UX Designer

About Mixbook  

Mixbook is an award-winning design platform that gives consumers unmatched creative freedom to design and share one-of-a-kind stories, transforming the lives of more than 6 million people. We are the #1 rated photo book service in the US, with 36,000+ five-star reviews and a profitable, growing business.

Customers love Mixbook for our powerful and intuitive editor, exceptional quality, designer-curated themes, and fanatical customer service. Founded by two UC Berkeley entrepreneurs named to Inc.’s 30 Under 30, Mixbook has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and more.

Today, Mixbook is a global team building thoughtful, beautifully crafted products at scale - and we’re just getting started.

OVERVIEW 

Mixbook is seeking a Senior UX Designer to join our fun and growing world-class product design team. Mixbook has a strong, collaborative company culture and offers a chance to make a meaningful difference in our customers’ lives. We are a “people-first” organization seeking team players with a high-level of emotional intelligence, appreciation for teamwork, and dedication toward building amazing tools for our team and customers alike.

LOCATION: 

We are seeking to hire in Eastern Europe in the following countries: Moldova, Hungary or Romania. 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

As a Senior UX Designer reporting directly to our Director of Product Design, you will lead the design of impactful and engaging experiences across desktop, mobile web, and native applications. You will focus on user experience as a center of excellence on customer research, user studies / interviews, and behavioral analytics. You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other designers to ensure our users' needs are at the heart of every design decision. Your focus will be on crafting user journeys that drive conversion, increase retention, and delight customers at every touchpoint.

Our Product Design Principles: 

• Anticipatory. Meet user needs at the right moments for effortless convenience.
• Immersive. Engage users with inspiring and informative interactions.
• Harmonious. Unify the experience across devices while respecting nuances.
• Well-crafted. High quality and trust is reinforced through design excellence.

What You’ll Do  

• Lead design projects: Drive the end-to-end design process for new and existing features, from concept to launch for our E-commerce domain.
• User-centered design: Conduct user research and translate insights into user flows, wireframes, interaction specs, prototypes, and partner with a Senior UI Designer to deliver dev-ready designs..
• Lead design thinking: Champion and facilitate design thinking workshops and methodologies to drive innovative solutions, align stakeholders, and ensure user-centered design processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Best-in-class E-commerce: Design inspiring solutions that improve conversion rates, reduce friction, and elevate the overall shopping experience. 
• Data-driven iteration: Leverage analytics, usability testing, and user feedback to refine and enhance designs.
• Product design strategy: Generate and communicate insights that shape how product teams think about medium and long-term product strategy
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with product managers, developers, and stakeholders such as marketing to align business goals with user needs.
• Effective communication: Clearly articulate design concepts, decisions, and rationale to stakeholders, team members, and leadership through presentations, storytelling, and documentation.
• Be a part of the culture: Drive organizational influence through a people-first lens and thrives in a growth-mindset culture leaving ego at the door.

What You’ll Need  

• 4+ years of experience in design research, hypothesis development, prototyping +  testing
• 4+ years of experience in UX design building wireframes, low- and high-fidelity prototypes, and other mockups
• Strong analytical skills
• Leadership experience required with proven expertise in UX design and research fields
• Fluency in industry tools such as Figma, UserTesting.com.

What You’ll Get 

• A competitive salary, equity, and perks 
• Paid parental leave 
• Unlimited PTO policy and flexible schedules 
• Annual stipends for learning & development 
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance options

Company Mission 

Our mission is to empower people to be creative and connect deeply with the ones they love. Unlike many growth companies, we have invested deeply in culture. Organizational health is central to our long-term strategy - we believe that when we care for our people, they build great products, our customers feel the difference, and our business grows as a result.

We want people to join us who live our values:

• Courageous Care - empathy with backbone; caring enough to be clear
• Craftsmanship - pride in what we build and who it’s for; ownership end-to-end
• Pioneer Spirit - moving fast and thinking ahead; treating constraints as creative fuel

If Mixbook resonates with you and you’re excited by the work ahead, we encourage you to apply!