Lead UX Designer Job at Cricut in Jordan

Company Description

Cricut makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything — custom cards, unique apparel, everyday items, and so much more.

We believe everyone is born creative. We’re a diverse tapestry of thinkers, dreamers, givers, DIYers, handi-workers, artisans, and forever and always architects of things.

At Cricut, we place the power of handmade into the hands of all. We give you beautiful, easy-to-master tools so you can make something unique, remarkable, perfect. We surround you with ideas, community, inspiration, and encouragement to take your creativity further than you ever imagined. And as a community, we celebrate the exhilarating act of making every single day.

So, make that handcrafted card that feels like a hug. Design a shirt for fun, for family, or for a full-blown business. Craft with a passion or for a purpose. Make something big and bold, itsy-bitsy, amazingly ambitious, or just plain silly. Whatever you make, just make your heart out. Because here’s the remarkable truth : When we all make together, we make all things possible.

Let’s make.

Job Description

The UX team at Cricut is responsible for user research, interaction design and visual design of software applications across desktop and mobile platforms. We design intuitive, easy-to-use software that inspires our customers, and helps them design and make unique, personalized projects.

The team is uniquely positioned — with direct connections to the executive team and CEO – and we collaborate across the organization to ensure hardware, content, materials, and software all work together to deliver awesome experiences. Our UX team members come from varied backgrounds and experience; all of us were drawn to the mission of empowering every person to be creative.

As a Lead UX Designer within the UX team at Cricut, you’ll lead the creation of thoughtful and compelling user experiences to elevate the brand and introduce Cricut to a wider audience. You’ll provide design thought leadership and work on complex and interesting UX projects spanning multiple platforms including mobile and desktop software. You’ll be a hands-on contributor committed to creating industry-leading experiences for some of the most engaged user groups you’ll ever encounter.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design work for software applications for both desktop and mobile devices across a range of operating systems.
• Reinforce a learning mindset : Participate in user research and A / B testing, advocate for our users at every step of the way, and leverage findings artfully to continuously improve designs.
• Bring a keen understanding of our users’ motivations, goals and needs to help define new features, functions and products.
• Extend and evolve our UX design language to craft elegant and consistent design experiences.
• Foster successful collaboration with software product managers and software developers to drive solutions through to completion.
• Help evolve our design processes and deliverables to best meet the needs of a growing organization, as well as increase efficiency within the UX group.
• Capture ideas and solutions in varying levels of fidelity, as the situation warrants — from whiteboard sketches to flow charts to interactive prototypes.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Closely collaborate with other designers on the UX team and provide mentorship where needed.

Qualifications

Cricut is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This position is contingent on successfully completing a Criminal Background Check upon hire. Cricut participates in E-Verify.

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