Empowerly
We empower students to become the most successful version of themselves with personalized college & career guidance.
College Essay Writing • Resume • Cover Letter • Interview Prep • Career Counseling
11 - 50
Product Designer - UI / UX
May 30
🏡 Remote – Anywhere in California
Empowerly
We empower students to become the most successful version of themselves with personalized college & career guidance.
College Essay Writing • Resume • Cover Letter • Interview Prep • Career Counseling
11 - 50
Description
• Lead designer at Empowerly, working closely with founders, engineers, and reporting to the head of product management • Co-own the development and execution of product design strategy. • Evolve the design style guide used across the company. • Own design thinking throughout the full product lifecycle. • Actively collaborate with marketing, product, engineering, community, marketing, and co-founders. • Serve as the voice of design in cross-functional projects. • Translate design requirements and product strategy into unique, out-of-the-box product ideas. • Develop designs that drive improved user experiences and metric performance by understanding customer needs. • Influence design changes in the product based on user research and data insights. • Create design concepts, flows, wireframes, transitions, interactions, and prototypes. • Use visualization skills to support product strategy, sparking conversation and gaining alignment with leadership. • Make abstract and ambiguous ideas concrete, always considering the “future” of design. • Create functional prototypes of proposed UX/UI solutions to communicate vision, inspire colleagues, and gather feedback from users. • Develop a unified aesthetic and personality for Empowerly's product. • Define how the voice and personality are represented in UI patterns, animations, and copy.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree• 5+ years of design experience • Experience working with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, marketing, management, etc) & balancing business goals with user needs. • Web & mobile app design development experience • A strong UX/UI design portfolio including examples of user-focused design thinking and evangelism. Applicants must provide a link or attach their portfolio of work. • Experience working in a variety of design applications such as Figma, Illustrator, etc. • Guided and executed the design of a product or platform, and seen them through the entire release cycle • Consumer social & 3D Design • Experience auditing and contributing to product infrastructure. • Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and organizational problems, including to non-technical employees, and propose thorough iterative solutions. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to be agile and adaptable. • Thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment. • Positive, can-do attitude. • Resilience in overcoming minor setbacks and swiftly handling ambiguity. • Impeccable attention to detail.
Benefits
• Driven by a mission to provide comprehensive access to college counseling and beyond. • A high-growth, scrappy, and intense startup environment. • A team of high IQ, developmentally hungry professionals. • A collaborative and energetic team player who is committed to personal and collective growth. • Adaptable, quick to respond, and committed to delivering delightful experiences to both internal and external customers.
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