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Usability Researcher 2 BCforward is currently seeking a Usability Researcher 2 in Redmond, WA 98052 Position Title: Usability Researcher 2 Location: Redmond, WA 98052(Hybrid- 1-2 days/week onsite) Anticipated Start Date: - ASAP Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date. Expected Duration: 6 Months Contract(Possibility of extension) Job Type: Contract Pay Range: $50/hr. - $55/hr. Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.). Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience * Minimum 3-5 years experience with robust set of UX research skills * Minimum 3-5 years experience in operating in highly technical domains. * Minimum 3-5 years experience with various survey development tools. Summary: * The main function of a usability researcher is to research market conditions in local, regional, or national areas to determine potential sales of a product or service. * A typical marketing analyst is responsible for gathering information on competitors and methods of marketing and distribution. Job Responsibilities: * Forecast and track marketing and sales trends, analyzing collected data. * Conduct research on consumer opinions and marketing strategies, collaborating with marketing professionals, statisticians, pollsters, and other professionals. * Devise and evaluate methods and procedures for collecting data, such as surveys, opinion polls, or questionnaires, or arrange to obtain existing data. * Gather data on competitors and analyze their prices, sales, and method of marketing and distribution. * Measure the effectiveness of marketing, advertising, and communications programs and strategies. Skills: * Verbal and written communication skills, negotiation skills, customer service and interpersonal skills. * Basic ability to work independently and manage one's time. * Basic knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. * Basic knowledge of media production, communication and dissemination techniques and methods. Education/Experience: * Bachelor's degree in marketing or equivalent training required. * 2-4 years related experience required. Across the industry, developers are increasingly diversifying the languages they use, platforms they target, and types of applications they build. Microsoft's Developer Division (DevDiv) delivers tools to make all developers successful and productive in building all types of applications in any language for any platform. The DevDiv UX Research Team brings a world-class UX to Visual Studio, .NET, and Azure. Millions of developers around the world use these tools every day to build rich applications and use is growing at a phenomenal rate. The applications built span web, mobile, desktop, cloud, gaming, machine learning, and Internet of things. We are looking for a Contract UX Researcher with the ability to conduct a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods impacting both product direction and detailed experience design. You will work with and receive mentorship from a supervising Senior UX Researcher. You will be joining a team of 20+ talented UX researchers whose charter is to design end-to-end experiences for all developers that are useful, usable, and desirable. In this role, you will work in a highly collaborative environment with engineering and business teams across the division to help make data driven decisions. Your work will happen in the context of a lean or agile development environment To view the full job description,