UX Designer

Company:  PetSmart
Location: Phoenix
Closing Date: 17/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
About the Team:
The Digital team focuses on delivering a superior customer experience on (url removed) and our mobile app. The team also guides revenue and profit growth for the digital business. Digital team associates focus on delivering initiatives that help our pet parents find and discover products, bring enterprise priorities to life digitally, design new user experiences, build new features and capabilities, and manage key omni-channel programs. We work to showcase our brand digitally through the lens of expertise and love and to provide a personalized experience for our consumers. The team takes a data-driven approach and leverages quantitative and qualitative insights to optimize the experience and make business decisions.

About the Location:
Fully Remote Position:

This position is considered to be Fully Remote and work is done from another location outside of Phoenix Home Office (within the United States). Associates that are considered to be Fully Remote do not have a work space at Phoenix Home Office and can expect to be asked to travel to Phoenix Home Office several times a year [or more], based on business needs and in partnership with leadership. Associates that are considered to be Fully Remote will acknowledge the “Remote Work Agreement” upon hire.  

About the Job:
This opportunity is open to remote work

 

SUMMARY 

Be a key contributor in helping define future-state digital products and experiences that help pet parents care for their loved ones. We are looking for a talented and data-driven UX designer to join our growing UX design team. The ideal designer will have a passion for designing efficient and easy interfaces and experiences that not only empower but delight our pet parents. If you enjoy delivering products and experiences that are both functional and useful, while also story-driven, you will be a good fit for this role.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to: 

As a member of the PetSmart UX design team you’ll have the opportunity to work with other talented UX designers and product experts in designing future-state interfaces and experiences for our pet parents. This position requires a hyper-focused designer to handle responsibilities including:

Using business requirements, research insights, customer behaviors, and technical feedback to develop scenarios, use cases and customer journeys

Working through the iterative design process while applying empathy design tactics and practices to all work

Directing and collaborating with IT partners to see designs from prototype to implementation

Rapid prototyping of interfaces and experiences to define feature definitions

 

KEY COMPETENCIES 

Expert knowledge of designing thinking principles & common UX practices

Demonstrate proficiency within Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other design tools

Ability to prototype in Figma and other prototyping tools

Understanding of iOS Human Interface, Material UI design, and Atomic design guidelines and principles

Strong ability to communicate designs and ideas to product managers and IT partners

Strong collaboration & communication skills

Ability to multi-task and contribute to think-out loud design sessions

Capable of understanding and leveraging user testing findings & user data to lead design recommendations/improvements

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE   

Degree in human interaction, interaction design, visual design, or 2 years UX design experience

1 years designing web applications for both web and mobile app

Experience in creating and supporting design systems

 

Please include/attach portfolio to application

 

About the Culture:
At PetSmart, we work hard to create a culture where and we celebrate the unique stories, backgrounds, and experiences our associates share.  These experiences not only bring new perspectives in shaping our Belonging culture but they’re core to PetSmart’s success.

 

Not sure if you meet 100% of the position requirements and whether you should apply? We’d still like to hear from you and encourage you to apply with us! You just may be the ideal candidate for this role, and if not this one, perhaps another position.

Our home office offers outstanding amenities in a fun and rewarding workplace including:

Pet friendly environment, bring your pets to work!

On-site Dog Park

“Top Dog” gym with equipment, fitness classes, massage therapists and personal trainers

“Sit & Stay” Café serving fresh breakfast and lunch options

On-site coffee bar

“Lil’ Paws” learning center and onsite daycare facility (associate paid)

Volunteer events with PetSmart Charities

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PetSmart provides an equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

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