Associate Visual Designer, Platform and Social

Targeted Start Date: ASAP

Location: Houston, Texas or Paramus, New Jersey

Position Type: Experience Required 1-2 years

Education Required: Bachelor's Degree Required

About PCS:

PCS Software, Inc. is an AI-driven transportation management platform leader fielding disruptive innovation for mid-to-large sized enterprise shippers, carriers, and brokers in the United States and Canada.

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Cloud-based, API-integrated, PCS Software automates the entire transportation logistics operation via a single, comprehensive solution. Accessible via the web or the companion mobile app, the PCS platform delivers powerful functionality to manage rate and route optimization, mode selection, dispatch/tendering, carrier and fleet management, safety and compliance, freight yard management, settlement/accounting and more.

Job Description : UI/UX Designer

Designs web pages and develops web-based technical solutions that engage users and meet business requirements. Handles projects from conceptualization through delivery. Develops and applies creative designs, ensuring that content meets brand standards and targets the intended audience. Uses knowledge of front-end platforms, frameworks, and languages to deliver high-quality site and application designs. Tests and improves site usability while ensuring optimal performance on a variety of browsers.

What You Can Expect:

• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to design the user experience, blending business needs, technological capabilities, and platform constraints to produce usable experiences.
• Define, execute, and synthesize research insights to leverage the customer voice.
• Plan, conduct, and lead design meetings
• Prepare for and lead design sprints.
• Deliver low/hi-fi prototypes and work with Developers to make sure the prototype we are getting clients excited about can be built outside our imaginations.
• Work with UX design related software and tools including Figma, Mural, Sketch and InVision
• Create wireframes, journey maps, user personae, and other design artifacts.
• Run design workshops with our teams where we help them understand their customers, and envision ways to solve user pain points

‍Tools for Success:

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a designer and can clearly articulate how you contributed to improving UX on a variety of projects (there will be commensurate responsibilities and compensation based on years of experience)
• Familiarity with how the digital development process works from strategy to user research, information architecture, and visual design.
• Ability to see beyond the obvious to craft innovative solutions to complex problems.
• This role requires the willingness and ability to be onsite at either the PCS Houston or New Jersey offices to maximize in-person collaboration and build stronger relationships.

Our Values:

Our guiding principle at PCS Software is customer service. We believe that we are a customer service company that happens to make the best software in our industry. You are driven to delight customers and treat every fellow employee with that same level of excellence and care, then we want to talk to you!

At PCS Software, we value our amazing people-centric culture of builders and doers over any skill that someone can offer. This is an amazing place to work, and we offer our team a creative, fun, educational, and challenging environment. We constantly focus on not only the customer's journey and experience with PCS Software, but our individual journey as employees and the overall team experience as well.

Why Choose PCS?

PCS Software, Inc. rewards your hard work with excellent opportunities for career growth and personal development. If you want to be the newest member of a vibrant group of energized technology leaders in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment, then apply online today to start building solutions that customers will love to use and join a company that truly rewards your hard work and values your talented contributions.

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PCS Software, Inc. is considered one of the best places to work in Houston for the past 2-years because of our competitive compensation plans, comprehensive benefits plan with 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents, a 401k with a 4% match, and an unlimited PTO package. We offer a truly creative and fun working environment, complementary food/beverages in the office, paid training and development opportunities, paid gym/fitness facility membership, employee recognition programs, and amazing opportunities for career growth and personal development.

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Please note employees must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. PCS is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an applicant's employment visa.

EEOC
PCS is an Equal Opportunity Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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We thank all respondents for their interest in PCS Software, Inc. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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No calls or agencies please.

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Applies user-centered design principles to improve the workflow, expand the functionality, and enhance the visual appeal of websites and mobile apps. Gathers requirements from users and stakeholders, defines information architecture, creates sample user personas, and documents user workflow. Designs wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Applies the results from user research and usability testing to create new features and improve current features. Requires knowledge of visual design and wireframing/prototyping tools. May perform user research, usability testing, or facilitate focus groups. May require familiarity with various graphic design software packages.

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Reports to a supervisor or manager.

Role Level -Intermediate : Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function.

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Typically requires 1-2 years of related experience. Exempt position.

Job Function: Web Designer/Development

Job Family: Software Engineering

Job Focus: Usability/Human Factors Design

Education: Bachelor's degree required

Competencies: Graphic Design UI Design UI Testing UI/UX User Interface/Experience Design User Research User Stories Web Design Graphic Design Software User Experience Testing software Website Builder Software Programming Language

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