UI Designer
Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading digital presence platform for multi-location brands, with thousands of customers worldwide. With one central platform, brands can seamlessly deliver consistent, accurate, and engaging experiences and meaningfully connect with customers anywhere in the digital world. Our AI and machine learning technology powers the knowledge behind every customer engagement, which is only possible through our team of innovators and enthusiastic collaborators. Join us and experience firsthand why we are consistently recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work’ globally by industry leaders such as Built In, Fortune, and Great Place To Work®!
Yext is seeking a dedicated and motivated Mid-Level UI Designer to join our Services organization! A UI Designer at Yext contributes to our team's portfolio of high-caliber client pages, enhancing our design system, and elevating our team’s design standards. Successful candidates will be curious and humble visual designers with a successful track record in the digital design space. The ideal candidate is highly organized, diligent, and a strong communicator, who can complete design work with short deadlines, embrace a forever-learning approach and own mistakes with grace.
We value individuals who are fast learners, team contributors, strong communicators, and problem solvers. Ideal candidates are interested in technology, can build positive relationships, and quickly learn the parts of our business.
Please note: Your application must include a website/online portfolio link.
What You Will Do
- Collaborate closely with fellow designers and our client-facing project managers to identify the client design problem and develop a strong design solution
- Produce high-quality visual digital designs for high-profile clients that reflect a client’s business priorities and branding, drive users to take action, and inject beauty and life into a product
- Push creativity, constructively challenge established thinking, and discover new ways of approaching (and solving) a problem
- Contribute to the evolution and maintenance of Yext Services’ design system, ensuring consistency across all digital touchpoints
- Develop comprehensive designs with prototyping that effectively communicate interaction and design ideas to all stakeholders (fellow designers, project managers, software engineers, and the client)
- Partner with Software Engineers to implement our designs
- Present and defend design decisions to peers and stakeholders
- Stay up to date with industry trends, tools, and best practices in UX/UI design
What You Have
- BA/BS degree (or MA/MS degree) in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial, HCI), or a related field
- 2-4 years of professional experience in a full-time role as a visual designer (or similar role) for web applications and digital services
- Basic proficiency in Figma and eagerness to master the design tool
- Experience designing with data variability and interaction design
- Comfortable with organization tools: Slack, G-Mail, Google Docs, Google Sheets
- A well-thought-out online portfolio showcasing a variety of design projects, free of typos
Who You Are
- Curious and humble when approaching design challenges
- Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Proactive mindset with strong problem-solving skills
- Committed to continuous learning and improvement
- Own your mistakes and be willing to quickly learn from them
Bonus Points
- Familiarity designing for desktop, mobile, and tablet device screen sizes
- Front-end web skills (HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc.)
- Experience designing for variable data (CMS-driven layouts)
- Effective time management and facilitation skills
Perks and BenefitsAt Yext, we take pride in our diverse workforce and prioritize creating an engaged and connected working environment. Our ambitious mission is to transform the enterprise with AI search, and we know that to achieve that, we need a global team of innovators, visionary thought leaders, and enthusiastic collaborators passionate about making a meaningful impact in the world and contributing to an extraordinary culture.
We believe that people do their best when they feel their best — and to feel their best, they must be well-informed, fuelled, and rested. To ensure our employees are at their best, we offer a wide range of benefits and perks, including:
- Performance-Based Compensation: We offer an attractive bonus structure and stock options for eligible positions.
- Comprehensive Leave Package: Our leave package includes Paid Time Off (PTO), Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Casual Leave, Bereavement Leave, National Holidays, and Floating Holidays to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
- Health & Wellness Offerings: We provide medical insurance with 7L coverage, including enhanced parental and outpatient department (OPD) coverage for you, your spouse, two dependent children, and two parents (as applicable and subject to eligibility requirements).
- Relocation Benefits: We offer relocation assistance and an allowance to eligible candidates to help ease your transition.
- World-Class Office & Building Amenities: Our office has a top-notch infrastructure, including gaming rooms, a plush pantry, and breakout areas.
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Yext is committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture where every person is seen, heard, and valued. We believe in equal employment opportunity and welcome employees and applicants of all races, colors, ethnicities, religions, creeds, national origins, ancestries, genetics, sexes, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientations, genders (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), ages, physical or mental disabilities, citizenships, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. It is Yext’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities as required by law. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please complete this form.