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User Experience Designer II

Columbia Sportswear Company · Portland, OR · 2 wk ago
HybridArt & CreativeFull-time

About the role

This position is designated as a hybrid role based out of our headquarters near Portland, Oregon. The current expectation is for employees to work onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs.

Responsibilities

  • Develops and executes UX design specifications including interactive prototypes to assist research and feature development.
  • Collaborates with other UX professionals through design issues, conceptualizing new feature enhancements, as well as designing storyboards, workflows, interactions, and wireframes.
  • Utilizes and maintains existing frameworks and libraries to rapidly iterate high fidelity prototyping.
  • Effectively collaborates with other user experience professionals.
  • Actively participates in design sprints contributing to journey mapping and solution ideation.
  • Actively participates in team collaboration regarding specific projects and initiatives to ensure consistency, clarity, and alignment of expectations and communication.
  • Actively participates in design review sessions providing constructive feedback on deliverables to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Contributes to the development of a pattern component library so current design can be applied and tested.

Requirements

  • Able to develop, design and test demonstrable formats
  • Familiar with UX design principles and methodologies as they relate to software development
  • Collaborative and strong in written and verbal communication
  • Able and willing to stay abreast of, learn and apply new products, technologies, and consumer behavior trends

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, graphic design, design communication, human-computer interaction or similar field, applicable certification, or equivalent experience
  • Typically requires 2-4 years of professional experience, and general proficiency with tools, systems, and procedures required to accomplish the job
  • User experience design portfolio of relevant product design work
  • Demonstrated knowledge working with the capabilities of HTML, DHTML, CSS and AJAX-based applications
  • Solid time management and prioritization skills; ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously at various stages of their development
  • Experience leveraging agentic AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Figma AI capabilities) to accelerate design workflows, ideation, and prototyping
  • Experience with video editing and storytelling using modern video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, or similar tools) to support user engagement and design communication
  • Demonstrated ability to create elegant, innovative, and out-of-the-box UX solutions, with strong communication skills to effectively articulate and influence design decisions across cross-functional stakeholder groups

Skills

  • Strong understanding of UX/UI design principles and practices
  • Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, etc.
  • Experience with user testing and usability evaluation methods
  • Knowledge of web development languages and technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
  • Ability to create and maintain design systems and components
  • Experience with agile methodologies and design sprints

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings account
  • Voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services)
  • EAP + (free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services)
  • Wellness benefits
  • Employee discounts
  • Generous time off program

Pay

The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The role is currently a hybrid role with the expectation of working onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs.

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