UI/UX Designer

UI/UX Designer 

Department: Marketing 

Team: Product Marketing 

What Sets Us Apart 

At UMortgage, we have a customer-centric, service-based approach. We primarily focus on home purchases, providing an emphasis on consumer education, real estate agent relationships, and a personalized experience for home buyers. Our goal is to empower our team members to provide a best-in-class experience at all times while prioritizing long-lasting relationships. 

What We Need 

UMortgage is seeking a dynamic, creative, and proactive team member to join our team as UI/UX Designer. As a UI/UX Designer at UMortgage, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the user experience and visual aesthetics of our website, email, and software applications. You will collaborate closely with our marketing, technology, and sales teams, to create compelling and user-friendly designs that align with our brand and business goals.

What You’ll Do 

• Conduct user research to understand customer needs and pain points.

• Analyze data and feedback to inform design decisions and create user-centered solutions.

• Create wireframes, prototypes, and interactive mockups to visualize and communicate design ideas effectively.

• Develop visually appealing and consistent design assets, including icons, graphics, and layouts that adhere to UMortgage's brand guidelines.

• Ensure that all designs are responsive and accessible across various devices and screen sizes.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and sales leadership, to bring designs from concept to implementation.

• Conduct usability testing and gather feedback to iterate on designs and improve the user experience continually.

• Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in UI/UX design.

• Utilize tools like HotJar, SEMrush, Google Analytics, and Google Search Console to understand user behavior across web pages and proactively recommend and implement changes to create a more cohesive experience.

• Enhance skills through innovation, presenting solutions to design process, and seeking educational outlets for continued growth.

• Additional responsibilities related to business needs. 

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree of Arts and/or Fine Arts with a focus on graphic design, UX/UI Design, or a related field.

• Proven experience in UI/UX design, with a portfolio showcasing previous work.

• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, Jira, Stripo or similar.

• Proficiency in Agile frameworks.

• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and responsive design.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

• 3+ years of UX/UI experience: Web App and Mobile App design preferred. 

Physical Requirements 

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Must be able to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time. 

• Includes frequently reaching with hands and arms, and using hands to handle and feel. 

• Requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

• Must be able to perform activities with repetitive motions. 

• Must be able to work in an environment with variable noise levels.