[Remote] Associate Product Designer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Niche is the leader in school search, dedicated to making the process of researching and enrolling in schools easy and transparent. As an Associate Product Designer, you will collaborate with senior designers and cross-functional teams to create user flows, interfaces, and prototypes that enhance user experiences for students and educational partners.ResponsibilitiesEvaluate the current state user experience and work cross-functionally with Product, Data, and Engineering to identify UX/UI issues preventing users from getting the most value out of Niche, propose and implement improvementsSupport senior designers on larger projects by creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes that address clear user and business needsAssist others with lightweight evaluative/usability research to test solutions, analysis results and apply the findings to your designsCreate clear design specs and collaborate with engineers to support smooth handoff and implementationLeverage qualitative and quantitative data to understand what’s working/not working, iterate on shipped experiences, and improve performanceParticipate in design critiques, team rituals, cross-functional meetingsSupport documentation and maintenance of design patterns, in partnership with senior designers and design system contributorsLearn about Niche by meeting with various team members to learn more about our company through our Onboarding meetingsMeet and get familiar with your cross-functional team, the designers you’re supporting, and key stakeholdersUnderstand the company mission and vision, business model, and current state of the productGet familiar with our design tools, knowledge base, and research insights with help from other designersJoin product team meetings and sprint cycles, starting with shadowing senior designers on projects in flight and stepping in to help under their directionFully operating in your role, assisting senior designers in your surface area with defining the solution space for well-understood problems, through to shippingAssisting with evaluative research (testing your own solutions)Starting to tackle new projects with support from senior designersGiving and receiving constructive and thoughtful feedback in design reviews and critiquesComfortable identifying and advocating for improvements, both for the user experience in your area, as well as the way team work gets done and how collaboration happensBecoming proficient in your design process, solving defined problems with a deep understanding of business objectives, user needs, and technical constraintsGrowing autonomy with defining and developing solutions independently, with reviews and oversight from senior designersStrong understanding of products across Niche, recognizing patterns and starting to contribute to design strategy in your surface areaBuilding skills necessary for a potential future promotion to Career levelSkillsAt least 1 year of professional experience in a product/UX design role, where you have designed solutions and worked with Engineering to deliver them live to productionAll applicants must submit a portfolio of product experiences that showcase user flows, interface design, prototypes, polish and shipping. Please include examples of how you organized your designs and docs, such as Figma file hierarchies, documenting and prioritizing feedback, handoff processes, etcGreat taste and keen eye for craft and quality, sweating the details and using your knowledge of industry patterns and trends to deliver visually appealing solutions with great usabilityFamiliar with Figma, design systems, and other modern design tools – no prior experience with generative AI is requiredCurious and eager to understand user behavior, mental models, and product constraintsAble to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraintsProactively collaborate to overcome challenges, seek assistance to unblock yourselfComfortable iterating quickly with feedback from users, PMs, engineers, key stakeholdersResilience and flexibility that helps you adapt to a fast-paced work environment, frequent changes, and considerable ambiguityBonus if you have experience with visual design for digital products, design systems and component libraries, and/or analyzing and interpreting dataBenefitsBest-in-class 100% paid employee health plan, including vision and dental and supplemental coverageFlexible Paid Time Off PolicyStipend that allows you to build your work from home office in a style and function that suits your personal preferencesParental leave for all employees (12 weeks fully paid) in addition to short term disability for birthing parentsMeaningful 401(k) with employer matchCompany OverviewNiche is modernizing the way students and families choose their best-fit schools and colleges, and how institutions build their future classes. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://niche.com.



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