User Experience Designer

@ The Daily Meal
The Daily Mealthedailymeal.com

User Experience Designer

New York, NY
Posted 103 months ago

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About the job

The Daily Meal is a fast-growth digital media company focused on culinary content, food trends, and experiences. The UX Designer will lead site upgrades, collaborate on new products, and shape visual design for a dynamic, innovative environment.

Requirements

  • Experience in UX/UI design
  • Proficiency with wireframes and graphics
  • Ability to collaborate with stakeholders
  • Experience in web and mobile design
  • Data-informed iterative process

Qualifications

  • Portfolio of design work
  • Knowledge of design tools
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience in fast-paced environments
  • Familiarity with food or media industry

Full job description

Unprecedented in scope and depth, The Daily Meal produces more culinary content than any other resource. Our passionate team canvasses the world to bring you the best food and drink experiences at all levels, around the table, at home or on the road. Harvesting the delicious and discarding the mundane, we are your friend on the inside, discovering and reporting with a sense of fun and curiosity. The Daily Meal delivers a fresh take on dining news and trends and helps you succeed in the kitchen while highlighting the unifying aspects of food and drink and celebrating the people who create them.

We are a fast growth media company conceived of and for the digital age. We are looking to revolutionize how premium content is created, shared and monetized.

We have a best-in-class suite of benefits including, medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, pre-tax commuting benefits and a 401(k) plan — and a casual, fun, productive work environment.


The Daily Meal is looking for an exceptional User Experience Designer. We will be upgrading the complete user experience for The Daily Meal and The Active Times and you will be leading this process. From concept to handoff to the development team, you will collaborate with our domain experts and Chief Product Officer on projects that will include home page and story templates and continue to revolutionize the recipe experience for desktop and mobile devices. We have a data-informed rapid release process that will help you iterate through concepts to implementation and then measure results.


Develop a consistent, on-brand vision for site style and all creative assets

Working in a team environment, help conceptualize new products and applications while working with stakeholders to turn their vision into implementable designs

Handle all design responsibilities related to product development, including wireframes, graphic design, and pre-launch visual quality review


The Daily Meal is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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