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UX/UI Designer -Temporary Contractor

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Summary

We are looking for a UX/UI Designer to join the team on a part time, temporary basis while our lead designer is out on maternity leave. This person will support the successful launch of ready-made design features across the YI ecosystem, including our native apps and web experiences in addition to supporting our team in new designs and UX/UI improvements as needed. We are looking for someone who is passionate about beautiful design and intuitive user experience, understands designing for target demographics, and can keep the user journey top of mind. Our UX/UI Design tools include low fidelity UX, high fidelity UI, visual design, and prototyping. In addition, UX/UI Designers contribute to research, testing, and QA.

Our platform is a streaming video platform focused on yoga. Our library of over 3,000 videos includes yoga practices, meditations, courses, challenges, and docuseries. Our members use our platform daily to learn and practice all aspects of yoga and meditation. The UX/UI designer will continuously advocate for our members and will strive to create simple, intuitive, engaging, enjoyable experiences.

The UX/UI Designer should be passionate about user centered design philosophy, care about design details, and be well versed in current trends and best practices. This designer should have a strong understanding of responsive design across device sizes and browsers. This person will report to the product lead and work closely with the content, marketing, and engineering teams. In addition, this person should be proactive about suggesting improvements to the current UX/UI and be able to collaborate with designers and stakeholders across departments.

At Yoga International, soft skills are key to success. We seek candidates with strong interpersonal abilities – effective communication, teamwork, prioritization, and problem solving – who can adapt to change, manage conflicts with empathy, and collaborate well with diverse teams. While technical skills matter, we highly value those who build positive relationships, contribute to a supportive culture, and approach challenges with a solution-oriented mindset. If this sounds like you, you’ll thrive in our dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Support engineers with ready made designs with any layout, color, and formatting fixes to match existing acceptance criteria for successful launch of new features/designs
Create visual designs for the YI product interfaces including the website, IOS, Android, and TV apps
When applicable, generate ux and design documentation including comps, user flows, prototypes, annotations and specs
Design beautiful brand and GUI components including icons, buttons, forms, and layouts
Participate in feature testing through quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Provide feedback and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders
Work with developers and QA to ensure flawless execution of the visual design
Create new features and iterate on existing features to create a better experience for members
Manage your time and stories in an efficient and organized manner

Qualifications

3+ years of UX/UI or interaction design experience
Expert in Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator and/or any other industry standard design tools
Design expertise including photo editing, typography, vector manipulation, icon creation, layout, etc.
Familiarity with web languages including HTML, CSS, SASS, JS
Thorough understanding of responsive and grid-based design
Experience in mobile design and an understanding of iOS and Android guidelines
Experience with prototyping tools and motion design tools including After Effects, Framer, Axure or similar.
Experience with user centered design research and testing methodologies including: usability testing, AB testing, surveys, quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, etc.
Understanding of the Agile/Kanban development process
Some Yoga experience/interest is a prerequisite to applying
Bonus if learning experience design is also a skill
US citizenship or US residency with an existing work permit is required.
Non-smoker
Must be available to work on our campus in Louisville, CO. This is not a remote role.

Requirements:

Part time work about 20 hours/week
Come to some daily stand ups and be integrated into our Slack channel

Compensation

Type: Hourly
Range: $35 - $45 (USD)

More About Yoga International

Yoga International has been a leader in the field of yoga since 1991, when it was first a print magazine publishing articles on yoga practice, science, and philosophy. Over 30 years later, Yoga International has stayed true to sharing the timeless wisdom of yoga with the world through digital resources, including written, video, and audio content. We are proud to have worked with some of the most respected and highly sought after yoga teachers in the West. As the yoga industry continues to evolve, we aim to stay on the cutting edge of how to deliver the life-changing benefits of yoga in relatable and accessible ways and continue being a thought leader in the yoga space. In December 2021, Gaia acquired Yoga International, bringing it’s operations in house to Louisville, CO, while maintaining YI’s individual brand.

Our small team consists of yoga aficionados and the yoga curious–all of whom are dedicated to making the world a kinder, more conscious place. We are highly collaborative and enjoy working together and learning from each other. Onsite, we have yoga+fitness classes, a labyrinth, a cafeteria that serves organic food options and beverages, and free snacks.