About Your Role:
As a Senior UX/UI Designer on Dotdash's Publishing Platforms team, you will work with Product Managers, UX Researchers, Jr. Designers, and Engineers to design the internal tools our writers and editors use to craft content. This content helps millions of monthly readers answer questions, solve problems, and find inspiration on topics they deeply care about.
About Your Contributions:

• Serve as design lead in the prototyping, creation, and production of our suite of internal tools
• Partner with User Research to ensure that design concepts meet user expectations
• See designs through to fruition by collaborating directly with Research, Product, and Engineering teams-ensuring quality and a consistent, premium visual experience
• Work iteratively to design, refine, and validate solutions; creating sketches, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes
• Assess user interface challenges and come up with innovative design solutions that meet business and user goals
• Conduct user tests and competitive analyses- collect, share, and convert findings into tangible designs
• Define interaction models, user flows, and UI specifications, and communicate scenarios and end-to-end experiences to stakeholders
• Maintain and own design system driving coherence and continuity

About You:

• 5+ years' years in a design role at a digital publisher with a strong focus on user interface and user experience demonstrated by a strong portfolio
• A demonstrated understanding of design, usability, user testing, and research best practices and standards
• Excellent conceptual and design skills, including typography, color, composition, visual hierarchy, data displays, and interface design
• Up-to-date knowledge of trends and best practices in digital media and user experience design
• Extensive experience building and maintaining design systems
• Knowledge of standard UX software such as Figma, Adobe CS, or equivalent is a must.
• Editorial / Content tools design experience is required
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment, and handle multiple projects under tight deadlines throughout all parts of the product life cycle, from discovery to launch.
• Ability to communicate ideas and reasoning to non-technical and non-creative audiences
• Accept feedback gracefully and skillful in open collaboration with diverse groups
• Degree in Interactive Design, Communication Design, or related work experience
• Deep understanding of contemporary trends in web/app design and content management systems
• Understanding of Atomic Design methodology a plus
• Basic HTML, CSS, and Javascript are a plus.

About Us:
Dotdash's vibrant brands help over 100 million users each month find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. Dotdash is among the largest and fastest-growing publishers online and has won over 80 awards in the last year alone. Dotdash brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger.
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