Product Designer, Homes.com
About The Position
Homes.com is seeking a Product Designer to help create polished software and improve the home-search experience for consumers and agents. The designer will contribute to a collaborative product team, partnering with product managers and engineering leads to develop user journeys and deliver software to Homes.com visitors. The role is based in Arlington, Virginia, and requires working in the office Monday through Friday. The successful candidate will work with senior designers and colleagues across product, research, engineering, and marketing. They will use customer research and data to inform design decisions, contribute to the design system and design practices, and help strengthen the team’s approaches to user testing, research, and interaction design. Applicants must present a portfolio of past projects. CoStar Group does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person university or college.
- At least 3 years of experience in product design, human-computer interaction, usability and user interface design, and/or visual design.
- Strong design eye and ability to take designs from good to great.
- Strong abilities in sketching, prototyping, and evaluating interaction design.
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools.
- Knowledge of interaction design best practices for 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.
- Portfolio of past projects must be presented as part of the application.
- Must be currently eligible to work full-time in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing a design system.
- Experience establishing product metrics.
- Experience using AI in the design process.
- Enjoyment of working with data, information, and presentation concepts and with data-driven colleagues.
- Interest in real estate.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior designers on strategy, user flows, prototyping, and visual design.
- Collaborate with product leads, researchers, engineers, marketing leads, and other designers.
- Understand customer needs through techniques such as surveys, interviews, observations, and data analysis.
- Set a high design standard while balancing usability and aesthetic appeal.
- Work with the product team to deliver design solutions using wireframes, flows, mockups, and prototypes.
- Contribute flexible solutions to the emerging design system and help evolve design practices.
- Help elevate team practices in user testing, research, and interaction design.
Benefits
- Generous compensation and performance-based incentives.
- Internal training and tuition reimbursement.
- Medical, vision, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
- Life, legal, and supplementary insurance.
- Virtual and in-person mental health counseling for individuals and families.
- Commuter and parking benefits.
- 401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Paid time off.
- On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs, depending on location; amenities may include a yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, and group exercise classes.
- Employee Resource Groups.
- Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
