Create Markdown: UX Researcher

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Overview

We need a Markdown file for the UX Researcher role to support the HfLA website and onboarding.

Action Items

• [x] Format the text in Markdown in the comment from the general description
• [x] Create a Markdown file in role-1 branch, under role-1 folder
• [x] Check the box before this role in issue #99

Resources/Instructions

[tan-zhou]

UX Researcher

This team member plays a critical role in the design process. They are responsible for providing answers to challenging and often unexplored questions about a product’s design. In order to do this, they will conduct research, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and assist the entire user experience team in ensuring that the consumer has an experience with a product that is fun, intuitive, accessible, and joyful.

Responsibilities

• Conduct primary and secondary user research.
• Conduct and evaluate quantitative and qualitative research.
• Perform market and ethnographic research.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and evaluate research topics.
• Plan and implement user research strategies and methodologies.
• Advocate research findings to diverse audiences through written and oral presentations.
• Perform usability studies with consumers.
• Ask questions, gather data, and analyze data.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience or interest in human behavior
• Ability to quickly and effectively share research results
• Ability to perform all research-related tasks including research, planning, evaluating, and iteration
• Ability to formulate specific, answerable, and practical questions
• Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders and act as a strategic partner in product decisions