UX Web Designer

Role:

PRPL’s UX Designers are artists who solve big problems, create beautiful experiences and put users first. At PRPL, you’ll design a wide variety of digital products, collaborating across disciplines to tackle challenges from conception to launch. A UX designer is responsible for creating interactive designs that enhance a customer's experience with a brand and facilitate an enjoyable experience using various forms of digital and web media. Our UX Designers have a functional understanding of coding and are able to showcase a brand's strengths and personality seamlessly throughout the interface of a product. If you have a strong interactive design portfolio, a positive attitude and an endless desire to explore ideas that push design forward, we want to talk with you!

Reports To: Design Director 

Responsibilities:

• Work in collaborative teams to design unique solutions for a wide variety of digital products

• Develop intimate knowledge of information design, including semantic information for the web, and user interface issues such as browser / platform constraints and capabilities

• Create initial concepts, wireframes, functional design solutions, and mood boards

• Develop interactive prototypes of new websites, products, and application experiences

• Refine existing designs to enhance and optimize the experience

• Scope projects and participate in project definition phases

• Validate your decisions and push for the best user experience

• Contribute to the innovative development of the creative department

• Stay current with digital and industry trends

Qualifications:

• A self-motivated, conceptual thinker who is open to feedback and eager to collaborate

• 5+ years of experience in digital design

• An online portfolio that demonstrates creatively strong, varied interactive work

• Expert knowledge of design software and workflows, including Figma, Adobe Creative Suite and Invision

• Firm understanding of the cross-platform responsive patterns, usability heuristics, web technologies, and accessibility

• Strong grasp of user experience design, information architecture, and prototyping 

• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with or without supervision

• Functional knowledge of Apple products including but not limited to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, as well as Microsoft Office

• Strong oral and written communication skills

Bonus!

• Can demonstrate new workflows, efficiencies, and strategies for collaboration

• Interaction design experience and high-fidelity prototypes

• Functional knowledge of basic front-end development (HTML, CSS, and Javascript)

• Familiarity with content management and eCommerce solutions such as WordPress, Drupal, Expression Engine, and Magento

• Experience creating storyboards for outlining video, animation, and/or motion graphics

PRPL Benefits:

Below is a summary of our benefits. We welcome you to review our PRPL handbook at https://handbook.prpl.rs/

• Fully remote work environment with micro office in downtown Orlando for those who desire to work in person periodically

• 100% healthcare benefits coverage for the individual base plan 

• 50% dental benefits coverage for the individual base plan

• Tiered PTO plan starting at 15 days

• 10 paid holidays per year plus the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day

• Up to 4% match on our 401k investment plan

• 4 paid days per year for volunteering.