UX/UI Designer

Who you are

We are looking for a talented UX/UI Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess a skill set that encompasses both UX and UI and the ability to carry out the implementation with our remote team in an Agile environment. S/he should have a varied experience that included being able to do assist with product research, take concepts from whiteboard to wireframes, through high fidelity prototypes and roll-out to customers. The focus of the job will be working closely with the Product Manager and the development team.

Who we are:

ScholarshipOwl.com is a scholarship search and application productivity tool that helps students obtain scholarships to reduce their out-of-pocket costs, and potentially graduate debt-free. It streamlines and enhances the scholarship search, match and application process, enabling students to work more quickly and efficiently, resulting in an increased odds of earning scholarships. We are a company that values the investment of time in people and mirror your success with recognition and a career path.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement new designs;
• Optimize existing user interface designs;
• Test for intuitivity and experience;
• Communicate with product manager to understand business goals and objectives;
• Communicate with the development team to understand technical limitations and ease the implementation;
• Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers;
• Translating requirements into style guides, design systems, design patterns and attractive user interfaces;
• Incorporating customer feedback, usage metrics, and usability findings into design in order to enhance user experience;
• Always strive to deliver intuitive and user-centered solutions;
• Create prototypes for new product ideas;
• Test new ideas before implementing;
• Conduct an ongoing user research;
• Combine creativity with an awareness of the design elements;
• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders.

Qualifications and Competences:

• Extensive experience as a UI/UX Designer, minimum 3 years;
• Strong portfolio of professional UI/UX design work for both web and mobile platforms;
• Extremely proficient in Figma and in Adobe Creative Suite;
• Thorough understanding of user-centered design;
• Strong understanding of the requirements and limitations of mobile/desktop development technologies as well as their impact on UI/UX design;
• Pay strong attention to detail and have a keen eye for aesthetics;
• Have excellent communication skills and can clearly articulate your ideas, designs, and suggestions;
• Strong team player who can collaborate effectively with different stakeholders.

What we offer:

• Fully remote work environment;
• Unlimited vacation days;
• Company summits once or twice a year in different locations;
• $200/month workspace allowance;
• Flexible schedule;
• Hardware budget;
• Very attractive work culture in an established technology company. We take pride in our work and people;
• The ability to contribute to our company and product, and see your contributions come to tangible fruition;
• Opportunity to work in a small but growing company, and have a direct influence on the future of the company;
• Be part of a product that helps millions of students live a better life.

Note: This is a fully remote position, location independent.