UX Engineer, Jellyvision
$95-110k
More information about location
Streamlining employee benefits
Open for applications
Streamlining employee benefits
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$95-110k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To improve lives by helping real people choose, use, and appreciate their benefits.
Role
Who you are
- Scrappy, resilient figure-it-outters and comfortable with ambiguity
- Deeply market and customer obsessed; every interaction is an opportunity to learn, improve, and better serve beneficiaries
- Excellent communicators and collaborators who work with others to do what needs to be done, often wearing multiple hats as people in startups tend to do
- Champions of progress over process
- We’re looking for a front-end powerhouse with a broad range of design expertise and a passion for innovation to help us bring our Medicare product to life
- You’ll also need to be an influential communicator who can easily articulate your ideas to teammates, stakeholders, and users
- 5+ years of professional experience in UX design and front-end development
- Strong portfolio demonstrating UX design and implementation of intuitive, user-centered design solutions
- Expert in online content presentation, layout, and information design
- Expert in current and emerging web and mobile interaction design patterns and trends
- Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JS, React (next.js/Typescript/etc.), and other front-end technologies, with a solid understanding of rendering issues in modern desktop and mobile browsers
- Deep understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) tailored to a senior audience
- Strong knowledge of Figma and other rapid prototyping tools
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with an ability to advocate for the user and drive design decisions
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment, adapting quickly and managing a dynamic workload
- Humble, curious team player with a strong desire to collaborate cross-functionally
- Previous experience in highly complex or regulated industries is a plus
What the job involves
- The UX Engineer is responsible for combining research, data, UX thinking, and design execution to produce wonderfully intuitive and scalable user experiences
- We’re a team of bridge builders who believe that storytelling and evangelizing are critical parts of the creative process
- The UX Engineer partners with our cross-functional product team to understand business and user goals, from ideation through execution
- As an advocate for the user, you’ll be integral throughout the entire product lifecycle to ensure our users can confidently and successfully choose the right Medicare coverage for them
- Transform the complexities of Medicare and a deep understanding of user needs into intuitive, accessible, and scalable patterns and interfaces
- Distill complex ideas down to clear visuals, developing impactful solutions based on research, internal design principles, and industry best practices
- Develop scenarios, system maps, task flows, wireframes, rapid prototypes, and detailed specs to communicate design decisions
- Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions and drive internal alignment on product improvements
- Translate mockups and prototypes into responsive and interactive UI components and clean, efficient code using modern frameworks that work seamlessly across different devices and screen sizes
- Make decisive design choices and be able to articulate those choices to team members and stakeholders
- Success will be measured by internal and external stakeholder feedback, research and user testing, and product success metrics
- Collaborate with a small cross-functional team throughout all stages of development
- Drive the development of the user experience through collaborative ideation and brainstorming
- Partner with our Writer, Visual Designer, and Developers to align the UI with hosted script, copy, animations, and data integration
- Collaborate with our Visual Designer to leverage and improve our design system
- Embed with Developers to ensure the quality of UX and UI throughout planning, execution, QA, and deploys
- Ensure cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility of the UI, testing and troubleshooting issues as they arise
- Openly give and take constructive feedback, incorporating revisions with minimal oversight
- Success will be measured by rework/revision time, work completed on time and on budget
- Embrace innovation, exploring new tools and technology to enhance the user experience
- Be willing to go deep, embracing the technical nature of our products and leveraging data-driven design
- Understand the capabilities of nonlinear animation tools like Rive used by our Visual Designer to drive a richer visual experience
- Explore new tools and techniques to ethically evolve the user experience and human-AI interaction patterns to be as seamless and personalized as possible
- Be familiar with and curious about AI tools and strategies, staying current on their strengths and weaknesses, and how they can be applied to the design process
Our take
Navigating health benefits is confusing, and most people need help making sense of it. As healthcare costs clim and plans get more complex, companies are turning to tools like Jellyvision to simplify the experience. The market is shifting toward smarter, more personalized support, and Jellyvision is part of this change.
At the heart of Jellyvision is ALEX< a virtual benefits advisor that talks to employees like a real person (think funny, friendly, and easy to understand). ALEX gives personalized advice based on each person's life, family, and health needs, helping them make better choices without added stress.
Recently, the company's been on a roll. Now supporting a quarter of the Fortune 500 and recently integrating into Conduent's Life@Work Connect platform. Meaning even more employees can now access ALEX's support. And under leadership of CEO Amanda Lannert, Jellyvision has transformed from a quirky digital agency into a seiouss HR tech player, with big plans to keep improving and expanding.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2017
$20m
LATE VC
Jan 2008
$5m
SERIES B
Total funding: $25m
Company benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Majority of premiums covered for spouses/civil union partners/dependents
- Roth or Traditional 401(k) with match
- HSAs & FSAs with employer contributions
- Flexible-first PTO and work policies
- Self-care days to recharge
- Access to our Chicago office
- Gender-affirming support
- Generous parental leave, adoption, and surrogacy assistance
- Home office, gym, and wellness allowance
- Therapy stipend
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Amanda Lannert
(CEO)Amanda has served as the CEO of Jellyvision since 2011. They are also a Board Director/Member at various companies, including SportHero, P33 Chicago and Equilibria.
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