Join the Product Team of an exciting software company in Austin, Texas!

CareerPlug provides innovative recruiting and HR software for over 10,000 growing companies. Our applicant tracking and paperless onboarding platforms help companies make better hires to have the right people in place to build a successful business.

You can feel something special when you walk into our office located in the heart of Austin, TX. You can hear our team collaborating with our clients and one another, see our goals and commitments up on the walls next to our core values, and feel the energy and creativity at our innovation meetings where every team member is contributing their ideas. We believe that people are the heart of our business and are committed to building one of the best places to work in Austin. To us, that means putting care and purpose into our hiring process, providing meaningful development and training opportunities for our team members, and living our core values every day.

As a Junior Product Designer you will assist with building simple, exceptional user experiences. Working directly with our UX Designer and Product Manager, you will help design intuitive solutions to tackle business problems while collaborating with a team of engineers and success managers committed to Making Hiring Easier.

Who are you?

You are a self-motivated, user-driven emerging designer who uses data to drive decisions. You have knowledge of Sketch Libraries, symbols, and best practices for setting up and maintaining design systems, as well as familiarity with web design, adaptive/responsible principles, and mobile/desktop trends and patterns. You have fantastic observation skills, love collaborating with others, and are excited by joining a small design/product to team to make a meaningful impact at a growing company.

Responsibilities:

Assist UX Designer with day-to-day activities:

Create interface designs that support the user experience

Audit and maintain interface design patterns

Design and run usability tests for interface components

Deliver features and own the discovery, research, and design phases

Assist in design library maintenance including usage and style guide documentation

Improve usability measured by wireframe/high fidelity mockup tests and long-term feature completion

Job Requirements:

Knowledge of Sketch Libraries, symbols, and best practices

Knowledge of web design, adaptive/responsive principles, mobile/desktop trends and patterns

Ability to articulate design decisions/provide and receive feedback

System oriented (able to systemize interface elements)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

CSS/HTML experience is a plus

Able to provide work samples (a website or PDF link)

Compensation: $50,000-$60,000 including bonus potential

Benefits:

Employer Paid Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401(K) Employer Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

100% Employer Matched Donations

Team & Social Events

Our team is growing as rapidly as our client base and we are always looking for top talent to join our team. Our leadership is dedicated to making CareerPlug one of the best places to work in Austin.