[Hiring] Associate User Experience Designer @Availity

Role Description

The Associate User Experience (UX) Designer is part of the Availity Design and Experience Team. You will design user-centered, visually compelling experiences that improve the usability and effectiveness of Availity’s products while supporting business goals. Partnering with User Research, you will translate insights into thoughtful, high‑quality solutions and independently create deliverables ranging from:

• Wireframes
• Polished visual designs
• Interactive prototypes
• User flows
• Reusable design system patterns

Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position. Eastern/Central Time Zones Preferred.

***READ BEFORE APPLYING: Applicants must provide a link to their portfolio (showing user experience designs that demonstrate involvement with product development and development teams). Applications without a portfolio will not be considered. If the portfolio is password protected, please include it in your application.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in User Experience (UX) Design, Interaction Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, New Media, Interactive Digital Media or Computer Science preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• Over two years of experience designing digital products, with demonstrated strength in visual design and UX processes.
• A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality visual design and UX thinking, especially high-fidelity design work, visual exploration, and concept work.
• Strong familiarity with Figma.
• Thorough question asking and note taking skills.
• Adaptability to pivot in a quickly changing environment.
• User empathy and natural curiosity.
• Learning agility to quickly grasp new situations and synthesize large amounts of information.
• Strong familiarity with accessibility/508 Compliance.
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders across disciplines.
• Experience engaging directly with users to gather insights, validate concepts, and test designs or hypotheses throughout the design process.
• Self-motivation and ability to work with little supervision, prioritizing work from multiple sources.
• Experience with behavioral analytics (such as Google Analytics or Pendo) is a plus.
• Experience writing, recruiting, and conducting usability studies, analyzing and synthesizing results to present to stakeholders is a plus.
• Experience within the healthcare technology space is a plus.

Requirements

• Articulating design goals and outcomes with various stakeholders to build a shared vision.
• Fostering relationships and collaborating closely with UX, research, product, and engineering teams.
• Weaving together experiences built on multiple platforms to tell a consistent brand story that unfolds across touchpoints.
• Designing exciting, innovative experiences.
• Building deeper understanding of our products and services.
• Articulating an experience vision that delivers value in the near-term while continuously evolving in the long term.
• Producing user flows and wireframes to communicate a specific design vision & strategy based on research findings.
• Advocating for accessibility, encouraging product and engineering management to prioritize accessible features.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus structure.
• Generous HSA company contribution.
• Healthcare, vision, dental benefits.
• 401k match program available from day one.
• Unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays.
• Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO with all holiday benefits.
• Reimbursement up to $250/year for gym memberships, racing events, weight management programs, etc.
• Education reimbursement available.
• Paid Parental Leave for both birth and adoptive parents.
• Opportunities to engage with community organizations through volunteer work.

Next Steps

After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process.

Interview Process

• Resume and Portfolio Review
• Recruiter Video Pre-Screen
• Panel Video Interview
• Final Interview with Hiring Manager and Manager's Manager

Video Camera Usage

Availity fosters a collaborative and open culture where communication and engagement are central to our success. As a remote-first company, we are also camera-first and provide all associates with camera/video capability to simulate the office environment. If you are not able to use your camera for all virtual meetings, you should not apply for this role.

Disclaimers

Availity is an equal opportunity employer and makes decisions in employment matters without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

Availity is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

NOTICE: Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. When required by state law or federal regulation, Availity uses I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification in conjunction with E-Verify to determine employment eligibility.