Associate, UX/UI Designer

About this role

Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Job Title: Associate, UX/UI Designer

Location: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10002

Job Duties: Contributes, maintains, and evolves a unified design system, including conducting audits of existing components, and identifying areas of evolution. Determines the time and resources required for a project and manages timelines with limited interdependencies. Presents design solutions to get alignment from cross-functional partners. Delivers highfidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes and detailed visual design that outline workflows for key roadmap projects. Documents specifications and standards for engineering and leads visual QA (quality assurance) of deliverables, ensues perfection of in-production designs, enforces standards, provides detailed feedback, and follows through with engineering and product management when necessary. Validates design ideas via user testing, using data to drive solutions and rationale. Subject to company standard flex policy.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, UX Design, Digital Design, or related field of study. 24 months of experience in UX Design Lead, Associate Director, Associate Designer, or related role. Requires 2 years of experience involving the following: 1. Delivering data-heavy digital designs as part of multi-functional teams; 2. End-to-End ownership of UI design projects, including defining requirements, leading discovery phase to inform design direction, conducting multiple rounds of iterations validated by uses, and implementing hi-fidelity specifications; 3. Sketch, InVision, Figma; 4. Elements of visual design, including Typography, Iconography, Color Theory, Layout, and Composition; Requires 1 year of experience involving the following: 1. Working in design systems and contributing to pattern libraries, including identifying component gaps and documenting new patterns. Requires 6 months of experience involving the following: 1. Working in design systems and contributing to pattern libraries, including identifying component gaps and documenting new patterns; and 2. CSS/HTML.

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For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$153,000.00 - USD$162,500.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.