This position is hybrid in our Utah office.
The UX team at Cricut is responsible for user research interaction design and visual design of software applications across desktop and mobile platforms. We design intuitive easytouse software that inspires our customers and helps them design and make unique personalized projects.
The team is uniquely positioned with direct connections to the executive team and CEO and we collaborate across the organization to ensure hardware content materials and software all work together to deliver awesome experiences. Our UX team members come from varied backgrounds and experience; all of us were drawn to the mission of empowering every person to be creative.
If you are interested in helping people realize their creativity and enjoy working on consumerfacing software Cricut may have the dream job for you!
We are looking for topnotch seasoned UX designers who are passionate curious and enjoy deep problem solving.
As a senior UX designer within the UX team at Cricut youll create thoughtful and compelling user experiences for our desktop and mobile software products. Youll bring a usercentered approach to your work incorporating user input throughout the design process. Your work will happen in a highly collaborative environment where you will partner with visual designers product managers software developers industrial designers and colleagues from the Marketing and Creative teams.
Responsibilities
- Design clear flows and behaviors for native applications on both desktop and mobile devices.
- Ensure systems thinking is brought to bear to create cohesive and delightful experiences that span hardware software and content.
- Reinforce a learning mindset: Participate in user research and A/B testing advocate for our users at every step of the way and leverage findings and data artfully to continuously improve designs.
- Bring a keen understanding of our users motivations goals and needs to help define new features functions and products.
- Influence challenge extend and evolve our UX design language to craft elegant and consistent design experiences.
- Foster successful collaboration with software product managers software developers and other colleagues including hardware product managers materials product managers content creators hardware engineers and business stakeholders as needed to drive solutions through to completion.
- Help evolve our design processes and deliverables to best meet the needs of a growing organization as well as increase efficiency within the UX group.
- Capture ideas and solutions in varying levels of fidelity as the situation warrants from whiteboard sketches to flow charts to interactive prototypes.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously meet deadlines and bring clear priorities to bear through deep empathy with our users.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) interaction design graphic design industrial design information science computer science or a related field. Graduate degree is a plus.
- 5 years of work experience designing web and mobile applications and applying usercentered techniques. Thoughtful and wellpresented portfolio of UX design solutions and processes.
- Demonstrated experience bringing clarity and simplicity to consumersfacing applications.
- Proven track record of successful product releases in which you applied usercentered product design processes.
- Ability to grasp product requirements and scope design work accordingly with careful attention to detail.
- Strong ability to collaborate with teams across varying disciplines (hardware engineering software development marketing etc.) to create a holistic product experience.
- Passion for innovation and a can do attitude.
- Keen attention to detail and systems thinking.
- Ability to interpret and act on design feedback from both collaborators and stakeholders.
- Excellent presentation and written communication skills including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate solutions design rationale and process to colleagues and stakeholdersin varying disciplines.
- Ability to discuss high level concepts and detailed design with equal fluency.
- Wellversed in applying quantitative data and qualitative user insights to drive design directions prototypes and decision making.
- A strong grasp of current UI/UX trends platforms and guidelines (e.g. iOS and Material Design guidelines).
- Handson experience with design software including Figma. Experience using design systems is a plus.
- Experience designing for combined hardware and software interaction design applications and / or community features are a plus.
- Interest or experience in DIY or crafting domains is a plus.
Additional Information :
What to Do Next:
Please attach your resume including links to your portfolio where applicable. If you want to show your super powers in other ways include that information too. You can be sure that Cricut is an employer who values individuality equality and diversity so tell us what youre all about. If you are a Maker or a DIY enthusiast whether you think you are a good one or not we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!
At Cricut we celebrate inclusion and diversity. Cricut is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. Cricut prohibits discrimination based on race color religion sex sexual identity gender identity marital status veteran status nationality citizenship age disability medical condition pregnancy or any other unlawful consideration. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Cricut participates in EVerify.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime