UX Researcher

UX Researcher
job details:
- location:Atlanta, GA
- salary:$40 - $66 per hour
- date posted:Wednesday, May 12, 2021
- job type:Contract
- industry:Information
- reference:840037
job description
UX Researcher
job summary:
Candidate will need to provide work samples
- At Google Photos, our mission is to be the home for all your photos and videos, organized and brought to life, so you can share and save what matters.
- We're taking all the work out of storing, managing, sharing, and reliving your most cherished memories.
- Since we launched in 2015 we've grown tremendously in a short amount of time. Doing this requires a deep understanding of our users and how they interact with our product.
- This is an exciting opportunity to influence a beloved Google product that aims to store, organize, and help you share and consume a lifetime of memories.
- You'll work with an exceptional team proposing, planning, and executing studies focused on equity that inspire positive change and shape the future of the product.
- As a contracted UX researcher, you'll work with other researchers to engage with marginalized communities to learn more about people's habits, behaviors, and pain points related to their photos and videos.
Skill/Experience/Education
Mandatory
- Degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Cognitive Science, Information Science, a related field or equivalent practical experience
- Experience with equity-focused design or research
Desired
- Experience with community-based participatory research, participatory design or co-design
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills including ability to distill findings into concise insights and engage and excite stakeholders about research
- Detail-oriented and ability to work with little direction
location: Atlanta, Georgia
job type: Contract
salary: $40 - 66 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Work with cross-functional, remote team
- Engage cross-functional stakeholders to align on research needs and quickly define projects that clearly convey the goals, hypotheses, recruiting characteristics, methods to be used, and expected impact
- Conduct user studies with a range of methodologies such as interviews, literature reviews, surveys, and relevant approaches to answer the research questions
- Analyze, synthesize, and interpret study findings into key insights to be delivered to cross-disciplinary stakeholders in a clear, concise, and compelling way
qualifications:
- Experience level:
- Education: Bachelors
skills:
- Ux
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.