Job description template

UX/UI Designer Job Description Template

A copy-ready UX/UI designer job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows UX/UI designers earn a median of $104,000 ($50.00/hour); the middle 50% earn $73,290–$158,820.

Job title

UX/UI Designer

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable UX/UI designer to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will research user needs through interviews and data, create user flows, wireframes and prototypes and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Research user needs through interviews and data
  • Create user flows, wireframes and prototypes
  • Design visual interfaces and components
  • Test designs with users and iterate
  • Maintain design systems
  • Collaborate with developers on implementation
  • Design for accessibility
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Working knowledge of user research and wireframing and prototyping
  • Empathy and communication
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • Google UX Design Certificate
  • NN/g UX Certification
  • IAAP CPACC
  • Experience with figma

Skills

  • Visual design
  • Interaction design
  • Usability testing
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Collaboration
  • Openness to feedback

Work environment and schedule

Designers work in offices or remotely, mostly at computers, collaborating through design tools, video calls and workshops. Most work full-time with flexible hours and occasional deadline crunches.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a UX/UI designer job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “UX/UI Designer” is the clearest; alternates include UX Designer, UI Designer, Product Designer.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a UX/UI designer so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as UX/UI Designer training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our UX/UI Designer hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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