Senior Mobile Product Designer –

We are looking for a talented and experienced Mobile App Designer to join the Product Experience Design team at PayIt. As a Mobile App Designer, you will be responsible for designing intuitive, user-centered mobile applications that deliver an exceptional user experience. You’ll be joining a team of world class designers to provide innovative new experiences that have impact and visibility throughout PayIt.

Our mission to provide modern technology solutions to all residents includes a focus on providing equitable and accessible government services. Our software is designed around people and we put the end-users at the center of all that we do.

Hourly Rate: $60-$75

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, Client teams and others to create simple and engaging user experiences that are “Easier for everyone”.
• Represent Product Design for the organization. From day-to-day work with your team to cross-functional interactions, you are a great communicator and share your enthusiasm and user centered design insight with the organization.
• Understand what issues impact our end users by contributing to research, user interviews, designing, prototyping, and usability testing.
• A strong ability to assess Information Architecture and create simple and engaging Interaction Designs.
• Create wireframes, user flows, and other deliverables to communicate the user experience of a given feature.
• Create high-fidelity visual designs for mobile applications with detailed annotations on interaction designs, accessibility, and responsive behavior for Engineers and other stakeholders.
• You will collaborate with other designers and engineers on your scrum team to provide solutions and own the design of new features.
• Work closely with engineers and balance technical limitations with the needs of users.
• You must be able to work within PayIt’s existing design system and brand guidelines.

What You’ll Need to Have:

• Minimum 5+ years experience working in Product Design, as a mobile app UX/UI Designer or within a similar field.
• Minimum of a bachelor’s in a Design curriculum or gained relevant work experience in the Design field.
• A strong portfolio showcasing previous mobile app design work, including case studies and detailed explanations of design processes.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and FigJam, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of G Suite and Jira.
• Possesses a deep understanding of mobile design principles, guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Familiarity with platform-specific design guidelines (Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, Google’s Material Design).
• Experience designing solutions within a React Native mobile app framework.
• Ability to solve complex problems with User Centered Design principles and methodologies.
• A collaborative approach to solving problems that includes leading design reviews with Product and Engineering teams.
• A pragmatic approach to problem solving and an ability to iterate rapidly. You see the difference between work that is “ready” vs work that is “perfect”.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate and defend design decisions.
• An ability to set aside ego and work together to find the best solution for the team and the end user.
• A positive attitude and a willingness to laugh. We make the most of hybrid/remote work by finding time to have fun and genuinely enjoy each other’s company.

Bonus Points For:

• Familiarity with designing for Accessibility using WCAG guidelines.
• Experience designing within a SaaS environment.
• Experience conducting a thorough evaluation of a current mobile app, identifying areas for improvement, and recommending a comprehensive redesign based on the latest design principles, best practices, and user-centered design methodologies.
• Outdoors hobbies, including hunting or fishing.
• Experience with research or analytics tools such as Maze or Pendo.