HOMER has a newly created opportunity for a UX Researcher to join our growing Product Design team! This role will report into our UX Research Manager and will support HOMER’s user experience research and design program in our New York City office. 

HOMER, a BEGiN brand, is the proven early learning program that provides the best educational start possible. We offer personalized, fun, and proven learning products for kids ages 2-8 to help build confidence, mastery, and a love of learning. We are deeply committed to our members and to their children, and we are building a creative and strategic team to develop a portfolio of early learning products that support learning everywhere.

You will

• Develop & execute plans for recruiting families for user research, especially play studies
• Ensure we are following best practices in regard to participant tracking, communication, and privacy
• Gather research requirements from all child-facing squads for each sprint
• Provide day-to-day UX input for game design
• Create protocols for each sprint’s play studies
• Facilitate remote & on-site (pending COVID-19 restrictions) play studies throughout the entire product life cycle
• Document, analyze, and share timely play study notes with each squad
• Maintain processes and tools for user research logistics (scheduling, communication, tools, recruiting, etc.)
• Maintain a repository of play study insights and/or reports.
• Support larger scale research projects, i.e. with parents, internal users, etc.
• Support evaluative research projects as necessary

Must haves

• 2 years experience in UX or a related field
• Previous experience working with children
• A degree in psychology, anthropology, education, human computer interaction, and/or a related field.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical thinking and communication skills
• Close attention to detail 
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teammates
• Collaborative nature and a willingness to involve others in your research
• Comfort delivering rapid research findings 
• Willingness to work and make decisions independently

Nice-to-haves

• An interest in educational media 
• Experience running qualitative social science research (e.g. psychology lab work, ethnography, etc.)
• Experience developing prototypes with software such as Figma, Adobe, or Proto.io

We like people who: 

• Are open to suggestions, collaborative, and thrive in team environments
• Love and are willing to learn new technologies and styles
• Are scrappy, entrepreneurial with the ability to turnaround high-quality projects quickly without depending on a large team

What you’ll get:

• HOMER offers competitive compensation including equity and full benefits.
• Smart, passionate, and engaged co-workers.
• Excellent top-tier Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
• The chance to have a big impact, quickly
• The rare opportunity to make a dent in the universe. We’re bringing a love of reading and learning to children globally!

HOMER is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

At HOMER, we are committed to building a diverse team of talented people who are passionate about creating educational content kids love. We believe in fostering a culture where productivity can flourish, one that is empathetic, respectful, and inclusive. At HOMER, we know that diversity, equity, and inclusion aren’t just an idea, a one-time initiative, or phrases to throw into a job post: they’re a daily practice and an ongoing conversation. We survey our team about inclusivity, run training on DEI topics, and have a committee to ensure we are all continuing to learn and grow.