LEAD UX DESIGNER, DIY DESIGN CURATION

Our Team.
Vista is the go-to partner for millions of small businesses who need to promote themselves effectively in the modern age.
With tools that empower brands to create their unique identity and expert design support when they need inspiration, we provide a range of digital and print services at every stage of their journey.
To help customers bring their visions to life, we need UX professionals skilled at crafting the right features and experiences - that’s where you come in.
What you'll do.
Vista is looking for a Lead UX Designer to join, what we call, our "DIY" product experience category.
Teams in this area cover a range of customer-facing solutions to help customers get to the best designs for their branding and marketing materials.
from algorithmic design builders to quick upload and edit flows and feature-rich design tools.
More specifically, this Lead UX Designer will lead the way to bring the most relevant, personalized, and fitting designs to customers who are looking to explore - and get inspired by - a wide range of design templates - as they go through the process of designing, customizing, and eventually printing their branding and marketing materials.
Working side-by-side with a Product Manager and an Engineering Lead - in an empowered triad model - the Lead UX Designer will research and validate solutions, build a cohesive experience for both mobile and web platforms to work with print & digital products, and design interactions to ensure an unrivaled end-to-end customer journey.
Key responsibilities include - and are not limited to.
Conceptualize and explore transformational new product design solutions, that evolve and differentiate the Vista experience for consumers Shape ambiguous ideas into concrete user stories and innovative product experiences, applying a user-centered design process; be hands-on at every stage of the design process, as well as direct more junior designers who are working alongside you.
Work side-by-side with your team to drive every stage of the design process—from discovery through detailed design, execution, and iteration Explore, test and define information architecture frameworks, interaction models, search models, content taxonomies and other ways to help organise large volume of information, and help customers form a clear mental model of the experience Create high-quality user flows, wireframes, pixel perfect designs, and prototypes or at times through collaborating with other designers Act as a valuable partner to cross-functional teams, including brainstorming with collaborators around product problems, solutions, requirements and priorities.
Be part of the decision-making process to identify and prioritize strategic product design work and how initiatives are explored and performed upon Collaborate with other designers - and teams - working in the same domain area, in order to derive common solutions.
Involve and influence your design and product partners to bring alignment Work as a partner to data, consumer insights, and UX research teams for foundational guidance on product direction, and new concept validation.
Develop a deep understanding of the Vista design system and marketing brand guidelines, knowing when to push beyond existing standards and patterns.
Always act as an evangelist for user-centered design methods across Vista.
Your Qualifications.
At Vista, we are striving to hire individuals that add new ideas and perspectives to our teams and enhance our culture.
No matter your background or work experience, we strongly encourage you to apply—even if you feel that you don’t meet the exact requirements or have the same qualifications.
You might be a great candidate for this or other opportunities.
5-8+ years of experience designing experiences across touchpoints - for both consumers and businesses - within large-scale digital ecosystems.
4+ years of experience working collaboratively with product, engineering, design, content, and user research teams.
Strong portfolio showcasing UX and design skills through multiple case studies demonstrating user-centered, creative, highly conceptual, and innovative design solutions that had measurable positive impacts on users and the business.
Experience creating complex applications - with demonstrable success in understanding how complex technologies have a customer-facing impact.
Demonstrable success in delivering solutions for advanced DIY digital platforms - such as search engines, complex B2B SaaS, eCommerce platforms.
Experience - demonstrable through case studies - of information architecture, interaction models, content taxonomies, and search models definition Experience bringing to bear quantitative and qualitative data to inspire design decisions and solutions.
Ability to move between high-level design and detailed design and between future concepting and near-term implementation.
Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships with cross-functional peers, including designers, product managers, and engineers.
Ability to present design concepts and solutions to a variety of audiences.
Passionate about design trends, tools, processes, and methodologies and willing to learn and share new insights with the team.
Highly skilled with design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other digital creative tools to create high-fidelity mock-ups and prototypes.
Experience working with globally distributed teams and/or in highly matrixed organizations.
All applicants must submit a portfolio showcasing relevant work to be considered for this position.
Applications submitted without a portfolio will not be reviewed.
Additionally, please include any necessary passwords or access details to view your portfolio.
Nice to have.
Relevant degree in field of Design or HCI.
Ability to plan, moderate, and complete a variety of goal-oriented workshops across collaborators, leading to exciting new ideas, new-found consensus, and critical alignment.
Experience identifying and prioritizing features, as well as participating in complex roadmap planning.
Why You'll Love Working Here.
There is a lot to love about working at Vista.
We are an award winning Remote-First company.
We’re an inclusive community.
We’re growing (which means you can too).
And to help orient us all in the same direction, we have our Vista Behaviors which exemplify the behavioral attributes that make us a culturally strong and high-performing team.
About Us.
Vista is the design and marketing partner to millions of small businesses around the world.
For over 20 years we’ve been inspired by small businesses, and we work incessantly to deliver solutions to their evolving needs.
VistaCreate, 99designs by Vista and VistaPrint, all under the parent brand Vista, represent a full-service design, digital and print solution, elevating small businesses’ presence in physical and digital spaces and powering them to achieve success.
Vista is focused on making great marketing and design accessible to every small business owner, allowing them to create a cohesive brand image for use in-store, online and on-the-go.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.
Vista exists to help our customers live their dreams.
Each dream is unique – and the Vista team needs to be as well.
We believe in the unique contributions of everyone within a diverse global organization.
We are collaborative, inclusive, and innovative.
We strive to role model and live an inclusive culture of fairness, respect and belonging for all.
And we work together to empower each other, creating a space in which each of us can spark our next great idea.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Vista, a Cimpress company, is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, nationality, age, religion, citizenship, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender presentation, legal or preferred name, marital status, pregnancy, family structure, veteran status or any other basis protected by human rights laws or regulations.
This list is not exhaustive and, in fact, in many cases, we strive to do more than the law requires.
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