UX Design Lead: Design and Research

Curious. Innovative. Collaborative. Inclusive. Committed to bringing people together to celebrate their most important life moments. That's who we are at Evite. We work hard, move quickly, support each other, act with integrity and have a lot of fun along the way! Sound like a party you want to be a part of? We’re currently looking for a passionate and creative mid-to-senior level UX Designer to join our team.

The ideal candidate will have a consumer product-focused background and be eager to shape the future of our user’s experience, including our invitation and greeting card creation experiences. We are a Product-led organization, so our UX team works in partnership with Product Managers to imagine, develop, and bring to market new products and features, co-owning critical parts of Evite’s platform. We are highly agile and data-driven, so you have the technical expertise to work collaboratively with developers and data/analytics teams to impact the full suite of Evite products, used by tens of millions of hosts and guests each year. Come join the party!

What We Value: 

• Making a Difference: Never be afraid to act fast and be curious.
• Transparency and Teamwork: Embrace collaboration and share those amazing ideas!
• Excellence Without Attitude: Be passionate and positive while always remembering to have fun.

Responsibilities:

Primary:

• Collaborate and work closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to define product requirements and goals, establishing a shared vision.
• Lead design discovery by creating flow diagrams, customer journey maps, mental models, and personas.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and final UI designs with detailed specifications for our engineers to build.
• Lead user research (interviews and usability testing) to gather insights about user needs, behaviors, and pain points with the ability to cater testing as needed (from informal to fromal)
• Advocate for user-centered design principles, creative quality in our work and promote a culture of empathy and customer-centricity within the organization.
• Stay updated with industry trends, competitors, emerging technologies, and design best practices to drive innovation in UX design.
• Act as a role model, mentor, and motivator for individual contributors and UX managers alike, investing in developing talent and collaboration..
• Bring deep expertise in UX design across UX disciplines (frameworks, interaction models, prototypes, research, operations, language)
• Frame designs in the context of the broader customer experience and be willing to go deep into the details.
• Present design work to partners and executive leadership for review, feedback, and sign-off and can coach the team to do the same
• Prioritize using data to inform your decisions, weigh the impact and tradeoffs of decisions, and seek input where needed to drive alignment.
• Navigate comfortably from ambiguity to clarity, drawing upon your expertise and design process to create structure. Proactively look ahead and help anticipate next steps.
• Develop processes that drive quality and efficiency to help designers accomplish efficiently.

Preferred Requirements: 

• 8+ years proven experience as a UX designer or similar role, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design projects and UX thinking.
• Proficiency in Figma or equivalent design software (Sketch, Adobe XD)
• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex requirements into intuitive designs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with front-end development concepts and the ability to collaborate closely with developers.
• Experience with conducting user research, usability testing, and applying data-driven insights to design decisions.
• Experience leading a team.

The compensation range for this role is $180-220K.

Benefits & Perks at Evite:

Healthcare & retirement:

• Multiple medical plans to choose from
• 100% employer-paid dental & vision plans for employees and their families
• Employer-matched 401(k) plan
• 24/7 access to coaches & mental health benefits

Vacation & leaves:

• Unlimited trust-based vacation
• Bereavement leave
• Paid time off to volunteer
• 12 weeks leave for parents at 100% of your salary for new births, adoptions and foster children
• 11 paid company-wide holidays

Perks:

• Free parking at our Glendale office 
• Baby Bucks! An initial contribution to help cover some of those early parenting expenses
• Donation matching
• Volunteering and learning & development opportunities
• Fully stocked kitchen (occasionally lunches and happy hours too)
• And more!

Evite, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity and values a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or perception, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetics or other legally protected characteristics.