UX Designer
Employment Type: Full-Time/Direct Hire
Workplace Type: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days WFH)
Location: Glendale, CA
Compensation: $120,000 - $170,000
SUMMARY:
The ideal candidate will have a consumer product-focused background and be eager to shape the future of our user’s experience, including our invitation and greeting card creation experiences. We are a Product-led organization, so our UX team works in partnership with Product Managers to imagine, develop, and bring to market new products and features, co-owning critical parts of our platform. We are highly agile and data-driven, so you have the technical expertise to work collaboratively with developers and data/analytics teams to impact the full suite of our products, used by tens of millions of hosts and guests each year.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to define product requirements and goals.
- Lead design discovery by creating flow diagrams, customer journey maps, mental models, and personas.
- Develop wireframes, prototypes, and final UI designs with detailed specifications for our engineers to build.
- Assist in conducting user research (interviews and usability testing) to gather insights about user needs, behaviors, and pain points.
- Advocate for user-centered design principles and promote a culture of empathy and customer-centricity within the organization.
- Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and design best practices to drive innovation in UX design.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years proven experience as a UX designer or similar role, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design projects and UX thinking.
- Experience working in a UX Designer role at an organization that is focused on delivering user-centric/consumer digital products.
- Proficiency in Figma or equivalent design software (Sketch, Adobe XD)
- Expeirnece with Jira as a project management workflow tool and creating user journeys.
- Deep understanding of user acceptance testing & tools, storytelling, and user journey mapping.
- Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.
- Ability to work in a fast pace & Agile environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex requirements into intuitive designs.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity with front-end development concepts and the ability to collaborate closely with developers.
- Experience with conducting user research, usability testing, and applying data-driven insights to design decisions.
