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Help change the lives of millions of readers Goodreads is creating new ways to deliver highly personalized and relevant content for millions of readers around the world, built on one of the world’s largest collections of data about books and reading trends. We’re a mission-driven company, only at the beginning of helping readers find books they love, read more, and share ideas. As an Amazon company, we utilize cutting-edge technology and technical expertise. We are deeply integrated with Kindle and have exciting opportunities to invent the future of reading in partnership with Kindle, Audible, Alexa, and more. Our culture Our headquarters are located in San Francisco. When we’re not working, we’re looking to expand our horizons in other ways, including visits by bestselling authors, hackathons, team-led tech talks, game nights, and volunteering at local charities. And, of course, we love books and have free books and internal book clubs. Goodreads is a subsidiary of Amazon — many of our employees get opportunities to travel to Amazon’s main campus in Seattle for training, conferences, and working with our partner teams. We find creative ways to make our working together fun, engaging, and light-hearted. Fun is a natural complement to creativity. Customer Obsession Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust. Although leaders pay attention to competitors, they obsess over customers. Always Be Learning, Always Be Teaching Readers inherently love to learn. We thrive on continuous improvement, as individuals and as an organization. We experiment and take risks, learning from both successes and failures. We openly share what we learn and look for opportunities to learn from others. Want to be part of creating innovative experiences for the largest community of readers? We’re hiring! Position Details

Company:

GOODREADS LLC

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on. Position Title:

UX Designer III Location:

San Francisco, CA Position Responsibilities:

Own design experiences that serve all consumers while contributing to a design system. Design ways to bring Amazon programs like Prime, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible to Goodreads in a way that delights our customers. Create user-centered designs that incorporate customer feedback, user research, data, market trends and technical constraints. Create flows, wireframes, design mockups, rapid prototypes to effectively conceptualize, prove out, and deliver on exceptional product experiences. Own the design direction for our customer centered products and craft, pitch, and validate long-term design strategies. Drive user research projects to develop the understanding of the customer and validate design choices before and after development. Advocate for design by sharing your work and presenting cross-functionally, while being able to precisely articulate design rationale. Partner with product management and engineering teams to define roadmaps and prioritize requirements. Develop scalable and flexible design frameworks to maintain clean and simple designs and customer interactions. Give and solicit feedback from other designers to continually raise our bar for quality. Telecommuting:

permissible Hours:

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm Salary Range:

$176,446/year to $211,600/year Basic Qualifications:

Position Requirements: A Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Graphic Design, Engineering, Interaction Design, or a related field, followed by 7 progressively responsible years of experience in product design, user experience design or related occupation. Have a portfolio of work showcasing design competencies and process. Must have experience with:

1 year of experience working with a design system. 1 year of experience designing for consumer-facing and ad-supported products. Any amount of experience with design and prototype tools, including Figma, Sketch, InVision, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Any amount of experience designing cross-surface (Desktop, Responsive, iOS, Android, Emails). Preferred Qualifications: Please see job description and the position requirements above. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit here. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with all applicable local, state and federal laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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