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UX Architect

The role is about user-advocating and is all about understanding the pains and gains of using your product. The difference is that a UX Architect is mainly concerned about information architecture (IA) — how to arrange information in order to be accessible and understandable. This role is especially important and a very essential complement to a team, particularly if the application is extensive, multilayered, and complex.

Aka: Information Architect (IA), UX Engineer

IxD or Interaction Designer

The IxD collects insights from the UX Researcher/UX Designer and crafts the blueprint/mockup/prototype out of them in order to subsequently test ideas on users together with the UX Designer/Researcher. The IxD works with wireframe tools such as Axure, Balsamiq, or a whiteboard, and knows UX Design patterns by heart.

UX Program Manager, Design Program Manager

As a UX Program Manager, you’ll often find yourself multitasking between projects, working between shipping the perfect user experience, and reaching the committed goals. Next to being a user advocate and a stakeholder, you are also an advocate of the design team.

Motion Designer or Prototyper

Another specialist position, the Motion Designer makes your web or mobile application come alive. This involves anything from micro-animations, positive feedback tools, to more precise functions, such as a loading animation that prepares the user for the next page, or the animation between two screens.

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