User Experience Designer

Epic; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN, WI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Annual raises and bonuses

Stock grants

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a User Experience Designer to lead visual design for development teams. This role involves understanding user needs and creating intuitive applications. Candidates must have a strong portfolio and a relevant degree. Relocation to Madison, WI is required, and the company offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Solid portfolio demonstrating user experience and visual design skills.
• Eligible to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.
• COVID-19 vaccination required.

Responsibilities

• Lead experience and visual design direction for multiple development teams.
• Understand end-user needs, research workflows, and observe product usage in context.
• Create and communicate design ideas through sketches, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.

Skills

User-centered design techniques

Strong user experience design

Visual design skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or greater

Job description

Job Overview

Join to apply for the User Experience Designer role at Epic.

Please note that this position is based on our campus in Madison, WI, and requires relocation to the area. We recruit nationally and provide financial relocation assistance.

At Epic, our guiding principle is to make our products a joy to use. As a UX Designer, you'll act as the lead experience and visual designer for several development teams, setting the direction for joyful design. You'll meet with end-users to establish an understanding of their unique needs, research their workflows, and observe our applications being used contextually. You'll then work alongside developers to design intuitive, beautiful applications with sound information architecture. Throughout the design process, you'll demonstrate your ideas with various levels of finish: sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes.

Epic is located just outside Madison, Wisconsin, the second fastest growing market for tech talent in the United States and home to the state capital and the University of Wisconsin. Madison, a city surrounded by water, has received accolades for being the greenest city in America, the best city for renters, the fittest city in America, and the third best metro in the US for young professionals.

Responsibilities

Lead experience and visual design direction for multiple development teams; understand end-user needs, research workflows, and observe product usage in context; design intuitive, visually appealing applications with strong information architecture; create and communicate design ideas through sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes.

Qualifications

• Available to start before June 2026
• A solid portfolio demonstrating strong user experience and visual design skills
• Education or experience in user-centered design techniques
• Bachelor's degree or greater
• Relocation to the Madison, WI area (reimbursed)
• Eligible to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
• COVID-19 vaccination
• For fastest consideration, please include a link to your online portfolio or any interactive applications you've designed

Employment details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development

We offer comprehensive benefits to keep you healthy and happy as you grow in your life and career, and your merit-based compensation will reflect the impact your work has on the company and our customers. You'll also be eligible for annual raises and bonuses, as well as stock grants, which give you an even greater stake in Epic and our customers. Healthcare is global, and building the best ideas from around the world into Epic software is a point of pride. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we know that inclusive teams design software that supports the delivery of quality care for all patients, so diversity, equity, and inclusion are written into our principles. Please see our full non-discrimination statement at https://careers.epic.com/EEO.