Lead UX Designer

Overview

Everyday​ ​Health ​is​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​a passionate​ Lead UX Designer ​to​ help set the ​user​ ​experience​ ​and​ creative ​vision​ ​for​ ​our​ ​platform.​ As a Lead UX Designer, you ​bring​ ​an obsession​ ​for​ research-driven, futuristic, scalable design thinking. You ​inspire​ ​those​ ​around​ ​you​ ​to​ ​create and evolve​ digital products that positively influence personal wellness and reduce barriers to a healthy lifestyle. 

About You

You are naturally curious and have strong instincts for what great experiences can be. You are a fierce advocate for your user and understand how human-centered design practices can lead to valued, user-friendly products. You find joy in translating complex research into actionable design decisions. You know​ ​how​ ​to​ ​demonstrate​ ​an​ ​idea​ ​with​ ​prototyping​ ​and​ ​how​ ​to​ ​sell​ ​it​ ​in​ ​with​ ​storytelling.​ ​

You​ ​are comfortable​ designing for ​mobile​ ​web,​ ​native​ ​apps,​ and emerging​ ​technologies. ​​You​ ​love​ design systems, ​pattern​ ​libraries,​ ​and​ ​a strong​ ​information​ ​architecture. You are​ ​able​ ​to communicate​ ​the​ value​ ​of strong​ user ​experience principles​ ​to​ ​all​ ​audiences.​ ​

You are comfortable with quick turnaround times and creating products that meet both technology and business constraints. Despite any limitations, you are motivated by the prospect of being able to optimize your work and going above and beyond user expectations. ​​

You are a proven design leader, as well as a ​team​ ​player.​ You enjoy coaching and motivating others to produce their best work and ​collaborating​ ​with​ ​product, engineering,​ ​editorial,​ ​audience,​ ​and​ ​analytics​ to ​bring​ ​simple,​ ​elegant​ ​solutions​ ​to​ market. 

At Everyday Health, we aim to educate, empower, and inspire people to live their healthiest lives. Above all, we’re seeking a Lead UX Designer that will help us realize this mission, and create a positive impact on the world.

What We’re Looking For

• Mastery of user experience principles and techniques, such as wireframing, user flow creation, journey mapping, use case definition, and interaction modeling across all digital platforms  

• Experience building and maintaining design systems and digital style guide libraries in conjunction with the wider product design team to ensure UX principles are upheld and functional product- and company-wide consistency is achieved

• Experience crafting interdisciplinary team workshops to frame problems, mine for insights, align on product definition, and convert learnings into new product or feature ideas 

• Ability to envision complex UX ecosystems and create original, engaging concepts that address design problems, deliver on user and brand values, and inspire teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible

• Ability to create, justify, and document interaction models and UI patterns in a systematic way

• Enthusiasm for working within an iterative design process informed by user engagement findings and group critique 

• Ability to sketch and create prototypes as a means to explore, convey, and validate design solutions 

• Fluent in how motion can enhance the user experience and willingness to work closely with the greater design and tech teams to execute your overarching vision

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity surrounding design problems and exploring multiple solutions to a single design problem

• Fluent in user research strategy — identifying opportunities to explore or validate design concepts with users, crafting audience-appropriate screeners and questionnaires, and drawing out valuable user insights and potential design optimizations

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex interaction concepts, clearly and persuasively, across different audiences at any level of the organization

• Adept at vetting developed designs against original vision and specifications, providing detailed feedback to tech towards necessary revisions

• Self-motivated and organized, always open to feedback and shifting priorities when required

• Experience working in an agile environment and working alongside project managers to balance evolving project needs and communicating blockers and delays when necessary

• Commitment to submit designs on time and in line with product timelines and requirements

• Unwavering attention to detail, an acute awareness that everything counts, and the drive to raise the bar with each new product release  

Qualifications

• A strong online portfolio demonstrating excellent design sensibilities, strong UX principles, and research-driven thinking for web, software, and/or mobile applications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience Design (UXD), Visual Communication Design, or equivalent professional experience

• 7+ years of experience working in the field of UX and/or Product Design

• 2+ years of experience leading or managing a UX or Product Design team

• Proficiency in Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

• Proficiency in prototyping tools e.g. Invision 

• Familiarity​ with product animation tools; e.g. Flinto, Framer X, or similar

• Familiarity​ ​with​ ​​Jira and Google Analytics, a plus

Benefits

• Team-wide commitment to work-life balance

• Flexible work arrangements

• Unlimited PTO

• Snacks

• Growth opportunities