UX Designer

This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring once a week in-office attendance.

Come work in a startup like environment (small team, big challenges, massive growth opportunity, relaxed office culture) with solid company stability (40+ years) and benefits including health, paid holidays, 401K, PTO, remote work friendly and great office views. Together with our 200+ university research partners, we have built into the “The Stock Market of Politics” where 100,000+ enthusiastic Traders make $1 winner-take-all political forecasts with stunning accuracy thanks to the wisdom of the crowd. Now we need your help taking it to the next level.

As a UX Designer you will get to create exceptional user experiences across our platform creating innovative web/mobile experiences that define the financial engine at the heart of millions of dollars of transactions. You will also be working on the UX design of a project on the order of Coinbase/FanDuel/DraftKings/Crypto.com and you will design next generation UX for trading financial options and futures. You’ll be part of small team and have opportunities to take on exciting challenges and responsibilities that make the job extremely fulfilling and rewarding.

The UX Designer works with Product/Engineering to transform complex challenges into intuitive, accessible, and delightful user experiences. Most importantly you will be expected to quickly and efficiently:

• Create high fidelity mockups and design guides for developers in Figma

You also will be asked to:

• Drive the UX design process including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing

• Create mockups, user flows, journey maps, and information architecture diagrams

• Present design concepts to stakeholders effectively communicating design rationale and iterating based on feedback

• Own the design system, be responsible for the content, controls, and processes behind it

• Assist in UX refinement by reviewing UX related changes in both staging and production environments

As a small team everyone does a little bit of everything and so you will be expected to perform a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. You can expect your week to be approximately: 25% Figma/AI UX design, 15% Product Management, 10% Collaboration with Devs and Stakeholders, 30% Ensuring designs are done correctly, 10% Process Improvement and Research and 10% Other.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in Figma designing UX elements for Web and Mobile.
• Strong Product Management skills including written and verbal communication
• Understanding of graphic design and UX design principles and the software development lifecycle.
• Responsive design in Figma expertise. Your Figma designs should look right when scaled.
• Strong organizational skills, design aesthetic and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use independent judgment and initiative on a day-to-day basis and to initiate and successfully manage creating UX/Design assets for the team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well on technical subjects in both written and verbal form. Including coordinating with developers to assure they can successfully execute a design.

Benefits

All positions are Full-Time, with competitive compensation, medical benefits, paid vacation, 401k plan and stock options. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make this a fun place to work and learn in a team environment. Please visit our website at .