Sr. UI\/UX Designer
Remote (Seattle, WA, or Pacific Time Zone preferred)

About the Job

Our mission at RPI Print\/Blurb is to enable creative people and professionals to design, build and deliver high-quality photo products worldwide. We help creators create. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.\n

We are seeking a highly motivated and multifaceted Senior UI\/UX Designer to shape the user experience and refine the visual and interactive elements of our digital products. You will collaborate across product, engineering, marketing, and business teams, owning the end-to-end design process. The ideal candidate has experience designing complex, user-friendly experiences for both B2B and B2C audiences. This is an excellent opportunity to drive creative innovation and elevate design across Blurb \/ RPI Print.

Key Responsibilities\n\nDesign and deliver engaging and intuitive new features from definition through design, build, test, release, and maintenance.\nLead high-quality UI and interactions across our digital products (B2C and B2B) with a focus on functionality, aesthetics, and user experience through iterative progression.\nPartner closely with design team members, product managers, engineers, marketing and stakeholders to understand scope and requirements.\nProvide creative, thoughtful solutions ensuring design feasibility and alignment with goals.\nDevelop and present wireframes, flow diagrams, storyboards, mockups and high-fidelity prototypes to communicate design ideas.\nAdvocate for user-centered design ideas, changes, refinements, and improvements with stakeholders of all levels within the organization.\nDesign cohesive systems for brand elements such as iconography, data visualizations, and illustrations to ensure consistency across touchpoints.\nContribute to the development and maintenance of design systems and style guides.\nLeverage qual and quant data to inform design decisions to ensure an optimal balance of aesthetics and usability.\nAdvocate for design excellence and help shape best practices, standards, and processes within Blurb \/ RPI Print's design team and across the organization.\nElevate the brand through engaging animations and user journeys that delight and engage.\nConduct user research activities such as A\/B tests, interviews, surveys and usability tests and translate findings into actionable design recommendations.\nMentor and provide guidance across the design team, fostering a collaborative, kind, empathetic, and creative design culture.\nStay up-to-date on industry design trends, tools, technologies, and patterns.\n\n

Qualifications\n\nBachelor's or master's degree in visual design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.\n5+ years of experience in product design or UX.\n2+ years as an interaction designer.\n2-3 +years of experience leading design projects and designing end-to-end experiences\n2+ years of experience working in a cross-functional organization.\nA strong portfolio demonstrating versatility and a range of experience designing for web and mobile applications, APIs, or large-scale, complex enterprise systems prioritizing efficiency, data visualization, customization options and intricate decision-making, including process, insights, and high-quality execution.\nExceptional graphic \/ visual design skills (typography, layout, white space, hierarchy, contrast, color, etc.) and attention to details.\nSkilled at conceptualizing and delivering end-to-end solutions that seamlessly integrate interaction design with brand identity.\nExperience with design systems, demonstrating the ability to create components, contribute, maintain and scale consistent design patterns and guidelines.\nKnowledge of WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines and implementation.\nExpert knowledge of design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe Creative Suite)\nGeneral awareness of CSS, HTML and JavaScript; ability to communicate clearly with engineers.\n\n

Preferred Skills\n\nIllustration or motion design skills\nDeep interest in technology as it relates to publishing, books, and a community of creators \nKnowledge of prepress and printing processes\n\n

Attributes\n\nHolistic thinker: Strong ability to connect the dots and consider the broader context\/environment, and the relationships between different parts or aspects of a problem or situation.\nCollaborative leader: Comfortable with ambiguity and thrives in cross-functional environments, working fluidly between design, product, engineering, and marketing.\nExcellent storyteller and presenter: Ability to articulate design decisions and rationale effectively to various levels\/groups via demos and\/or presentations.\nCreative problem-solver: A proven ability to think critically to design and execute user-centered, sophisticated, interaction-driven experiences.\nSelf-motivated and collaborative: Ability to work collaboratively and autonomously with little direction, proficient in managing a portfolio of projects simultaneously.\nResilient and adaptable: Tackles challenges and changes with flexibility and grace.
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Application Materials\n\nProvide a resume and cover letter\nPlease provide a portfolio of work that demonstrates your experience designing end-to-end product experiences.

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About Us \n

RPI Print, headquartered in Seattle, WA is a global print partner focused on making brands successful. RPI helps businesses of all sizes, across all industries, by offering sustainable and reliable digital printing services that reach customers all over the world. With facilities and partners in the US, Europe, and Australia, and innovative IT solutions, RPI is an end-to-end integrated supply chain for digital printing on demand. Our leading brand, Blurb\u00ae, is a software-driven publishing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb's platform makes it easy to create, publish, promote, and sell one-of-a-kind books in print and digital formats. Blurb authors have created millions of books using our full suite of free book-making tools. While our passion is digital printing, what we find equally important is building relationships with our customers. Making real connections! Find us online at https:\/\/www.rpiprint.com\/ and https:\/\/www.blurb.com\/

At RPI\/Blurb, we recognize the strength in diversity and strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. We are committed to equal opportunity and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

RPI\/Blurb is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities and will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Please note that the job description may be periodically reviewed as duties and responsibilities evolve with business needs. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification, and reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.\n