Mid-level UX Designer

  • Full-time
  • Department: Product and Hardware Engineering

Company Description

Cricut is the global leader in the connected DIY technology space. The Cricut is an electronic cutting machine – like a printer that cuts – that lets our users cut intricate patterns in over 100 different materials ranging from paper and cardstock to iron-on and adhesive vinyl and even thicker materials like chipboard and leather. Using our cloud-based Design Space software, our customers design projects using digital images from our library or uploaded from the web to make personalized cards, custom t-shirts, home décor, even quilting and sewing projects. Our customers can also select from over 3,000 Make-it-Now projects which make DIY easier than ever before. We sell the machines, the materials and the digital content that makes it all possible.

Job Description

As part of a small but dynamic UX team at Cricut, you’ll play a leading role in creating thoughtful and compelling user experiences that elevate the brand and introduce Cricut to a wider audience. You’ll work on complex and interesting UX projects spanning multiple platforms including, content delivery, hardware, software, responsive web and mobile apps. You’ll be joining a hardworking and talented team, committed to creating industry-leading experiences for some of the most engaged user groups you’ll ever encounter.

Responsibilities
• Transform complex systems and interconnected challenges into beautiful solutions that delight our users
• Connect with our community and participate in user research to uncover unmet needs.
• You will design both web and mobile (iOS and Android) applications
• Influence, challenge, extend and evolve our design language and UX standards to craft an elegant and consistent design experience
• Collaborate well with other designers, developers and the product management team to drive solutions through to completion
• Capture ideas and solutions in all levels of fidelity from whiteboard sketches to interactive prototypes and visual designs. 
• Manage multiple projects and meet predictable deadlines
• Advocate for our users at every step
• Participate in the definition of new feature and products

Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience in a relevant field
• A thoughtful and well-presented portfolio of UX design solutions
• A passion for design and creating products that improve the lives of users
• Ability to receive and participate well in design feedback
• Leading discussions with cross platform teams to illicit feedback
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to clearly articulate design solutions to complex problems
• Ability to discuss high level concepts and detailed design with equal fluency
• Proven track record in using data to drive decision making
• Demonstrated mastery of either Bohemian Sketch or Adobe Creative Suite 
• Demonstrated eye for visual design
• Demonstrated knowledge of Human Interface Guidelines and Material Design

Additional Information

What to Do Next: 

Please send a resume and note about why you are the best UX Designer for this position. You can be sure that Cricut is a workplace that values individuality and variety, so write to us in your real voice and tell us what you’re all about. Please submit any online presence you may have (Twitter, Facebook, Fan pages made because of you), and if you are a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, that means a lot to us, and we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!