UX Designer

David Yurman Enterprises•New York, NY

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

David Yurman is seeking a UX Designer to deliver luxury ecommerce digital products that are both beautiful and functional. Reporting to the Senior UX Designer, the role collaborates with business, design, and development teams to create interaction and visual designs that balance user needs with business goals. The designer will contribute to both the long-term vision and detailed execution of DY.com’s customer experience and business outcomes. The position is based in Tribeca, New York, and follows a hybrid work model with three days in the office and two days remote. Travel is not required. The estimated base salary is $110,000–$120,000. Eligible employees may also receive healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, a bonus, employee discounts, Summer Fridays for corporate roles, paid time off, sick time, and other benefits.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in product design or UX, designing within the luxury ecommerce space.
Understanding of design systems, hierarchy, typography, visual design, responsiveness, accessibility, iconography, and interaction design.
Strong proficiency in Figma, including auto layout, components, variants, prototyping, and design system management.
Curiosity, willingness to learn, and ability to adapt to evolving processes, tools, and ways of working in a collaborative environment.
A portfolio highlighting multiple projects and direct contributions.
Proficiency in communicating design direction, principles, and specifications for developer handoff.
BA/BS degree in Graphic Design, Communications, Marketing, or a related area.

Nice To Haves

Interest in exploring or prior knowledge of AI tools to improve UX design processes or workflows, such as ChatGPT or Figma AI.

Responsibilities

Deliver UX design work against the Ecommerce Roadmap, including briefs, prototypes, comps, user flows, wireframes, and documentation for developer collaboration and handoff.
Design cohesive, intuitive experiences across the end-to-end ecommerce journey, including discovery, product exploration, and checkout.
Partner with the manager to influence stakeholders across functions and gain support for design strategies.
Develop design solutions informed by user insights, business needs, industry trends, project goals, scope, and technical constraints.
Create beautiful mobile-first, responsive designs.
Collaborate with visual designers to ensure experiences follow DY Design Standards and brand guidelines.
Participate in design critiques, explain design decisions, incorporate feedback, and iterate on multiple design solutions.
Apply ADA accessibility and WCAG standards throughout the design process.
Support user research and usability testing, identify customer friction points, and translate findings into UX improvements.
Use customer behavior, site analytics, and performance KPIs to inform design decisions and evaluate UX enhancements.
Independently conduct UX user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate design accuracy, functionality, usability, and intended customer interactions.
Partner with development and QA teams to identify and resolve issues before launch.
Maintain and update UX design system files, components, and documentation in Figma.