Design Researcher

Base pay range

$80.00/hr - $100.00/hr

Our Client,
multinational mass media and entertainment company
, is looking for someone to join their team as a Senior Design Researcher
.

This is a hybrid one year contract that takes place in Burbank, CA

• Proven experience with User Interviews
• 8+ years of experience;
  Ability to elicit pain points and requirements from users Experience with Quantitative Measurement
• 8+ years of experience;
• Expertise in capturing and developing data around user behaviors that can be used to inform system design.
• Ability to mentor and coach team members, 5+ years of experience;
• Ability to train and coach colleagues in adopting a more user-centric mindset.

• Strategy & Leadership:
  This role is responsible for shaping a clear research vision for products and prioritizing research opportunities that align with business goals. It will champion a research-driven culture by fostering a department-wide understanding of user needs and promoting best practices in research. Additionally, the role will mentor and coach team members, providing guidance and support to strengthen capabilities and drive impact.
• Research Planning & Execution:
  The Sr. Design Researcher will plan and conduct interviews, workshops, and usability testing with the end user community to identify explicit and latent pain points and opportunities. They will facilitate these sessions in conjunction with UI/UX Designers, Technical Product Owners and Business Analysts.
• Analysis & Communication:
  They will help the team synthesize findings into actionable insights and create impactful artifacts such as visualized research outputs in formats like user journey maps, personas/archetypes. They will deliver clear, compelling presentations of findings to diverse audiences and collaborate closely with the design team to translate complex business rules, licensing data, and forecasting logic into intuitive, user-friendly designs.
• Facilitation, Collaboration & Advocacy:
  This role will coach the team into advocating for the end user throughout the iterative design and development processes. They will collaborate with the Functional Team (UX Team, Technical Product Owners, Business Analysts) and Technical Delivery Team (Scrum Master, Engineers) to ensure insights are incorporated into the design, user stories, and the end product.

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k)
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• 529 College Saver Plan

Mid-Senior level

Contract

Design and Research

Entertainment Providers

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy.

Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.