Senior Web UX Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Costa Rica.

📋 Description

• Create user journeys, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes for web pages and various components.

• Contribute to the web design system by adding components and patterns, ensuring documentation is up-to-date.

• Produce specifications, redlines, and handoff documentation for distributed engineering teams.

• Collaborate directly in Jira with developers, managing design tickets until completion.

• Evaluate live branches and staging builds to ensure adherence to design specifications.

• Conduct user research in partnership with the research lead.

• Design and develop conversion-centered web pages on a staging branch within the CMS.

• Utilize AI-assisted and design-to-code tools to enhance handoff processes and minimize manual production tasks.

• Articulate design choices to stakeholders and integrate their feedback.

• Work alongside engineers, web authors, TPMs, and web strategists to deliver polished and accessible experiences.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to comprehend and communicate user needs and objectives.

• Manage ambiguity while juggling multiple projects and priorities.

• Assist with additional tasks as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in designing web or product experiences, preferably in a CMS-driven or component-based setting.

• Proven experience in preparing detailed specifications and redlines for engineering handoff, particularly in asynchronous or distributed team environments.

• Comfortable working directly in Jira or a similar ticketing system alongside a development team, ensuring ticket completion.

• Familiarity with design systems, tokens, and component libraries, along with a genuine interest in maintaining and enhancing them.

• Knowledge of accessibility (WCAG) standards and their application in web design.

• Strong visual design skills, with attention to detail and consistency.

• Practical understanding of core design principles: hierarchy, typography, color, and layout.

• Solid interaction design and prototyping capabilities.

• High proficiency with Figma.

• Experience with usability testing, user research, or applying findings from research.

• Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS, with a curiosity about the design implementation process.

• Experience incorporating AI tools into your daily design workflow.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset and openness to feedback.

• Degree in Design or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• A portfolio showcasing strong UI/UX craftsmanship.

• Must reside in Costa Rica.

• Nice to have: Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with Adobe After Effects and Lottie.

• Nice to have: Understanding of front-end development concepts or experience in front-end coding.

• Nice to have: Experience with AI-assisted and generative design tools like Figma Make or Lovable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Health & Life insurance coverage for full-time employees and their family members.

• Monthly stipend to enhance your work and productivity.

• 12 days of paid vacation plus a Flexible Time Away Program.

• 20 weeks of fully paid maternity leave.

• 12 weeks of fully paid paternity/adoption leave.

• One paid personal volunteer day to support our community.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development, including access to LinkedIn Learning online courses.

• Company-funded perks, including a counseling membership and a personal Smartsheet account.

• Teleworking options available from any registered location in Costa Rica (role-specific).