Product Designer – Digital Experiences

Product Designer Digital Experiences We offer a competitive benefits package!

The Company: GIA is the worlds foremost authority in gemology. GIA is a global organization with headquarters located in Carlsbad CA. GIA in Carlsbad boasts a 17-acre ocean view campus that accommodates approximately 800 of its 3400 total employees worldwide. It offers many competitive health and commuter benefits that promote the well-being of its employees as well as that of the environment.

The Location: This position is located in Carlsbad California at our corporate headquarters.

• Hybrid work schedule. Required to work at least 3 days at Carlsbad CA office.

What to expect:

• We offer competitive medical dental vision and matching 401-K plans
• Paid vacation sick and holidays tuition assistance commuter benefits

The Environment:

• On-site cafe - affordable custom breakfast and lunch meals and Starbucks drinks!
• Economic friendly services - electric vehicle charging stations on-site
• Ergonomic assessments offered on-site and virtually

Job Overview:

The Product Designer Digital Experiences and UI Engineering is an Information Technology role responsible for designing and

delivering intuitive accessible responsive and visually cohesive experiences across websites web applications and mobile-

enabled products. The position applies product design UX UI information architecture interaction design prototyping user

research and front-end website programming to move assigned work from discovery through release. Working closely with Product

Management Engineering IT architecture quality assurance and business stakeholders the role translates user and business

needs into high-quality designs and production-ready interfaces contributes reusable components and standards resolves front-end

issues supports testing and integration and improves released experiences through evidence and feedback. The role is not

accountable for back-end engineering or full-stack application architecture unless the scope is formally expanded.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Digital Experience and UX UI Design

Own product design for assigned websites applications and digital features from discovery through design and

delivery translating user needs product goals brand standards accessibility requirements and technical constraints

into effective solutions.

Create user journeys information architecture task flows wireframes visual designs and high-fidelity interfaces for

responsive web and mobile experiences.

Apply strong product judgment and visual design expertise across hierarchy typography layout content structure

accessibility usability and responsive behavior.

Front End Website Programming and Technical Delivery

Build configure and maintain responsive website interfaces and reusable front-end components using approved

web technologies content management platforms and development standards.

Translate approved designs and prototypes into production-ready user interfaces applying semantic structure

styling interactive behavior accessibility browser compatibility and performance practices.

Troubleshoot front-end defects support testing and releases maintain technical documentation and collaborate with

developers on integration with back-end services and enterprise platforms.

Interaction Design Prototyping and Design Systems

Gather and synthesize insights through stakeholder interviews user feedback usability testing product analytics

and other available research inputs.

Plan and facilitate usability validation identify experience risks and translate findings into prioritized design

improvements.

Evaluate released experiences and recommend iterative enhancements based on evidence and customer outcomes.

User Research Usability Validation and Optimization

Gather and synthesize insights through stakeholder interviews user feedback usability testing product analytics

and other available research inputs.

Plan and facilitate usability validation identify experience risks and translate findings into prioritized design

improvements.

Evaluate released experiences and recommend iterative enhancements based on evidence and customer outcomes.

IT Product Delivery and Stakeholder Partnership

Partner with Product Management Engineering IT architecture quality assurance and business stakeholders to

align user needs product priorities technical feasibility security expectations delivery scope and release timing.

Participate in planning estimation design reviews code or configuration reviews as applicable testing and release-

readiness activities for assigned digital work.

Communicate design rationale technical tradeoffs delivery risks and recommendations clearly to technical and non-

technical audiences.

Skills & Abilities:

Strong knowledge of user-centered design information architecture interaction design responsive design accessibility and

usability best practices.

Demonstrated ability to independently frame design problems evaluate alternatives make sound design decisions and operate

effectively with incomplete or evolving requirements.

Proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools such as Figma or comparable platforms with strong knowledge of

typography layout and digital design techniques.

Ability to clearly present design concepts recommendations tradeoffs and rationale to technical and non-technical audiences.

Strong collaboration skills and experience partnering with product managers engineers and cross-functional stakeholders

throughout the product development lifecycle.

Strong organizational skills self-motivation openness to feedback ability to balance priorities & meet deadlines across multiple

initiatives.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Design Human-Computer Interaction Computer Science Information Technology Web Development or

a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Three or more years of professional experience in product design UX UI design front-end web development website

programming interaction design or a closely related discipline.

Portfolio demonstrating product thinking user flows responsive visual design prototyping accessibility and implemented web

or application interfaces.

Working proficiency with Figma or a comparable design tool and practical experience with HTML CSS JavaScript content

management systems modern front-end frameworks or comparable web technologies relevant to the environment.

Experience partnering with product managers software engineers quality assurance and business stakeholders through

design development testing and release.

Knowledge of responsive design semantic structure accessibility standards browser compatibility design systems source

control testing practices and front-end performance fundamentals

Salary Range: $110000 to $125000 annually

An Equal Opportunity Employer
All employment decisions are made without regard to unlawful considerations of race sex religion national origin age disability or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Disclaimer: This job description indicates in general terms the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees.