User Experience Researcher

Job#: 2027840

Job Description:

Contract role until November with possible extension

Onsite in NYC

Job Description: • Interface with product, design, and development teams to raise awareness of user needs, pain points, and behaviors • Understand stakeholder research needs and identify the right research methodologies to address them • Fully execute research projects from initial kick off, to fielding/interviewing, to sharing findings as a primary researcher • Develop UX Research artifacts including proposals, moderators guides, and results summaries • Synthesize research findings elegantly and efficiently • Identify unmet research opportunities that can add value and efficiently execute them • Recruit and maintain lists of targeted research participants from internal and external sources • Serve as a source of user knowledge for the organization • 2+ years of experience conducting formal research • Masters Degree or higher in HCI, psychology, human factors, social science, or a related field, • Practical knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research techniques like contextual inquiry, usability testing, competitive benchmarking, interviews, focus groups, and surveys • An obsession with understanding how to make amazing experiences for human beings • Experience with UX Research tools like the OptimalSort, UserZoom, UserTesting.com, or other tools • Experience with Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, or other survey platforms • Willingness to challenge the status quo when it comes to addressing the needs of users • Enthusiasm in ambiguity and uncertainty • Comfort operating autonomously

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