Empowerly is seeking a Product Designer, UI/UX in the United States. As a Product Designer at Empowerly, you will collaborate with Founding Engineers, their teams, and their leadership to lead crucial, innovative projects and initiatives.

We are seeking a passionate and innovative Product Designer, UI/UX who is driven by a mission to provide families across the United States with exceptional access to college counseling services. You should have a strong ability to think strategically about product design while being willing to dive into the details. If you love thinking differently and approaching product design with a futuristic lens, constantly challenging norms and inspiring others with your vision, we want you to join us.

You should have a deep understanding of customer challenges, be adept at mapping user journeys through design thinking frameworks, and be obsessed with creative, design-forward problem solving focused on the humans using your product. Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills are essential as you thrive in our fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. Experience designing incentive or gamification features is a plus, as is a passion for using technology and design to connect people with the resources they need. Previous experience conducting user research and working in an agile team is also a plus. Join us in our mission to make college counseling accessible to families nationwide and help us drive forward this impactful vision.

Responsibilities

• • 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.

Empowerly Characteristics

• • 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.

$70,000 – $110,000 a year

The Product Designer is a full-time, exempt position working remotely.

Competitive benefits package includes health/dental/vision insurance, unlimited PTO, and 401K. Typically, the salary range is $70,000 – $110,000 depending on location, experience, and skill set. In addition to our tangible benefits, Empowerly provides our people the opportunity to learn and grow within a supportive team environment.