Designer User Experience, AACU Marketing

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This role is within the American Airlines Credit Union. It is an early- to mid-level career growth opportunity within the UX-service design operations team in the member experience vertical of the Marketing and Business Development department at American Airlnes Credit Union. The ideal candidate will be an empathetic, creative UI service design professional with a well-rounded background in digital spaneting, visual, interaction, social media and mobile design to join and contribute to the evolution of the Credit Unions UX service design team. This role will primarily support the Marketing and Business Development department with the design, development and implementation of strategic growth solution improvements for the Credit Unions email spaneting platforms and, occasionally, other integrated FinTech mobile and web services platform UIs.

• Work in collaboration with the UX Design Strategy Manager and other Marketing campaign team to support email spaneting operations, including, but not limited to, prototyping, design and build for email-spaneting and member-servicing templates and campaigns, including supporting any growth expansion opportunities for A/B, and automated trigger campaigns
• Help teams develop targeted segmentation and communication strategies to maximize conversion rate and engagement
• Help implement test and control tactics for outbound emails that leverage analytics to improve funnel progression and engagement goals
• Occasionally support and contribute to operational design, development projects for corporate websites and mobile app
• Be provided the opportunity to contribute any related talents and experience to a social media committee
• The selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring the security and confidentiality of all account and related information which is part of their work and for ensuring that his/her work is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree that includes Business Administration, Marketing and/or New Media Communications, or 1 to 3+ years of experience in Service Design, or Email and Marketing Operations

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Experience with projects involving progressive enhancement, (responsive/adaptive) design
• Experience with prototyping, front-end UI debugging and cross-browser/device testing
• Experience in digital cross-channel spaneting: SEO, UTMs, customer journeys, segmentation and A/B strategies, subscriber management and deliverability
• Understanding of email and service design best practices: ADA, GDPR and CAN-SPAM legislation
• Experience working with version control, content management systems, or at the very least, a basic understanding of revision control processes and staging workflows
• Well-rounded research and analysis skills, with the ability to work with a wide spectrum of diverse end-users, technical and non-technical
• High degree of analytical and organizational skills with the ability to balance, prioritize and work with teammates covering a multitude of requests and initiatives in various stages of completion
• Moderate understanding of the application of Generative AI for support and designing of digital experiences
• Knowledge of the Credit Unions products, brand, and vision

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Skilled in Microsoft Office software (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) gained through either work experience with the software or education and hands-on use of the software
• Experience in service design methodologies, user centered design, agile methodologies
• Experience with Adobe CC suite, Figma or other design prototyping tools (e.g., Axure, Adobe XD, Sketch)
• Basic- to mid-level knowledge of SQL, email databases, data analytics
• Basic to intermediate understanding of the entire design and development process: research, accessibility (ADA & WAI-ARIA), content strategy, SEO, information architecture, optimization, UX and how it affects UI design
• Basic understanding of Mobile design, development for both iOS and Android devices is desired, but not required
• Knowledge of Google Analytics, GTM, Site Catalyst or other web tracking and analytics tools and how UX research metrics complement
• Ability to exercise excellent interpersonal and communication skills and work with a diverse set of people from various disciplines and levels of management
• Ability to work as an independent contributor with minimal supervision and capable of self-direction, occasionally working with internal and external business teams or creative agencies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to maintain satisfactory performance and attendance
• Ability to pass applicable American Airlines and Credit Union pre-hire compliance checks

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• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

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