What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX/UI Designer position at CARFAX?
Join our Winning team as a UX/UI Designer
When was the last time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do it every day. Why? Because we’re proud to work for a company with a strong mission and trusted brand. We’re proud to work with like-minded people who care about what they do and work hard every day to deliver their best. We’ve created the type of company culture where the term, “work- hard play- hard” is taken to new heights. Everything from annual company outings, to monthly new hire happy hours and being a dog friendly work place. And don’t forget about the gear! Every day you will see CARFAXers walking around the office sporting CARFAX t-shirts, hats, backpacks and more. Are you looking to join a company you’ll be proud to show off? If so, take a detour from the daily grind and apply today!
At CARFAX we’ve been creating revolutionary products for more than 30 years. We’re looking for someone to join our team with a passion for creating a consistent, engaging, and delightful experience for our portfolio of websites and mobile app offerings. We seek an inspiring designer with proven expertise in blending user-centered design methodologies and flawless execution to create digital experiences that are intuitive and delightful to use. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, desire to be part of a dynamic creative team, this may be the perfect job for you.
As a UX/UI Designer, you will:
- Collaborate side by side with product and marketing managers as well as developers across the business to design high-quality digital products and user experiences.
- Use creative research methods and available data to inform design decisions and evaluate the effective of the designs.
- Design high-quality, thoughtful interfaces that balance aesthetics and usability.
- Use prototyping tools to demonstrate interactive designs that captivate our users.
- Enjoy working with agile development teams on applications, and helping our product manager focus on realistic deliverables.
- Take pride in listening, communicating, and collaborating exceptionally well.
- Are familiar with possibilities and the limitations of current development approaches for web applications and native mobile applications.
- Illustrate a firm grasp of the user centered design process (Strategy, Research, Design and Testing), and be able to lead the product team through the various stages when applicable.
In a given week, our UX/UI Designers might be:
- Leading a whiteboard session with the rest of the project team (product manager, developers, etc.) to brainstorm designs.
- Creating user workflows or information architecture for a complex new feature.
- Evaluate the usability of a proposed feature or product by testing a prototype with users.
- Facilitate workshops with the product team to help evaluate which product concepts to build out.
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- Have 3-5 years of experience designing mobile and web interfaces.
- Have a degree, certification, or equivalent work experience showing aptitude with digital product design.
- Have prior experience designing native mobile apps (iOS and Android).
- Be proficient in using design tools such as the Sketch, Invision, and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Have an online portfolio of UX/UI work samples you can share with us.*
*Please Note: an online portfolio is required for consideration.
