The Company: GIA is the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA is a global organization with headquarters located in Carlsbad, CA. GIA in Carlsbad boasts a 17-acre ocean view campus that accommodates approximately 800 of its 3,000 total employees worldwide. It offers many competitive health and commuter benefits that promote the well-being of its employees as well as that of the environment.
The Location: This position is located in Carlsbad, California at our corporate headquarters. We offer a flexible work-from-home schedule, with a few days in the office per month.
What to expect:
- Work Hours: Monday through Friday regular business hours
- We offer competitive medical, dental, vision and matching 401-K plans
- Paid vacation, sick and holidays, tuition assistance
Job Overview:
We’re looking for a UX/UI Designer to join our Product Management team. As a UX/UI designer, you must have a strong understanding of visual design, interaction design, formative research, and information architecture in order to meet project goals.
This position requires a customer-centric mindset, excellent communication skills, strong design skills (mobile and web), and proficient comprehension of computer technology and design software for daily work tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Independently creates user journeys, wireframes, information architecture, user flows, mockups and prototypes to communicate designs; and iterate on designs based on feedback from product manager and stakeholders.
- Generates iterations of the user interface design to be evaluated by cross-functional teams.
- Illustrates design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps.
- Designs user experiences though the creation of interaction flows, design patterns and medium to high fidelity prototypes.
- Develops UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how app/site function and look like.
- Collaborates with engineers to ensure designs are feasible and implemented properly.
- Produces and maintains pixel perfect graphics, graphical components and graphics asset libraries.
- Prepares and presents rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders.
- Identifies and troubleshoots UX problems.
- Adheres to GIA style guide on fonts, colors and images.
- Other duties as assigned.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):
- A deep understanding of UX/UI best practices and a passion for learning new things.
- Pitching designs in a clear, detailed manner.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Balancing, prioritizing, and organizing tasks to meet deadlines.
- Self-critiquing and accepting outside feedback.
- Being self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
- Experience designing user-friendly websites, desktop applications, and mobile apps.
- Deep knowledge of digital design techniques and tools, including typography, layouts, and responsive design.
- Strong track record for bringing exceptionally well-designed mobile/web-based products to market.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Design, Computer Science, or related creative field, and 1-2+ years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Work is performed in a designated professional office workstation and environment.
- Extensive use of office equipment to include computer, calculator, copier, fax, and other business related machines and software.
Pay Range: $78-132k
Disclaimer: This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees.
