What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX / UI Designer (direct hire, fully on-site) position at Onward Search?
Overview
This role is for a UX/UI Designer who thrives as a thoughtful problem-solver, clear communicator, and collaborative partner. You will design high-quality, user-centered digital experiences across web platforms, owning well-scoped work independently while growing into a trusted design partner.
The position is onsite in Glendale, CA and works closely with senior designers and a UX Director to balance usability, business goals, and brand excellence.
Type: Direct hire, fully on-site
Schedule: Regular day hours
Pay: $115,000 - $125,000, depending on experience
UX/UI Designer Duties
- Own UX and UI design for defined initiatives from concept through delivery.
- Translate requirements and constraints into user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and development-ready interfaces.
- Clearly communicate design rationale, tradeoffs, and decisions to designers, engineers, product partners, and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with senior designers on complex or ambiguous problems and participate actively in design critiques.
- Apply and help evolve design systems while maintaining strong visual craft, consistency, and brand alignment.
- Manage multiple priorities while balancing speed, quality, and impact.
- Proactively communicate progress, risks, and open questions throughout the design process.
- Stay current on UX/UI trends, tools, and best practices, using feedback to iterate and grow professionally.
UX/UI Designer Requirements
- 5 years of experience designing UX/UI for web or digital products, supported by a strong portfolio of shipped work.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma, including components, auto layout, interactive prototyping, and shared libraries.
- Strong UX fundamentals across user flows, hierarchy, accessibility, interaction patterns, and UI craft.
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while knowing when to seek alignment.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor design explanations to different audiences.
- Comfort receiving feedback, engaging in constructive dialogue, and iterating quickly.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with design systems, cross-functional collaboration, research or usability testing, premium consumer-facing products, stakeholder presentations, or basic HTML/CSS and SEO principles is a plus.
No deadline to apply.
Salary : $115,000 - $125,000