Lead UX Designer Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for lead UX designer, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for direction, coaching and feedback to UX, Design and Product team members to ensure timely delivery and team standards are met.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Problem solver (can resolve issues with little or no assistance) and able to adapt quickly to process changes
• Understanding of HTML, Javascript and CSS that informs design and interaction decisions
• Demonstrable experience in designing responsive web applications or mobile applications
• Experience with web accessibility in web applications
• Thorough knowledge and expertise in application of user-centered design principles and processes
• Has led small diverse design teams on projects, features
• Determines UX strategy for projects that aligns to business goals and user needs * Capable of technically mentoring associate and mid-level product design team members in specific areas of strength within design
• Has experience successfully executing in environments that focus on customer behavior, conversion, renewal, subscription

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the lead UX designer position.

Previously, I was responsible for ideas and feedback to fuel collaborations with UX/UI designers and technical teams in an agile design and development process.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Evangelize the role of design in the development process
• Receive, weigh, and integrate constructive feedback from other team members and managers
• Present and communicate design work in a clear, confident, professional, and cogent manner
• Expertise using Sketch, Adobe Suite, and/or other design/prototyping software and Microsoft Office
• Understanding and experience with user research to guide and inform the design process
• Experience working within the agile software development process
• Financial services & data visualization experience
• Understanding of web technologies including HTML, CSS & Javascript

I would like to submit my application for the lead UX designer opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for design services to the projects/ programs the UX Team supports, while closely collaborating with other UX Team members involved in the servicing process (like the UX consultant, user researchers or usability testers, internal and external): wireframes, standard templates for reuse, visual design, interactive prototypes, mobile/desktop interfaces, information architecture, card sorting, navigation design, scenario-creation,….

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Strong technical leadership skills in the area of UI/UX
• Experienced in UX design, with extra focus on the user experience itself
• Proven user interface development skills
• Proficient with a wide array of UI/UX software, tools, and design principles
• Experienced with Responsive Web design principles and frameworks
• Strong experience with front-end design and development, including HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery
• Experience with core programming languages, such as Java
• Mentors junior designers and developers to improve quality of work

I would like to submit my application for the lead UX designer opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for your UX expertise and collaborate closely with our user researcher in discovering user pain points and problems, and solve them using all available UX methodologies and tools.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Extensive experience in a leading individual contribution role, on a Product Design team for desktop and mobile
• An outstanding portfolio, showcasing a foundation in Typography, Interaction, Visual Design, and Ideation
• Extensive experience partnering with Product Managers to develop the strategy and rationale for features
• Proven mastery of working within a cross-team environment
• Strong understanding of user research methodologies and practices
• Native Mobile Application design experience (iOS and/or Android)
• Experience in a fast paced development environment advantageous
• Understanding of User Research, Data & validation strategies – from start to finish

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the lead UX designer position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for support and guidance to the UX Team from an UX architecture/framework perspective, and assists with UX project scoping, when necessary.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Able to teach a 7th grade level class on credit scores, identity protection, and data security
• Able to have a 5 min conversation with a Java engineer, 15 min conversation with a Data Analyst, and 5 hour soulmate conversation with a Frontend engineer
• Think design evangelism is akin to snake oil (we need to convert a few non-believers)
• Dislike details, details, and more details
• Are terrified of practical jokes
• Think deadlines and processes are silly non-sense
• Have never watched the documentary Helvetica
• Think API stands for Associate Press Institute (our products are pretty technical)