UI/UX Designer

Note: If you are contacted by Eric Osterman or Lauren Broges via email about an interview for this role, you are being phished. They are using the fake email "careers@savaslabs.us".

The Position 
 

We are looking to hire a UI/UX Designer who is responsible for identifying new opportunities to create better user experiences and ensure the end-to-end journey with our clients' products or services meets desired outcomes. We'd like to see 3-5 years of experience in performing well in a fast-paced environment.

The right candidate has a passion for well-crafted interfaces and enjoys collaborating, communicating, and leading effectively with both internal team members and client stakeholders. You are genuinely curious about a myriad of subjects and love to understand both clients and their businesses. You enjoy and have an eye for good design as well as a desire to work efficiently. Above all, you are a very strong communicator, curious problem-solver, and motivated self-starter. The position requires an understanding of how the web works, and how to design for content management systems and/or digital products. 

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with peers to design high-quality digital products and websites
  • Articulate complex ideas through documentation like sketches, site maps, user flows, wireframes, design compositions, or prototypes
  • Create visual design compositions and system design elements as a visual designer where applicable in either internal, pro bono or client projects
  • Present and lead strategic, design, and user-centered functionality discussions in client meetings with support from senior designers
  • Aid business development efforts by providing high-quality design work

About

You have:

  • An eye for good design
  • Strong communication
  • Excellent problem-solving skills driven by curiosity
  • Initiative and show up as a motivated self-starter
  • Basic understanding of HTML and CSS 
  • Ability to design for content management systems
  • Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design

You have experience with:

  • Creating user flows and wireframes based on user research and information architecture
  • Testing existing hypotheses and analyzing data from quantitative and qualitative research to provide suggestions for improvements.
  • Building low-fi prototypes based on provided wireframes to be used in user testing.
  • Basic knowledge of UX methodologies 
  • Basic to advanced  knowledge of UI methodologies
  • Ability to create high fidelity design layouts and prototypes based on wireframes and low-fi prototypes with a medium level of support from senior to director members of the team.
  • Presenting and participating in strategic, design, and user-centered functionality discussions in client meetings

You care about:

  • Learning and building with new technologies or processes
  • Reading blogs, articles, and tutorials to stay abreast of industry trends
  • Building tools or designing to develop new skills and market new company competencies

Salary range:

  • $70k - $80k

At Savas Labs, we believe building a team full of diverse perspectives and experiences is vital to success. Therefore, we strongly encourage anyone historically underrepresented in tech to apply for this role. Savas Labs does not discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, citizenship status, age, or physical ability. Empathy, authenticity, and inclusivity are at the core of all we do.

Employee Benefits

  • competitive salary icon in dusk
    Competitive Salary
  • health, dental, and vision icon in sky
    Health, Dental, & Vision

    100% covered for you and your family

  • 401k plan icon in coast
    401(k) plan with matching
  • flexible work schedule icon in redder
    Flexible work schedule
  • generous pto icon in redder
    Generous PTO
  • 12 day holiday schedule icon in coast
    12 Day Holiday Schedule

    Floating holiday included

  • paid sick days icon in dusk
    Paid Sick Days

    Granted annually

  • team thursdays icon in sky
    Team Thursdays

    Skillshares, team socials, & games

  • monthly free lunches icon in sky
    Monthly Free Lunches
  • technology and health stipend icon in dusk
    Technology & Health Stipend

    Granted annually

  • conference presentation icon in redder
    Conference Presentation

    And attendance opportunities

  • community service day icon in coast
    Community Service day

    Offered annually

  • short and long term disability icon in coast
    Short & Long Term Disability
  • Bi-annual retreats icon in redder
    Bi-annual Retreats
  • paid parental leave icon in sky
    Paid Parental Leave
  • Working at Savas Labs

    At Savas Labs, we prioritize a few things. We like people who are enjoyable to work with. We learn from and teach one another, and often the result is others learn as well either via blog posts, conference presentations, or social media. We dedicate time each week for self-improvement, socializing, and collaboration. We encourage a flexible work schedule so long as we uphold our commitments to one another and our clients. We value openness and encourage our team members to push and recognize the boundaries of their expertise in a given area. We are honest, yet respectful; this is not a cut-throat environment, but rather a supportive one. We take a lot of pride in the quality of our work, and we work hard. We value a work/life balance that keeps us productive and happy. We like to have fun and yet take our values seriously. We greatly embrace inclusivity. You’ll like it here.

    Ready to get started?

    Send us an application today.