Senior User Experience (UX) Designer
Senior User Experience (UX) Designer
AKQA
The Senior UX Designer at AKQA in Tokyo will lead the design of user experiences by balancing business, customer, and technical requirements. The role involves collaborating with various teams to create impactful solutions and mentoring junior designers. The position requires a strong portfolio, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in design tools like Figma and Miro, with a focus on delivering high-quality user experiences for both local and international markets.
Qualification
- A compelling portfolio demonstrating outstanding UX design, with a desire to become even better
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to make complex topics understandable, and present logically
- Excellent writing and editing skills, experienced in crafting effective, on-brand micro copy
- Mastery of whiteboard and prototyping software such as Miro and Figma
- A degree in Interaction Design, Information Architecture or other design-related field is preferred
- Fluency in Japanese at N1 or native level is required
- Proven experience working in a Senior UX Design role (agency or in-house)
Responsibility
- Plan and execute core UX/CX deliverables including heuristic and IA audits, ecosystem maps, personas, customer journeys, service blueprints, and wireframes
- Collaborate across disciplines in both agile and waterfall processes to quickly deliver impactful solutions
- Present to business stakeholders to help them make informed decisions that strengthen their business
- Keep on top of best practices and trends to ensure we are at the forefront of the industry
- Lead and inspire, sharing your knowledge with peers and mentoring mid/junior designers
