OluKai UX Designer

Who We Are:

At OluKai, we build premium products for the ocean lifestyle. Our footwear is created using the highest quality materials and crafted into beautiful, functional and incredibly comfortable designs that reflect the spirit of the ocean lifestyle we all enjoy.

We are committed to creating quality products for our customers while leaving the smallest footprint possible on the planet. Our company philosophy is to be environmentally responsible as manufacturers and to pledge OluKai to actively support and work for a clean environment and a better quality of life.

Our customers and staff embody the connection that exists between people and the ocean, it is our Culture. We want to build a team of individuals who embrace this culture, and have a passion for providing premium products and service to our customers.

About The Role:

OluKai, a rapidly expanding brand that draws inspiration from island culture and lifestyle, is actively seeking a highly motivated UX Designer to join our Creative department at our Irvine, CA location.

As a UX Designer, you will own the innovation of OluKai’s brand across our websites and mobile applications, shaping a seamless and engaging digital shopping experience. We are looking for a user-experience (UX) designer who not only understands our business requirements and technical limitations but also deeply analyzes consumer behavior, shopping patterns, and decision-making processes. Your role will be to translate these insights into intuitive, easy-to-navigate designs that enhance discoverability, streamline conversions, and create a frictionless path to purchase. You will be responsible for conceiving and executing wireframes, mockups, and production-ready designs while ensuring the overall functionality is optimized for usability. Additionally, you will define key breakpoints based on application or device to deliver a cohesive and responsive experience across all touchpoints.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences.
• Facilitate the brand’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping, and user-testing experiences for digital products.
• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and high-fidelity mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.
• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions.
• Produce digital assets for the site like: homepage banners, landing pages, as well as cropping images for product detail pages.
• Analyze feedback and translate insights into design improvements.
• Deliver a simple, easy to use shopping experience.
• Develop mobile first UX for the Shopify Ecosystem using Figma or our theme.
• Understand the limitation of Shopify Theme development and define breakpoints.
• Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core and new functions and features.
• Support the creation of design systems, ensuring consistency across digital products.
• Test and iterate on designs based on data, feedback, and usability studies.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in UX/UI design.
• Responsible for ensuring all aspects of the ecommerce user journey are consistent to brand standards and modern best practices for navigation, animation/hover states, readability.
• Provide final sign-off and quality assurance for design and functionality updates.
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.
• Work with Creative, Ecommerce, and Digital Product team to develop new web and mobile app functionality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine user flows and enhance usability.
• Collaborate with internal & external teams.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related discipline
• 5-7 years of UX design experience for ecommerce
• Strong experience with Figma & Shopify
• Good understanding of eCommerce, ADA Compliance, & UX best practices
• Demonstrated ability to grasp technical requirements and marketing information to develop wireframes and prototypes
• Understanding of Responsive Design as relates to device and application breakpoints
• Extremely organized and highly motivated
• Flexibility to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and a collaborative mindset
• Possess a portfolio of UX design work including user flows, wireframes, and UI Designs
• Strong understanding of color theory and design principles

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with HTML5, CSS, & JavaScript experience
• Experience with Shopify Theme Development
• Experience with Mobile First Design Responsive Design
• Experience with analyzing heat map tools (Microsoft Clarity)
• Experience in testing responsive web design and cross-browser testing
• Proficient in Agile Methodologies, experience with Asana is a Plus

Location & Office Structure: This is an in-office hybrid position, mandatory 4 days per week in office in Irvine, CA with the option to work from home 1 day per week.Subject to change without notice as per company guidelines.

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000 plus opportunity for annual bonus; salary is based on the experience that you bring to the position.

Benefits and Perks:

• Complimentary chef prepared breakfast and lunch provided Monday - Thursday
• Generous product gift program and all brand discounts
• Growth opportunities within the Archipelago family of brands: OluKai, Kaenon, Melin, Roark
• Company bonus program
• 5 year and 10 year Anniversary gifts to Hawaii and other desirable destinations
• Wellness program, including but not limited to in-office gym and group fitness classes
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance in accordance with plan guidelines
• Company paid life insurance
• 401k with employer match in accordance with plan guidelines
• 15 Days of PTO plus one additional day of PTO every year on your anniversary and 3 Floating Holidays per year
• Paid beach and giveback days, bi annual team building events and other in person celebrations
• Work with talented and great people who share a love of the ocean lifestyle
• OluKai is a Certified B Corporation with paid company service days
• Dog friendly office

Archipelago Companies values a diverse, inclusive, and entrepreneurial workforce and culture, and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hr@arch-cos.com. Archipelago will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.