A Day in the Life of a Senior UX Designer at a Property Management Software Company
A senior UX designer's day varies greatly, oscillating between "discovery phases" involving customer interaction to define new features and the detailed "nitty gritty" of development collaboration with engineers. The role is highly collaborative, with approximately 60% of the time dedicated to design tools and the remainder focused on communication and problem-solving with colleagues and clients.
Collaboration, Problem-Solving, Communication, Design Tools, Customer Interaction
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Jeanmarie Levy
Senior UX Designer
Property Management Software Company
UC Santa Barbara
University of Southern California, Masters of Education in Higher Adminstration
Political Science, American Studies
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Product / Service / Software Development and Management
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Collaboration is key: A senior UX designer spends a significant portion of their time collaborating with engineers and customers.
2. Varied daily tasks: The work is dynamic, involving both customer discovery and the nitty-gritty details of design and development.
3. Design is a core function, but communication is essential: While design tools are central (60% of time), communication with engineers and customers takes up the rest, highlighting the collaborative and communicative nature of the role.
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What does a day in the life of a senior UX designer look like?
A day in the life varies significantly. When developing software, there are many challenges. As a UX designer, there might be weeks where I'm in a discovery phase.
During this phase, I chat with customers to figure out the next feature to build to support them. There might also be weeks and days where I'm involved in the actual development.
This involves chatting with engineers on Zoom and in person, going over designs, and thinking about use cases. It really does look different day to day.
I'd say about 60% of my time is spent in the design tool. The rest of it is spent chatting with customers or engineers, which is highly collaborative.