Sr UX Designer, Story Arts

OVERVIEW  

Our Product Design Team is growing as we write the next chapter in Mixbook history! We are committed and energized to create delightfully smart and magical experiences that allow our customers to be creative and to make deeper connections with the ones they love. We do this by balancing our focus between entrepreneurial innovation and day-in-day-out iterative craftsmanship. We whole-heartedly believe in human-centered usability – leveraging research, live interviews, and data insights to design unforgettable experiences that meet our customers’ needs.

We carry out our purpose with these Product Design Principles in mind: 

• Anticipatory. We meet our customers’ needs at the right moments for effortless convenience.
• Immersive. We create engaging, highly interactive experiences that inspire and inform.
• Harmonious. Our product experience is unified across devices, feeling consistent while respecting the nuances of each.
• Well-crafted. We believe that high quality and trust is reinforced through design excellence.

Location & Remote Work Details

• This position is fully remote in the US.  
• Start times on some days as early as 7am PST to participate in status and ideation meetings with our dedicated engineering team in Moldova.

Job Description  

Mixbook is looking for a phenomenal Senior UX Designer to shape the future of how we interact with our memories. Crafting a story around our photos can be hard, and we are building new ways to relive and share memories with AI-driven photo curation and storytelling. This key role will be involved in every aspect of the product development process from exploring Mixbook’s next mind-blowing innovation to iterating/improving/refining ideas driven by insights from research, user testing and data analysis. All of our efforts make a huge impact on Mixbook’s product vision of empowering customers who want to turn their treasured memories into beautifully designed stories with automated design features, on any device.

Please provide a portfolio of work that demonstrates your experience in end-to-end product design leveraging Ai technology.  

What You’ll Do  

• Design simple, clear, data-driven, human-centric experiences that anticipate customers’ needs and delight them
• Innovate by enhancing the creation and storytelling experience with new technologies such as GenAI
• Brings UX concepts to life within the product through customer research, ideation sessions, collaborative workshops, user flows, rapid prototyping, wireframing, etc.
• Partner collaboratively with Story Arts Product Manager and Tech Lead in high-level, strategic decisions
• Carry projects from discovery to wireframes
• Ensure a unified customer experience across all channels and touchpoints through open communication and collaboration with designs in other domains 
• Evangelize design excellence by galvanizing the product design team vision, principles, and strategy across all domains, departments and the company
• Encourage and exchange ideas with other designers to continually improve our design process
• Participate openly in an ego-free design team culture

What You’ll Need  

• Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
• 7+ years of overall work experience, with at least 5+ years in UX/UI design for high-quality consumer web and mobile experiences.
• Portfolio:
• Proven UX Designer experience with a compelling portfolio showcasing mobile app solutions
• A portfolio of case studies that showcase your proven skills in solving real customer problems, compelling with provocative visual designs and delighting with modern interaction design
• AI and Machine Learning:
• Experience in designing for automation using AI and machine learning technology to enhance the design/customization experience a plus
• Tools and Methodologies:
• Proficiency in design tools like Figma and prototyping tools such as Framer, Proto, and Principle
• Knowledge of discovery, design thinking, and validation methodologies
• Communication and Problem-Solving:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong communication & presentation skills with proven ability to work and influence cross-functionally with stakeholders and remote engineers
• Strong problem-solving abilities, both independently and collaboratively
• User Research and Testing:
• Experience in planning and executing qualitative and quantitative user research
• Capable of proposing and conducting user tests impartially, deriving valuable insights for design improvements
• User-Centered Design:
• A strong commitment to designing with the end-user in mind, prioritizing their needs and preferences

What You’ll Enjoy 

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including fully-covered premiums for you and your family
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Unlimited paid time off (plus vacation bonuses!) and flexible schedules
• $2,000 per year for external learning and development
• 401k + match, monthly events, travel opportunities, and more

Company Mission

Our mission is to empower people to be creative and connect deeply with the ones they love.  Unlike most growth companies, we have invested deeply in culture. Organizational health is central to our long-term strategy – we believe that when we love our people, they will love our customers, and our customers will love our business.

 We want people to join us who exude our core values: 

• Scrappy (Act like an entrepreneur)
• Caring (Heart of empathy) 
• Craftsmanship (Spirit of excellence)