UI/UX Designer

Company
Kathy Kuo Home is a luxury online home furnishings destination on a mission to help everyone #lovewhereyoulive. Kathy Kuo Home carries a highly curated collection of home furnishings while offering clients premium interior design services and easy-to-shop look books. Kathy Kuo Home believes that shopping for great design should be fun, easy, and inspiring, so it provides everything from design inspiration to flawless execution in one vertically integrated platform, allowing customers to create a space they will cherish for years to come.

Curated Collection and Ecommerce
Under the direction of celebrated designer Kathy Kuo, the company serves as the premier online boutique for luxury furniture, lighting, and home decor. The assortment is curated with a design-first approach that offers exclusive access to impeccably-crafted designer pieces from top manufacturers and artisans around the world.

Full Service Interior Design Studio
In addition to its aspirational collection, Kathy Kuo Home is also a full-service interior design studio with a robust menu of Design Services. Kathy Kuo Home’s roster of professional interior designers combine a high-touch, personalized approach with the latest in design technology to help customers with all of their design needs—from small updates and refreshes, to gut renovations and building entirely new homes.

Trade Business
Kathy Kuo Home is proud to offer a top-tier Trade business that provides the interior design and architecture communities with an inspiring selection of luxe homewares and furnishings at competitive trade prices. Additionally, Kathy Kuo Home provides its Trade customers with a dedicated concierge team to ensure a best-in-class customer service experience throughout the entire design process. Combining service, commerce, and technology, Kathy Kuo Home is the ultimate one-stop home and design destination.

Culture and Values
The Kathy Kuo Home team members are design-obsessed, entrepreneurial-minded and empathy-oriented individuals that seek to create more impact and beauty in the world of interiors. As one of the fastest growing online companies in the home and garden space, it is a fantastic time to join Kathy Kuo Home’s fast-paced, nimble, and creative team.
Core Values
We Employ First Principles Design Thinking | First principles design thinking involves breaking down a complex problem or situation into its fundamental components and then reassembling them from scratch by challenging assumptions and developing a deep understanding of underlying principles.
We are Limitless Learners | We are curious by nature and aim to be 1?tter every day by learning 1 new thing a day.
We Strive To Be Self-Aware | We are self-reflective and deeply curious about ourselves. We believe with a deep awareness of oneself, can one develop awareness for others.
We Play the Long Game | We have an infinite horizon for growth and lean into business decisions that have a long-lasting impact on brand growth
Core Principles
We have Deep Kindness and Respect for All | Our business model is supported by the relationships that we have with our customers, vendors, and shippers. We treat our team members, shippers, and vendors with the same spirit of kindness, willingness to collaborate, and respect for their needs.
We Lead with Empathy | When faced with hard choices, we lean into empathy and compassion first as our primary decision drivers. We proactively reach out to celebrate each other's success and buoy those that need us.
We Require Feedback | Giving and receiving feedback promotes a culture of self-awareness, growth, and humility, the foundations of strong inter-department connection.
We are Humble and Hungry | We operate with a startup mentality, scrappy and intentional with how we use our human and financial resources no matter what scale of business we are in.
We Audit the Details - Design and Service | We deeply audit all details and have hyper-awareness of process, cause, and effect and how this relates to our design and service quality output.
We Keep Calm / Grace Under Fire | We solve problems by being self-aware, open-minded, and accepting of different ideas and opinions and strive to be calm, reflective, and not defensive.
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We are looking for a skilled part-time UI/UX Designer to join our team and lead the design of our digital platforms, ensuring seamless user experiences and visually captivating interfaces. The ideal candidate will combine creativity with a deep understanding of user needs, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to translate our brand vision into engaging digital experiences that resonate with our audience.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to understand business objectives and user requirements.
Conduct user research, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing, to gather insights and inform design decisions.
Create wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to visualize design concepts and interactions effectively.
Design elegant and intuitive user interfaces that reflect the Kathy Kuo Home brand and elevate the shopping experience.
Iterate on designs based on feedback, user testing results, and evolving business needs.
Work closely with developers to ensure the feasibility of design implementations and provide support during the development process.
Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in UI/UX design.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, HCI, or related field.
Proven experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role, with a strong portfolio showcasing relevant work in e-commerce or digital retail.
Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, or similar.
Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
Experience with user research methodologies and usability testing.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate and defend design decisions.
Detail-oriented mindset with a passion for creating immersive and delightful user experiences.
Experience working in an agile development environment is a plus.