tell stories using different frameworks, paradigms, and mediums. Execute final pitch narratives and associated materials.

- Show - don't tell prototype, prototype, prototype, in all forms, using non-traditional methods - be experimental and iterative.

- Create a studio identity : Experiment, evaluate, and help establish ownable studio branding for use with both external clients and as part of internal Cognizant evangelism.

- Help our clients envision the use of digital to transform their businesses : Dream big, demonstrate what's possible, get them - and us -excited about the possibilities.

Qualifications

-3 years of experience working at creative agencies or similar background

-Proficiency in a wide range of design platforms across static and motion graphics

-Prior experience working in interdisciplinary teams

-Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

-Bonus: Experience working with 3D environments (Unity/Unreal)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

-A tool-agnostic interest in pushing design to communicate the opportunities of the near-future

-The aptitude and interest to embrace complex business challenges and translate them into elegant creative solutions, moving beyond product design or ecosystems and into designing intelligently orchestrated experiences

-A love for the art of the pitch and a desire to win through shaping a compelling story that balances the creative vision with the business objectives

-An unconstrained thinker with a background in Experience Design

-A self-starter, eager to chase down compelling visions and inspiring storylines

-An eye for crafting new experience paradigms and creating experience frameworks for emerging technologies

-Experience with both commercial and delivery roles across the digital landscape with an emphasis on concepting / ideation and vision work

Work Authorization

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.).

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until 06/30/2024.

The annual salary for this position is between $43,900 - 130,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

-Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

-Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

-401(k) plan and contributions

-Long-term/Short-term Disability

-Paid Parental Leave

-Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 345,000 associates around the world.
• We don't just dream of a better way - we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you.

About us:
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping organizations modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a fast-changing world.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.