UX Designer (Product)
Women Who Design - Carlsbad, California, United States, 92002![Women Who Design](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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UX Designers play a critical role in shaping the digital experiences that Planning Center users interact with daily. They bridge the gap between aesthetics and functionality, ensuring that products not only look good but also provide meaningful and enjoyable experiences for users. We’re seeking a UX/UI designer with expertise in product design to support our team in improving Planning Center software. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in visual design, UX best practices, and able to communicate effectively about the design process.The UX/UI Designer reports to the Director of Product Design and is part of a centralized UX Design team. In this role, you can expect to:Take ownership of your projects and craft a design strategy for our suite of products.Collaborate across multiple teams and with your team of fellow designers. This includes working with Product Managers, Product Designers, Support, and Marketing.Advocate for our customers by crafting user experiences that are simple and intuitive.Contribute patterns and recommendations to our design system to promote consistency across products.Who We Look For
The best fits for any role on the Planning Center team are people embodying our Core Values:Engage with Humility
- We actively participate with openness and receptiveness. We are ready to listen, learn, and speak thoughtfully and kindly—regardless of skill level, expertise, or place on the org chart.Invest in our team
- We give our time and energy to our team’s success—improving collaboration with effective communication, making space for diverse perspectives, sharing knowledge, and asking questions.Do Our Best Work
- We aspire to do our best possible work—continually looking for ways to improve the quality of our individual output and contribute to our team's overall success and growth.Focus on Customer Impact
- We advocate for our customer’s best interests in our decision-making—we can trace the goal of every project back to creating positive value for our customers.Think Holistically, Work Iteratively
- We focus on taking practical steps towards our goals with an awareness of the broader context—thinking big, working small.We believe the strongest teams comprise people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we are committed to cultivating that diversity here at Planning Center. We're building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do your best work.The Hiring Process
During the hiring process, you’ll have a chance to interact with several members of our team. We strongly encourage you to bring any questions you have to anybody you interact with. You’re interviewing us as much as we’re interviewing you.The teammates you’ll encounter along the way:Our Recruiting and Growth StrategistSeveral designers from the Product Design TeamThe Product Design Manager you'll report toApplications will be accepted until 9AM PST on December 4th, 2023. We aim to have a final decision made by 3PM PST on December 19th, 2023. Our offices will be closed from December 22nd until January 2, 2024, so a start date will land on January 15th, 2024.Below is an outline of the steps in our hiring process.Step one : Apply with a resume, cover letter, and previous work samples (Portfolio, Github, etc.)
Your cover letter should speak directly to your interest in this position. We want to know what got you into design, how your experience has set you up for success in this role, and why you want to join our team.Applicants without work samples will not be considered.Step two : Initial phone call with our recruiter so we can get to know one anotherStep three : An online design exercise to assess your design prowess and get a rough understanding of your experience and skillsStep four : Interview over Zoom with the Product Design Manager and a few of our designersStep five : Pending all goes well, an offerRequirements
For HiringFull-time resident in the United StatesEligible to work in the United StatesFor the work itselfAn impressive portfolio of UX Case studies and visual UI design work.Previous experience designing interfaces and interactions for a web-based product.Experience as a front-end designer (or similar role) using HTML, CSS, and ReactStrong sense of composition, UI design, and UX best practices.Proficiency with design tools. We use Figma as our preferred UI/prototyping tool.Experience with comparable tools like Sketch, XD, InVision, etc., will also be considered.Experience shepherding a project through the cycles of discovery, ideation, testing, and iteration.Clear verbal and written communication and the aptitude for writing design specifications.Invested
- We care about the products we create and the people we create them for, and we all contribute to the vision and direction of our products. Every one of our designers is critical to their team.Curious
- We aren’t afraid to ask questions, experiment, and iterate. We also love playing with fun new technologies & processes, and we take time every few months to do just that.Humble
- We always seek opportunities to grow and learn from one another.We love our team. It’s one of the core pillars
we work off of every day, which is why we take care of you as best we can. Here are a few highlights, but you can find all of our benefits here .Get paid We pay in the top 10% of the New York City rates (no matter where you live), contribute to your 401k, provide a charitable giving match of up to $2,000 a year, have a generous allowance for continued education, and offer a co-working stipend. The annual salary range for this position is $142,451 – $162,802.Get out Enjoy paid Fridays off in the summer, every other Friday off the rest of the year, a month-long sabbatical every five years, one week off between Christmas and New Years, one week off each year to serve with a non-profit, and two weeks paid vacation each year, increasing to three over time.Be healthy Generous paid sick time, $200 monthly for physical fitness and mental health, 95% medical and 100% dental premium health coverage.
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