UI Designer
PEAK6 was brought to life by the idea that the development of integrative technology can improve how business is done. The passion for that idea powers our firm still. As a UI Designer at PEAK6, you will be working on a cutting-edge product within the firm (think startup within an established resource-driven firm) that will infuse robust analytical capabilities into an innovative performance management platform to create better data transparency for employees. You’ll collaborate with some of tech’s sharpest minds to solve for the firm’s ever-changing, but exciting, challenges.
Working in tech at PEAK6 will present you with an endless variety of new possibilities as you continue to grow professionally and enhance your skill set.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Create a unique look and feel that supports our brand identity.
- Work closely with our full-stack development team, CTO, and VP of Business Development.
- Design refined view layouts, graphical elements, and high-fidelity prototypes from wireframes and product specifications.
- Assist in maintaining the current style guide and identify new or updated elements that will be included in future guides.
- Work closely with stakeholders from Product, UX, Engineering, and Marketing to support improvements and initiatives.
- Confidently present your work or the work of your team to internal and external stakeholders.
- Partner with the Quality Assurance group and be responsible for user acceptance testing of any new features/design changes.
- Give and receive constructive criticism and critique with a focus on improving quality.
- Research and share industry trends, competitors, and comparable experiences.
- Manage time wisely across projects and competing priorities, meet agreed-upon deadlines, and be accountable for work.
You’ll gain loads of experience in this role, but before you do, you should have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, or related field is preferred or equivalent professional experience.
- 1-3 years directly related, professional web design experience, particularly for responsive and mobile websites.
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Sketch.
- Mastery over industry-standard prototyping tools like InVision.
- Experience producing pixel-perfect, production-ready assets.
- Mobile/iOS/Android UI-design experience.
- Results-driven and able to meet pressing deadlines.
- An eye for detail, a passion for consistency, and excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with A/B testing implementation is a plus.
- Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions.
- Ability to both work autonomously and as part of a team – self-starter with great collaboration skills, and using direction & feedback.
All of our designers have these traits. You should, too.
- Motivation
- Collaboration
- Curiosity
- Integrity
- Adaptability
- Ingenuity
Life at PEAK6
We want you to like coming to work so we work really hard to make your job fun and different from any other.
As a PEAK6 UI Designer, you can enjoy:
- Generous medical, vision and dental plans
- Matching 401(k) programs
- Adoption assistance & family leave
- Sabbatical program
- Speakers Series
- Massage days
- Poker tournament with a grand prize of a World Series of Poker buy-in
- Sports leagues
- Cornhole tournaments
- Annual PEAK6 Party
- Yoga classes
- Tuition reimbursement
- Lasik eye discount
- Philanthropy events
- Annual wellness screens and flu shots
- Bagel Fridays/expiration lunches
- Birthday gifts
- Charitable matching-gift program
Learn more about our culture on our website at peak6.com/culture