Confidently Humble UI/UX Designer

You Need A Budget (YNAB) - United States

Great health insurance plan (medical, dental, & vision)

We pay for 100% of the insurance premium for you AND your family

401k, with 3% automatic contribution

Amazing team culture

Live where you want (we’re all 100% remote)

Minimum vacation policy

Profit-based bonus

Christmas & birthday gifts

Change people’s lives (—This)

Authentic Jobs

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Posted Today – Accepting applicationsYNAB is a growing software ecosystem that include apps for web, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Android phones, and if you’re the one we’re looking for you have experience in designing for most of those. You’re a designer who views your job as that of problem solver. You come to the table not only with a knack for interaction design and love of logical UI patterns, but also with a deep empathy for people. We design our software to fit our users more than our fancy, and you love nothing more than digging through (or conducting!) research that leads the way in the design process. You’ve been around the block a few times and know what it means to design a mature, evolving product.That’s a super-brief intro of what you’ll be working on. But first, you need to know if you’ll even like working with us. We think you will. A Bit About UsWe build the best budgeting software around, YNAB or “You Need a Budget” if you have a lot of extra time on your hands. For more than a decade, people have been buying YNAB and then telling their friends what a difference it has made in their lives. ( Google us , or read some of our reviews on the app store, and you’ll see what we mean.) We love building something that has a huge positive impact on people’s lives.We’re profitable, bootstrapped, and growing. YNAB started in 2004 and we haven’t taken any outside funding—we’re in it for the long haul.We have one overarching requirement when it comes to joining our team: our Cultural Manifesto has to really click with you. If you’re nodding emphatically while reading it, you’ll probably fit right in, in which case, we can’t wait to hear from you!First, let’s talk about life at YNAB and then we’ll go into detail about what we’re looking for. How You’ll Work at YNABWe work really hard to make working at YNAB an amazing experience. We have a team full of truly exceptional people—the kind you’ll be excited to work with. Here’s how we operate: Live Where You WantWe’re a distributed team, so you can live and work wherever you want. Proximity doesn’t influence productivity. As I write this, Taylor (our CTO) is in, London or Brazil, or maybe back in Austin? Not all of us travel so extensively, but the fact that he does is totally okay because we’re all adults. Just make sure you have a reliable internet connection. No Crazy HoursWe rarely work more than 40 hours per week. There have been a few occasions where things got a little crazy and people had to log some extra hours. But then they took some extra time off, so it all balances out. We work hard and smart but we’re in this for the long haul, no need to go crazy on the hours. Take Vacation (Seriously)We want you to take vacation. In fact, we have a minimum vacation policy of three weeks per year (plus two extra weeks for Christmas break). It’s important to get out and do something. We’ll look forward to seeing pictures of your vacation in our internal chat room, creatively named #office_wall. The YNAB MeetupWe get the teams together once a year to catch up on spreadsheets and powerpoints in a Best Western conference room. Just kidding. This year it was a gigantic cabin in the mountains. The time before that it was in Costa Rica . We do really fun things, but the highlight always seems to be just hanging out together and having a blast. Up Your GameWe’re serious about helping you improve your craft. We budget for it (hey-o!).. Think conferences, Lynda subscriptions, dedicated time away from work to learn something new… it’s really up to you and your manager. But we love to see our people growing. International is Absolutely OkayIf you are Stateside, we’ll set you up as a W2 employee. If you’re international, you’ll be set up as a contractor. Employee or contractor, it’s all the same to us. You’re part of the team. (We are spread all over the world: Switzerland, Pakistan, Scotland, Canada, and all over the United States.) If You’re Stateside…YNAB offers fantastic health, dental, and vision insurance, where we cover 100% of the premium for you and your family. (No need to check your vision, you read that right, 100%. Although if you did need to check your vision, NBD, we’ve got you covered!)We also have a Traditional and Roth 401k option. YNAB contributes three percent whether you choose to throw any money in there or not. It vests immediately. (Are you a personal finance junkie like Jesse? He set up YNAB’s 401k to have the lowest fee structure possible, where all plan costs are paid by YNAB, not your retirement nest egg . The investment funds available are fantastic, passively-managed, ultra low-cost index funds. You’re not a PF junkie? Why then, did you muddle through all of that awesomeness?) Other TidbitsOnce you start, we DEMAND (in a friendly, ALL CAPS IS YELLING way) that you fill out your “Bucket List” spreadsheet with 50 items. (That’s harder than it sounds!) YNAB then helps you knock off a significant item every few years.The bucket list also really helps in deciding what we should give you for your birthday and Christmas: No gift cards here. We tried that. Super boring.We have a bonus plan based on profitability. You’ll be in on that from day one. YNAB wins, you win. That kind of thing.We’re all adults. There’s no need to punch a clock, or ask for permission to take off early one afternoon to go see the doctor (health insurance premium 100% covered!). We look at what you’re accomplishing, not how long you sit (have you tried standing ?) in front of a computer.We want you firing on all cylinders so we’ll set you up with a shiny new computer and replace it every three years.Did I mention we make a huge, positive difference in people’s lives? You may not think that matters much, but then a few months down the road you’ll realize it’s made your job really, really enjoyable. Don’t underestimate this one!If this sounds like your ideal environment, read on because now I want to talk about you.You will play a big, big part in helping YNAB customers do more from their phones without being tied to a computer. You will change lives. I’ll only say that six more times. Now, back to you, our new UI/UX Designer… What Success Looks Like:You’ll be working alongside our sole product designer as we evolve our web application and build out applications for mobile. We’re calling this year The Year of Mobile. We’ll call it an unadulterated success when you quickly get a grip on the design of our current product ecosystem, hit the ground running on new features, and are key in delivering a top-notch, feature-rich experience to YNABers on mobile before the end of 2016. Contributing to that success, you’ll also deliver several key features for the web app before the end of the year.Learn the design logic and UI patterns of our apps like the back of your hand: you have no problem designing a feature for the web while mapping out its manifestation on iPhone and Android. You can clearly discern and navigate the relationship between the UI and the data-driven logic behind the scenes. That said, you aren’t afraid of doing math in the course of your design work.Solve design problems in a user-centric feedback loop. You’ll need to break down analytics and user feedback to make sound design decisions, and will follow up on the data gathered after the feature is released. You continue to iterate and improve your designs until the data confirms success.Deliver meticulously organized and thorough design flows that cover UI styling, user flow, and any design logic impact on other parts of the system. Update and maintain this documentation as the apps evolve.You are a fully digital designer and embrace our process of perfecting designs in the browser or on the device they are intended for. You will provide clear and concise instruction to the developer you are working with during this process, basic knowledge of HTML and CSS is a plus.We use illustrator for the vast majority of design work and maintain a growing set of style guides for use across our apps. You will aide in the creation and maintenance of the guides and feel comfortable contributing new UI for our applications and website.Shepherd your work from inception to development. You will present your work in review meetings with fellow designers and stakeholders, make agreed upon edits and follow ups, and will brief developers on the upcoming feature. Design reviews in development include both form and function and you will see the feature through until the end.Finally, the success of a designer at YNAB hinges upon the ability to approach design as holistic problem solving for both user and business goals. We work collaboratively here and you’ll listen to ideas, questions, and critiques from teammates with grace and patience. That said, you know your stuff and can eloquently and logically explain design decisions. You see this type of exchange as critical to the success of yourself and our product: it is through sharing ideas and being open to the brilliance of others that we arrive at the best solutions. Requirements:At least 3 years of experience working in product design at a software company, complex or data-rich applications are a plus.Experience in designing applications for both web and mobile (please include the platforms for which you have designed and your level of experience with them).We are looking for a designer who has a strong background in UX and usability but who also can design UI independently. This is a truly mixed position where you will be responsible for activities traditionally held in the “UX” and “UI” wheelhouses. Bonus Points:You already use and love YNAB.Research, Graphic design, interactive prototyping, or motion graphics.Salary will be between $85k and $102k, depending on experience.Apply through the button below by 11:59PM on June 24th, 2016. Firm. It’s a real deadline.Job Perks