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Senior UI Designer

Critical Mass
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2025

The Senior UI Designer is responsible for the execution of UI strategy projects. The Sr. UI Designer works integrated into a larger team and is capable of handling complex user experience projects efficiently under minimum direction from either a Creative Lead or a UI Manager, but also has proven ability to handle interaction experience projects independently exceeding expectations.

You will :

  • Works closely with clients, business partners, industry experts and the development team to achieve the business goals.
  • Conducts discovery sessions and exercises with business stakeholders and partners in order to understand the business, the product / app background, limitations and the ecosystem surrounding the product or application with minimum lead's direction. Some of the tasks and deliverables include (but are not limited to) : project kick-off meetings, stakeholder interviews, stakeholder workshops / design-thinking workshops, debriefing, requirement-gathering, content inventory, compliance and legal requirements gathering, tech requirements gathering and competitor analysis.
  • Carries out complex and test user experience and user behavior to determine their needs, feelings, desires and pain points with minimum lead's direction. Some of the tasks and deliverables include (but are not limited to) : user testing, A / B testing, shadowing, interviews, data analysis, measure product performance, psychographics analysis, observational research, heuristic analysis, card sorting and empathy maps.
  • Structures user research insights using design-thinking exercises with minimum lead's direction. Some of the tasks and deliverables include (but are not limited to) : personas, user journey and storyboards.
  • Prepares handoff for the development team. Some of the tasks and deliverables include (but are not limited to) : design comps, design assets, redlines and UX documentation.
  • Applies usability best practices.
  • Applies accessibility best practices.
  • Applies agile and iterative design best practices.

You have :

  • 4 experience in visual design, interface design, UX, or product design
  • Experience in UI prototyping.
  • Experience managing and creating UI design systems.
  • Extensive knowledge of Figma.
  • Solid understanding of interactivity and animation principles and best practices.
  • Solid understanding of visual design principles, trends, systems and structures.
  • Solid understanding of UX principles, trends and theory.
  • Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite
  • Understanding of productivity and remote collaboration tools : MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Jira, Trello, Slack, Zoom, Acrobat, Drive, Box, Paper, Notion.
  • Knowledge of design systems frameworks such as Material Design and Human Interface Guidelines.
  • Experience with international clients and global brandspreferred.
  • Understanding of digital marketing, online advertising and business strategy concepts.
  • Comfortable on the iOS environment.
  • What We Offer :

  • Competitive benefits packages
  • Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days
  • Access to online services for families and new parents
  • End of year closure days (not deducted form vacation balance)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
  • Internal learning and development programs
  • And more...
  • At Critical Mass, we value our employees and offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our employees, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position today!

    The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.

    Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [redacted].

    We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

    The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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