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UX Designer - Shopping & Discography (REMOTE)

Who We're Looking For
We're reimagining our products to be the ultimate journey for music lovers and record collectors worldwide. This is an opportunity to join us at a pivotal moment as we streamline user flows and introduce a refreshed visual identity. As a UX Designer, you'll play a crucial role in bringing this vision to life, crafting an intuitive and engaging experience that delights our users at every step of their record collecting journey. Please include your most recent portfolio for consideration when applying.

Location
This is a remote position. Open to candidates located in OR, WA, CA, CO, TX, IL.

Compensation
Starting Base Salary Range: $80,000 - $89,000

Who We Are
We are dedicated to supporting a global community of music fans and collectors who share the value, culture, connection, and joy of record collecting. Leveraging the power of community, we aim to unleash boundless opportunities for people to dig into the depths of their musical interests, build and fortify their record collections, cultivate and bridge communities, and elevate their connection to music and record collecting.

What You'll Accomplish

• Design and refine user experiences: Create intuitive, engaging, and user-friendly experiences that streamline user flows and adhere to UX best practices.
• Ideate UX solutions: Support product squads with UX research, wireframing, rapid prototyping, and information architecture exercises to develop impactful UX solutions.
• Develop UX design deliverables: Produce user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes using Figma.
• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with product managers, developers, and design leadership to ensure a cohesive experience across platforms.
• Design Review: Engage in regular presentations and design reviews with product leadership, incorporating feedback into design revisions.
• Participate in user research: Gather user feedback through usability testing and research, iterating on designs to improve the user experience.
• Optimize for performance and accessibility: Create user interfaces that are visually appealing, accessible, and optimized for performance.
• Collaborate on the design system: Contribute to and maintain the design system, ensuring consistency across the entire Discogs ecosystem.
• Exercise design thinking: Understand user needs and create innovative solutions through iterative processes.
• Champion design excellence: Strive to improve Discogs' user experience and advocate for diversity and inclusion.
• Elevate Discogs visual design: Incorporate Discogs' new brand identity and the latest UX design trends.
• Responsive design: Optimize design solutions for usability across all screen sizes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years related work experience (design experience).
• Deep understanding of UX principles and user-centered design practices.
• Proven experience as a UX Designer with a strong portfolio showcasing design projects.
• Expertise in crafting user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to deliver projects on time and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for user-friendly experiences.
• Sound decision making regarding design elements.
• Working knowledge of accessibility standards.
• Strong working knowledge of Figma.

Team Specifics

• Knowledge of music discographies to improve product information architecture.
• Optimize UGC content management for enhanced contributions.
• Conduct research to understand the needs of diverse music buyers.
• Implement modern UX principles to elevate the shopping journey.
• Apply Discogs' updated brand identity to modernize the user experience.

Preferred

• Experience with design systems in e-commerce or music platforms.
• Familiarity with interaction design.
• Basic knowledge of front-end development (HTML/CSS).
• Passion for music and knowledge of record collecting.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: salary, plus performance-related bonus.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• 100% company-paid medical and dental insurance.
• 4 weeks paid vacation, increasing based on tenure.
• 18 weeks paid leave for birth moms.
• 8 weeks paid parental leave.
• Monthly wellness allowance.
• Annual professional development allowance.
• Flexible work location opportunities.
• Employer matching toward charitable contributions.

What We Believe In
We're building a world idealized for record collectors, driven by community, and fueled by a shared passion for music. We strive to develop a complete ecosystem of resources to empower music lovers to engage more deeply in record collecting.

Discogs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants needing accommodation to apply should contact us.