Lead UX Designer

Job Description

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, easy-to-use 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.

As a Lead UX Designer within the UX team at Cricut, you’ll lead the creation of thoughtful and compelling user experiences to elevate the brand and introduce Cricut to a wider audience. You’ll provide design thought leadership and work on complex and interesting UX projects spanning multiple platforms including mobile and desktop software. You’ll be a hands-on contributor committed to creating industry-leading experiences for some of the most engaged user groups you’ll ever encounter. Put aside your assumptions and drop us a line…this opportunity is not to be missed. ­

Responsibilities

• Lead the design work for software applications for both desktop and mobile devices across a range of operating systems.
• 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 artfully to continuously improve designs.
• Bring a keen understanding of our users’ motivations, goals and needs to help define new features, functions and products.
• Extend and evolve our UX design language to craft elegant and consistent design experiences.
• Foster successful collaboration with software product managers and software developers 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 and meet deadlines.
• Closely collaborate with other designers on the UX team and provide mentorship where needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s 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 user-centered techniques.
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring and inspiring other product designers in their craft.
• Proven track record of successful product releases in which you guided a team through a user-centered product design process.
• 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.
• Thoughtful and well-presented portfolio of UX design solutions
• 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 in different disciplines, stakeholders and executives.
• Ability to discuss high level concepts and detailed design with equal fluency.
• Well-versed in applying quantitative data and a wide range of qualitative user insight techniques to drive prototypes and decision making.
• Demonstrated eye for visual design
• A strong grasp of current UI/UX trends and platforms (e.g., iOS and Material Design guidelines).
• Experience designing for combined hardware and software interaction, community features and/or data-driven experiences are a plus.
• Crafting experience not necessary.