What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX/UI Designer - 1077 (Moscow, ID) position at Lightcast?
Important information before applying:
Location: This position is based on-site in Moscow, Idaho, and requires five days per week in the office. We will consider only candidates who currently live locally or are willing to relocate.
Work Authorization: To respect your time, we cannot provide employment visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Before applying, please confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
Lightcast is seeking an experienced digital designer to own the UX and visual design of our digital experiences, with primary responsibility for our corporate website. This role involves creating intuitive and engaging online experiences that balance user needs, business objectives, and technical requirements.
Working closely with teams across marketing, product, engineering, and content, this designer will help build and scale Lightcast’s digital presence. The ideal candidate combines strong UX and visual design expertise with excellent project management skills and a passion for building scalable digital experiences.
Major Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end UX and visual design of Lightcast's digital experiences, with primary responsibility for the corporate website.
- Lead website design initiatives from initial concept and mockups through visual design, implementation, launch, and post-launch testing.
- Design intuitive, scalable page templates and reusable components that enable content teams to publish efficiently while maintaining a consistent, high-quality user experience.
- Partner with marketing, product, engineering, and content teams to translate business objectives and user needs into exceptional digital experiences.
- Collaborate with the web development team throughout implementation to ensure design quality, consistency, responsiveness, and technical feasibility.
- Continuously improve user journeys and conversion opportunities through analytics, behavioral data, customer insights, SEO best practices, and A/B testing.
- Identify opportunities to improve website performance, accessibility, responsiveness, and overall usability.
- Manage multiple digital initiatives simultaneously by coordinating timelines, stakeholder feedback, priorities, and implementation.
- Help establish and improve processes that make Lightcast's website easier to manage, more AI-ready, and increasingly adaptable as the company grows.
Education and Experience
- 3 years of professional experience in UX/UI design, product design, digital experience design, or a related discipline, ideally within a SaaS or B2B technology environment.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX and design expertise, including research, user journeys, wireframes, polished UI, and successfully launched digital experiences. Experience designing for global audiences is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience designing modern, responsive websites that effectively balance user experience, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma is preferred, along with a strong understanding of design systems, component libraries, responsive design, interaction design, and WCAG accessibility standards.
- Experience working with modern CMS platforms. Experience with DatoCMS is preferred, while familiarity with Contentful, Sanity, Webflow, or similar platforms is also valuable.
- Experience using analytics, user research, A/B testing, and conversion metrics to inform design decisions and optimize digital experiences.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize competing initiatives, coordinate with stakeholders, and keep projects moving toward completion.
- Ability to communicate design rationale, gather feedback, and build alignment across marketing, product, engineering, and content teams.
- Experience with interactive web design, motion design, or web animation is a plus.
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights, headquartered in Moscow, ID (US), with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions, companies, and communities.
Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of federally protected statuses. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity of thought and unique perspectives. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Maternity & Paternity LeaveSalary : $34,854 - $56,193