Senior UX Designer
Description
Join MakeMusic's team of passionate people looking to make a difference in the world of music technology!
Why you'll love working at MakeMusic:
- Work-life balance in a culture of trust
- Work with musicians and music-lovers!
- Work from home day and flexible scheduling
- 3 weeks of PTO
- $1,200 yearly fitness reimbursement program
- Dogs, beer, and great teams!
At MakeMusic, our mission is to develop innovative solutions that transform how music is composed, taught, learned and performed. More than a software company, MakeMusic is full of people and personalities who share a passion for music. Music is what we do. You will recognize us as Finale, SmartMusic, Garritan, and MusicXML.
As a Senior UX Designer you will conduct qualitative and quantitative research to help us better understand our audience and their needs. Using that data, you will apply creative and innovative user-centered solutions that will provide the backbone for an intuitive and compelling user experience. You will know when to follow best practice and when to veer off and pave your own way. You’re an independent thinker who first asks “why” and loves getting into the weeds of a problem.
You will work in close collaboration with other UX and UI Designers, Product Managers, and report to the Creative Director.
As Senior UX Designer, you will:
- Work directly with Product Managers to help define and solve user problems
- Work directly with other members of the UX team to formulate our data collection approach and strategy
- Work directly with UI designers to bring to life intuitive and innovative designs
- Conduct UX research, interviews and usability tests to inform design decisions and define user problems
- Explore several diverse approaches and validate the right solution with prototypes, validation testing and quantitative/qualitative customer research
- Create low fidelity wireframes and prototypes that communicate clear interactions and experiences
- Establish a framework for synthesizing and distributing your research findings
- Effectively communicate conceptual ideas, prototypes and the specifics of user-centered design process to product, engineering, and key stakeholders
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and data-driven design strategies for mobile and web applications
- Knowledge of best practices and platform specific design/UI patterns for mobile and web app platforms
- Fluency in user research fundamentals such as creating user groups, usability testing, interviews, online surveys, user personas, and journey mapping
- Fluency in user experience design fundamentals such as wireframes, prototypes, mockups and design best practices
- Effective collaboration across the team disciplines, including Product Manager, UX and UI Designers, Creative Director, Front End Developers and Engineers
- A solid understanding of usability and heuristics
- Knowledge of best practices for data collection
- Ability to prioritize your project work with your team, while being able to work collaboratively and independently
- Experience working in an agile development process
- Minimum of 5 years experience conducting UX research
- Examples that reflect your ability to conduct, organize and synthesize your research
Desired Qualifications
- Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and data-driven design strategies for mobile and web applications
- Proficiency in leveraging the Adobe Creative Suite (XD), Miro (RealtimeBoard), Sketch, and Invision for wireframing, design comps, and prototypes
- Training in visual design with an appreciation of design principles (layout, typography, color theory, composition)
- Experience in designing SaaS products
- The ability and desire to contribute to the growth of the UX Team by providing guidance and mentorship
Benefits
- 100% company paid medical plan for employees with buy-up options as well as dental and vision insurance for employees (dependent coverage available)
- $1,200/year fitness reimbursement to purchase any items related to healthy living
- 3 weeks of PTO for all new hires. Increases in PTO at various years of service
- 4 week paid sabbatical for all employees after 7 years of employment
- Stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks
- Dog friendly office
- Music Studio for all to practice, jam, and record
- On-site workout area access: treadmill, bike trainers, rowers, and full weight lifting gym with CrossFit equipment, with changing rooms and showers and towel service
- Corporate discounts on gym memberships and top-brand gear
- Beautiful North East Boulder, CO location
- Flexible work schedule in a culture of trust with option of working remotely 1-2 days/weeks
MakeMusic is an industry leader in interactive music learning, notation software, and virtual instrument technology. MakeMusic joined TrainingPeaks, Alfred Music, and TrainHeroic under the umbrella company Peaksware in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. Peaksware has been recognized as one of Outside Magazine's "Best Places to Work" six times and was voted #15 of 100 on Built in Colorado's "Best Places to Work" list! Through a unique approach to deliberate practice, each company within Peaksware develops software solutions and provides services focused solely on their respective markets to help guide people along their own journey of improvement and skill development.
Most of the employees at MakeMusic are musicians and are passionate about both the work they do and the products they produce!