UX Designer I, Amazon Music Design

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts and audiobooks, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of audio entertainment and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service (Free, Prime, Unlimited) Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/music.

Do you love music and are excited about building the future of audio entertainment experiences Are you driven by directly impacting the look and feel of customer facing applications Do you want to collaborate with other design experts to deliver ground-breaking experiences for our customers If so, the Amazon Music Product Design team is looking for a talented, passionate, UX Designer to join our growing team.

Key job responsibilities
- Work with cross-functional partners and team members to understand customer and business requirements and translate these into functional designs
- Leverage templates to create process flows, conceptual diagrams, wireframes, and mockups to effectively communicate high-level design strategies.
- Quickly iterate on user flows, wireframes, high fidelity mockups, prototypes, and visual design specifications with Design, Product, and Engineering teams, as well as business stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Incorporate customer feedback, technical constraints, and usability findings into design.
- Develop and nurture relationships across teams and disciplines to promote collaboration and efficiency.
- Provide feedback and contribute to a central design system.
- Be resourceful and creative to overcome obstacles and turn challenges into opportunities.

A day in the life
In this role, a UX Designer will work closely with design, product, research, engineering, and other teams across Amazon Music to iterate on existing experiences and deliver new features that delight customers. This role will sit on a local product design team consisting of other UX designers, a front-end engineer, and a program manager but will collaborate closely with the central Product Design team and broader Design & Creative team at Amazon Music.

Our team is focused on balancing life with our work, and we do this via work autonomy and by putting focus on prioritizing solutions and processes that enable us to scale.

One of the most exciting aspects of being on the Amazon Music creative team is the opportunity to partner closely with professionals across the full organization. The fast-paced, collaborative environment means you'll be working alongside engineering, product design, music industry, marketing, and creative rock stars who can help you accelerate your career, stretch your skills, and bring new ideas to market.

About the team
Amazon Music offers rich audio entertainment for customers around the world. The Product Design team partners closely with Product, Engineering and Marketing to conceptualize, iterate, and deliver audio entertainment experiences across across a variety of platforms and modalities. We take a customer-centric and strategic approach to our work, leaning into data, elevating craft, and innovating along the way.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 2+ years of design experience
- Have an available online portfolio
- Experience in prototyping
- Experience with a variety of design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma and other prototyping tools.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in a highly agile environment
- Experience working in a collaborative multi-disciplinary team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs

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