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Senior UX Designer

Hearst Communications, Inc.

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Louisville, KY
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Job Description

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Job Overview:

The Opportunity:
Homecare Homebase is seeking a Senior UX Designer with a strong product mindset and a passion for creating cohesive, intuitive digital experiences. In this role, you'll play a critical part in shaping and evolving our enterprise platform, used daily by over 200,000 healthcare professionals. You’ll lead initiatives from discovery through delivery, ensuring that solutions are scalable, consistent, and grounded in real user needs.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in cross-functional environments, excels in Figma and design systems, and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on design execution. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, fellow designers, and users to drive impactful outcomes that align with both business goals and human-centered design principles.

What You Will Do:
  • Lead UX design efforts across major product initiatives, from research and discovery to final implementation.
  • Translate user insights and business requirements into elegant, functional design solutions.
  • Create journey maps, wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs across multiple breakpoints using Figma.
  • Drive the evolution and governance of our design system to support scalability and brand consistency.
  • Conduct and synthesize user research and usability testing to inform and validate design decisions.
  • Advocate for user needs while aligning with product strategy, technical feasibility, and project constraints.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in agile product development environments.
  • Communicate design rationale effectively to stakeholders of all levels.
  • Ensure that final implementations reflect design intent and meet quality standards.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level designers, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement in design practices.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), UX Design, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
  • 5+ years of UX/Product Design experience with a portfolio showcasing end-to-end design processes and measurable results.
  • Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience with Figma, including design system creation and maintenance.
  • Strong proficiency in interaction design, information architecture, and visual design principles.
  • Deep understanding of user psychology, behavioral science, and accessibility/inclusive design standards.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; ability to advocate for design in cross-functional teams.
  • Experience conducting user research and synthesizing findings into actionable insights.
  • Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG), localization workflows, and inclusive design practices.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, agile product development environments.
  • U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder (required due to export control regulations).
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience designing complex enterprise software platforms.
  • Proficiency with user research tools such as Maze, Useberry, or similar.
  • A background in front-end development or familiarity with front-end technologies is a plus.
  • Healthcare or medical industry experience is a strong plus.

About Us:

Founded in 1999, Homecare Homebase, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation is a market leader in healthcare software development providing mobile cloud-based solutions for clinical, operational, and financial improvement of home-based care throughout the United States. Our software enables real-time solutions for wireless information exchange and communication between the office and clinicians in the field. 

Our success is fueled by our talented teams that are driven by their passion to make a difference in patient care. Our employees work in a culture that is guided by our CARES values: Care, Act, Respect, Excel, and Smile (a positive attitude). If you want to work in a role where your skills have a direct influence on empowering patient care, Homecare Homebase is the next step in your career. 

What You Can Expect from Us 

At Homecare Homebase, we don't just help our clients succeed; we help our employees succeed. Competitive pay, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities are a few of the many reasons that Homecare Homebase is a great place to build your career. 

Our Team Members Also Enjoy

Meaningful work. Our employees often tell us that their work gives them a sense of purpose because it makes a difference in the lives of clinicians and home-based care staff, as well as the patients they serve. 

Leaders who care. President Luke Rutledge has continued the mission to create a culture that cares – one that appreciates and looks after its people. As a result, being an employee of HCHB feels like being a member of the family. 

Flexibility. We value work-life balance because we know that happy employees create happy clients. That's why Homecare Homebase offers both full and part-time career opportunities to fit life's unique demands.

A company that gives back. Every year, Homecare Homebase proudly supports numerous charitable fundraising initiatives that align with our mission of empowering exceptional care and helping others in need.

Sound like a good fit? We’d love to hear from you.

 

This position does not provide sponsorship.  All applicants should either be US Citizens or Permanent Residents eligible to work in the US without immigration restrictions.