UX Product Designer, Homes.com Job at CoStar Group, Inc. in Arlington

Overview

UX Product Designer, Homes.com. CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Homes.com is a CoStar Group company focused on reimagining the home search experience for consumers and agents. We’re looking for a powerhouse UX Designer, based in Arlington, VA, to accelerate our growth. This position is in-office Monday through Friday in Arlington, VA.

What We Are Looking For

As a UX Designer at Homes.com, you will bring elegant and polished software to life to help buyers find the home of their dreams. You will be a driving force within a high-functioning, highly collaborative product team. You will partner with product managers and engineering leads to architect world-class user journeys and ship cutting-edge software to the millions of unique visitors that come to Homes.com each month. Success in this role relies on a highly collaborative, team-player mindset with a we not me approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead a design effort including strategy, user flows, prototyping and visual design
• Collaborate with a diverse group of colleagues including product leads, researchers, engineers, marketing leads, and other designers
• Understand customer needs using different research techniques (surveys, interviews, observations, data analysis)
• Set the design standard high, balancing usability and aesthetic appeal
• Collaborate with the product team to deliver design solutions using wireframes, flows, mockups, prototypes, etc.
• Contribute to our emerging design system with flexible solutions and drive the evolution of our design practices
• Help elevate the team practices in user testing, research, and interaction design

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not-for-profit University or College
• An excellent design eye and ability to elevate design from ‘good’ to ‘great’
• 3+ years of experience with product design, human-computer interaction, usability and user interface design, and/or visual design
• Strong abilities in sketching, prototyping, and evaluating interaction design
• Proficiency in design tools & prototyping tools such as Sketch and Invision
• Knowledge of best practices for interaction design across cross‑platform devices and applications
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Experience working in an agile environment
• A track record of commitment to prior employers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing a Design System
• Experience in establishing product metrics
• Enjoy working with data, information and presentation concepts, and collaborating with data-driven teams
• An interest in real estate is a plus

Note

This position requires you to present a portfolio of past projects as part of your application.

What’s In It For You?

We offer a collaborative and innovative culture with opportunities to grow professionally and academically. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with matching, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and more. We also provide employee resource groups, wellness benefits, and on-site or reimbursed fitness options where available.

EEO and Accommodation

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation to access www.costargroup.com/careers, by calling 1-855-840-1715 or emailing recruiting@costargroup.com.