UX Designer

Company Overview

Swish Analytics is a sports analytics, betting and fantasy startup building the next generation of predictive sports analytics data products. We believe that oddsmaking is a challenge rooted in engineering, mathematics, and sports betting expertise; not intuition. We're looking for team-oriented individuals with an authentic passion for accurate and predictive real-time data who can execute in a fast-paced, creative, and continually-evolving environment without sacrificing technical excellence. Our challenges are unique, so we hope you are comfortable in uncharted territory and passionate about building systems to support products across a variety of industries and consumer/enterprise clients.

Job Description

Swish Analytics is hiring a UX Designer to work with our Product Managers, department heads, and senior leaders to craft clean and efficient user interfaces for our live trading platform and consumer-facing application. They will work closely with our Product and Software Engineering teams, ensuring a cohesive and smooth launch of our products. Swish is a team passionate about accurate predictions and real-time data, building new products with the latest and greatest technologies.  This is a remote position.

Duties:

• Work within an Agile team setting to create compelling customer experiences by collaborating with Product Managers, Engineers and other stakeholders
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Frontend Engineers to convert research findings into detailed requirements or specifications, promoting a customer-focused strategy for product advancement
• Create interactive prototypes to share and explain your designs and micro interactions using Figma
• Develop style guides for multiple applications to provide consistency across projects
• Develop high-fidelity prototypes and visuals, delivering pixel-perfect mockups and design specs
• Manage design projects through the entire product lifecycle, overseeing multiple launches simultaneously
• Display a high-level of attention to detail in engineering implementation, and the ability to integrate into QA processes to ensure high quality execution

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, or a related field preferred
• 2 years of experience in UX design, showing proficiency in various methodologies and the ability to conduct usability testing, interviews, and surveys
• Proven track record of designing intuitive and engaging user experiences for live streaming platforms, with a deep understanding of real-time user interactions, and streaming technologies - (please submit portfolio with application)
• Ability to thrive, be flexible and deliver creative and quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Basic understanding of front end coding frameworks such as React is preferred
• Knowledgeable about sports, particularly football, basketball, and some interest in sports betting is desired but not mandatory
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills with the ability to present ideas with confidence with senior leaders

Salary: $80,000 - $105,000

Swish Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates who meet the qualifications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, genetic, military, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The position responsibilities are not limited to the responsibilities outlined above and are subject to change. At the employer’s discretion, this position may require successful completion of background and reference checks.