artnet, the leading platform to buy, sell, and research art online, is looking for a talented user interface designer to join our team. We connect millions of collectors globally with the world’s leading galleries and auction houses, with a focus on making the art market more transparent while supporting our partners in growing their business online. Founded in 1989, artnet has been a leader of industry change that has shaped the international art market with a suite of pioneering products and services. With a comprehensive platform that includes the Price Database, the Gallery Network, and artnet News, artnet provides reliable and trusted information to an audience of over 2.1 million monthly users. We are constantly building new ways for people to discover and foster an appreciation for art, and offer an unrivaled resource for exploring the current cultural landscape.

You will help shape how the world perceives and interacts with artnet on a global scale by inspiring others, implementing customer-centered design principles, and growing the value of our products by expanding how users discover and engage with our content. We work in a fast-paced, agile environment in which data plays a crucial role in informing product analysis and future product iterations.

Our designers foster a collaborative environment in which ideas are shared and feedback is welcomed in a uniquely creative and forward-thinking company. You will be reporting directly to the chief technology officer and will be a part of our dedicated Product Design and Engineering Team. Working together in our open-plan, modern New York office located in the Woolworth Building, you will challenge and motivate each other as artnet leads the way in the growing art industry.

Responsibilities:

• Create quality designs of artnet product features, from low to high fidelity, including visual concepts, layouts, typographic explorations, and icon design
• Deliver polished comps and assets to other team members
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce pixel-perfect and brand-appropriate design experiences across all our platforms, including Web, iOS, and email
• Communicate and present ideas and designs effectively
• Refine our UI style guides and ensure that a consistent design language is applied across our products
• Stay up to date on the various capabilities and technical constraints of our products and services
• Continually propose new ideas that improve our workflow, designs, and services

Qualifications:

• BFA or MA, or equivalent industry experience of 3 years
• Proven ability to produce high-quality interfaces in a fast-paced environment
• A passion for design with a strong understanding of composition, balance, symmetry, and white space
• Refined aesthetic sensibilities with a strong attention to detail
• Dedication to polishing your work until it is pixel-perfect
• Strong understanding of design systems with the ability to make rational design decisions within those systems
• Ability to focus despite changing internal and external landscapes
• Superb communication skills that allow you to convey your rationale and thought process to any audience
• Excellent judgement for usability coupled with a willingness to remain flexible
• Proven experience with an iterative design process, including incorporating feedback, launching quickly, and testing hypotheses
• The ability to hand-code HTML/CSS with ease
• Skilled at Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, and Origami/Framer, as well as Google Apps (Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings)
• A digital portfolio that displays not only a visually stunning array of mobile and interactive work, but also showcases your grasp of ideation, prototyping, and iteration, as well as visual design in terms of typography, color, grid, scale, balance, and hierarchy

Bonus Points For:

• 2+ years of experience with social network, e-commerce, or lifestyle brands and consumer web products
• Understanding of working in an agile environment
• Experience in creating native mobile products for iOS
• Knowledge of high-end luxury consumer design

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability coverage
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Pre-tax health and transit saving options
• Flexible vacation and paid time-off

If you have the right combination of skills and experience and want to be a part of a dynamic, innovative company, please apply with your cover letter and resume. Join us, and let’s work together to build innovative technologies that will shape the way people experience visual culture.