Senior UX Designer

The role

You will work on the user experience of Wikipedia's Reader Growth team, focused on learning and engagement for new and casual readers. You will create and test prototypes, use the design system, and collaborate with product managers and engineers.

What you will do

• Reduce complexity to create simple, delightful experiences for users.
• Create prototypes and run experiments to test hypotheses.
• Use and evolve the design system and guidelines to turn ideas into implemented features.
• Apply accessibility standards and guidelines to your designs.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers on product plans and product design processes.
• Explain complex concepts simply to engage readers and communities throughout the design process.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience contributing on design teams.
• Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree, or equivalent related work experience.
• Can communicate design goals and processes clearly and concisely to team members and stakeholders.
• Provides constructive feedback to other designers and welcomes feedback from others.
• Experienced in conducting research and collaborating with UX researchers.
• Able to generate ideas for the future and think tactically about delivering work in the present.
• Self-motivated, seeks to evolve skills and share what they've learnt with others.

Nice to have

• Background in content consumption, publishing, education, or news.
• Experience acting as a researcher, in-person and with remote participants.
• Familiarity with Free Knowledge and/or Open Source communities.
• Speak more than one of the nearly 300 languages of the users you'll be designing for.

Benefits

• U.S. Benefits & Perks are available.

Before you apply

• Non-US employees are hired through a local third party Employer of Record and must have current work authorization in their location.
• Hiring is currently possible only in listed US states, US territories and federal district, and listed countries; some countries require citizenship or permanent residence.
• Applicants can contact their recruiter to learn the specific pay range for their location during the interview process.

About the company

The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. It is a remote-first organization with staff based in 40+ countries.