Posted at: 16 April

Principal UX Designer

Company

Minted

Minted is a San Francisco-based e-commerce marketplace specializing in unique, artist-designed products such as art, stationery, and home decor, operating in both B2C and B2B contexts.

Remote Hiring Policy:

Minted embraces flexible work arrangements and may hire from various regions, including locations such as San Francisco, California, and potentially beyond, to support a diverse community of artists.

Job Type

Full-time

Allowed Applicant Locations

Albania, Worldwide

Salary

$170,880 to $224,280 per year

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Job Description

The Role:

Minted is seeking a Principal UX Designer to collaborate with UX Design, Product, Product Marketing, Merchandising, Engineering, Data Science, and leadership to scope and solve Minted’s toughest and most unexplored business challenges. This role involves establishing tools and systems that communicate the direction of Minted customers back to the business and maintaining an active and evolving connection to the needs of our customers and artists.
You will:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scope and solve Minted’s toughest and most unexplored business challenges
  • Establish tools and systems that communicate the direction of Minted customers back to the business
  • Maintain an active and evolving connection to the needs of our customers and artists
  • Create an evolving set of principles and guides for content, language, and positioning across all of Minted
  • Concept prototypes for new features and frameworks that both drive and inform business strategy
  • Help determine prioritization of design work based on a deep understanding of present and future user needs
  • Provide comprehensive oversight of the entire Minted Experience and help partners build new experiences
  • Partner with researchers and designers to understand, map, and communicate the complete customer experience for Minted customers
  • Contribute expertise in mobile user behavior & design trends, shifting towards a mobile-first design approach.
  • Lead in the creation and evolution of overarching principles and guides for content, language, and positioning across all of Minted
  • Mentor a team comprised of roles that are brand new to Minted and integrate these new disciplines into processes that mesh with the broader product organization
  • Focus on site navigation and hierarchy as a core initiative, including restructuring backend data structure and customer filters
You have:
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience
  • Deep user empathy and a natural curiosity for what drives behavior
  • Significant experience tying UX strategy to headway on tough business challenges
  • Experience with Figma, user testing, Confluence, and Google Suite
  • Familiarity with user centered design principals
You are:
  • Senior/Lead level UX strategist with significant experience leading teams and addressing high-stakes business challenges
  • Passionate about building an iterative and imaginative environment where new ideas can flourish
  • A mentor or people manager who enjoys helping others meet their potential and diving into the work
  • Highly skilled communicator who knows how to challenge ideas gracefully
  • Open collaborator who listens and enjoys having their ideas challenged
  • A storyteller who bridges the gap between current & future user journeys
  • Expertise in user-centric design, visual design, user behavior, interactions, brand, and content best practices.
  • Deeply versed in design trends across app, mobile web, desktop, tablet, etc
  • Able to oversee and advise full research cycles, and familiar with best practices in addition to qualitative and quantitative methods
Compensation:

The compensation range for the role applies to employment offers from Minted. Our employment offers fall between the minimum and midpoint of the range to allow for continued salary growth during your employment at Minted. The upper half of the range accommodates this growth and supports our intention to create an environment that encourages lasting relationships between Minted and our employees.

Geo Base Full Salary Range 0 - Includes SF Bay Area $170,880 - $224,280
Geo Base Full Salary Range 1 - All non-SF CA, DC, NY - $157,210 - $206,338
Geo Base Full Salary Range 2 - Includes CO, IL, MA, MD, NJ, OR, RI, TX, VT, VA, WA - $145,248 - $190,638
Geo Base Full Salary Range 3 - Includes AL, AK, AZ, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NH, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, WI, WV, WY- $133,286 - $174,938

Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, associated job responsibilities, and/or other business or organizational needs.

This role is eligible for an annual performance bonus and stock options.

Benefits:
Benefits will be effective the first of each month following your initial hire date.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Employer Funded Health Savings Account
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employer Paid Wellbeing Apps (e.g. Headspace and Calm)
- Monthly Gym/Wellness Reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Employer Funded Commuter Benefits
- Employee Discount
- Friends and Family Discount

About Minted:

Artists shape culture. They spark conversation, create connection, and bring beauty into the world. Minted is where they come together to reach further. Our marketplace empowers a thriving community of independent artists to sell and scale their work. We nurture self-expression, cultivate community, and bring the best in visual art to a global audience.

We’re building a new way to discover the world’s best creative talent. We’re here for the emerging talent ready to take off, the local favorites ready to grow, and the established artists ready to dream bigger.

At Minted, our people don’t just believe in the power of art–we live it. We have our finger on the pulse of what’s new and now. We’re obsessed with great design, art, and interiors. We’re in galleries, at fairs, and constantly finding inspiration online. We seek undiscovered talent that deserves to stand up and stand out. We connect with artists that have something to say, and we collaborate to amplify their work. The Minted community’s art, stationery, and textiles products have reached over 75 million homes worldwide.

Our marketplace brings the best in independent design to consumers everywhere. We recognize the challenges independent artists face, and we leverage our resources to level the playing field and create a platform that gives artists the freedom to develop their craft and grow their business.

We are headquartered in San Francisco, CA and currently employ 350+ full-time employees, plus additional temporary workers during the holiday season. We have raised over $300M from top-tier investors including Benchmark Capital, T. Rowe Price, Permira, Ridge Ventures, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners. Angel investors include Marissa Mayer, Jeremy Stoppelman, Julia & Kevin Hartz, Yishan Wong, and more.

Minted is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and will consider all qualified applicants for employment in accordance with all state, local, and federal laws. Minted participates in the E-verify program.

How Our Process Works:

Minted uses technology and innovative practices to bring unique, best-selling design to market at scale. Using its crowdsourcing technology, consumers are empowered to vote for the designs they love and want to see sold, ensuring that Minted always sells continuously fresh and trend-forward product. The winning designs are manufactured by Minted, enabling artists from around the world to share and sell their work while letting Minted do the rest. Since launch in 2007, the company has expanded to serve consumers in new categories including wall art, textiles, digital content and home decor, as well as serve major retailers and consumer products brands with data-backed design through licensing and wholesale partnerships.
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