Mixbook is an award-winning design platform that gives consumers unmatched creative freedom to design and share one-of-a-kind stories, transforming the lives of more than 6 million people. We are the #1 rated photo book service in the US, with 36,000+ five-star reviews and a profitable, growing business.
Customers love Mixbook for our powerful and intuitive editor, exceptional quality, designer-curated themes, and fanatical customer service. Founded by two UC Berkeley entrepreneurs named to Inc.’s 30 Under 30, Mixbook has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and more.
Today, Mixbook is a global team building thoughtful, beautifully crafted products at scale - and we’re just getting started.
We are seeking a thoughtful and motivated UX Designer to join our Product Design team and help shape intuitive, user-centered experiences across our digital products with a primary focus on our new memory service. This role is ideal for a designer with a solid foundation in UX principles who is ready to take ownership of features, collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, and translate user needs into clear, usable product experiences.
As a UX Designer, you will work closely with Product Designers, UI Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, and Researchers to define user problems, explore solutions, and design end-to-end experiences that balance user needs and business goals. You will contribute to research, flows, wireframes, and prototypes while continuously improving the usability and clarity of our products.
Please note: This role is based in Chișinău, Moldova.
Our Product Design Principles:- Anticipatory. Meet user needs at the right moments for effortless convenience.
- Immersive. Engage users with inspiring and informative interactions.
- Harmonious. Unify the experience across devices while respecting nuances.
- Well-crafted. High quality and trust is reinforced through design excellence.
- Design intuitive, user-centered experiences for product features, flows, and journeys.
- Create user flows, low-to-high fidelity wireframes, and low-to-mid fidelity prototypes to explore and validate ideas.
- Translate research insights and product requirements into clear UX solutions.
- Advocate for usability, accessibility, and inclusive design best practices.
- Iterate on designs based on user feedback, usability testing, and stakeholder input.
- Conduct and support user research activities such as interviews, usability testing, and surveys.
- Synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into actionable design recommendations.
- Collaborate with researchers and product partners to define hypotheses and evaluate solutions.
- Use data and feedback to continuously refine and improve user experiences.
- Work closely with Product Managers to define user problems, requirements, and success metrics.
- Partner with UI Designers to ensure UX and visual design are cohesive and aligned.
- Collaborate with Engineers to ensure designs are feasible, scalable, and well implemented.
- Participate in design reviews, critiques, and cross-functional workshops.
- Contribute to shared UX patterns, documentation, and best practices.
- Help maintain consistency across experiences by aligning with design system standards.
- Support improvements to UX processes and team workflows.
- Document user flows, assumptions, and design rationale for clarity and alignment.
- 2–4 years of professional experience in UX design, product design, or a related role.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, usability, and information architecture.
- Experience creating user flows, wireframes, and prototypes using tools such as Figma.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards and responsive design principles.
- Ability to translate complex problems into simple, intuitive experiences.
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working with product and engineering partners.
- Ability to clearly articulate design decisions and incorporate feedback constructively.
- Comfortable presenting work to peers and stakeholders.
- Experience working in agile or iterative product development environments.
- Ability to use research findings and data to inform design decisions.
- Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to detail and user needs.
- Understanding of how UX decisions impact product outcomes and business goals.
- Experience conducting or supporting usability testing and user research.
- Familiarity with design systems and component-based design.
- Exposure to analytics, A/B testing, or metrics-driven design.
- Experience designing for complex products, SaaS platforms, or e-commerce environments.
- Basic understanding of front-end constraints to improve collaboration with engineers.
- You are passionate about understanding users and designing meaningful experiences.
- You enjoy collaborating closely with others and learning through feedback.
- You balance empathy for users with practical product thinking.
- You are curious, detail-oriented, and eager to grow your UX craft.
- You are nimble amidst ambiguity, knowing when to push for polish or when to make progress quickly.
- You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative product environment.
- Reports to: Director of Product Design
- Department: Product Design (within Product organization)
- Works closely with: UX Designers, UI Designers, Product Managers, Engineers
- Works cross-functionally with: Marketing, Customer Happiness
Our mission is to empower people to be creative and connect deeply with the ones they love. Unlike many growth companies, we have invested deeply in culture. Organizational health is central to our long-term strategy - we believe that when we care for our people, they build great products, our customers feel the difference, and our business grows as a result.
We want people to join us who live our values:
- Courageous Care - empathy with backbone; caring enough to be clear
- Craftsmanship - pride in what we build and who it’s for; ownership end-to-end
- Pioneer Spirit - moving fast and thinking ahead; treating constraints as creative fuel
If Mixbook resonates with you and you’re excited by the work ahead, we encourage you to apply!
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What We Do
Mixbook is an award-winning design platform that gives people unrivaled creative freedom to tell their stories through beautiful, personalized photo goods. Since our start, we’ve helped more than 6 million people create one-of-a-kind books, cards, prints, and calendars, earning over 35,000+ 5-star reviews and becoming the #1 rated photo book service in the US.
Our platform blends trend-forward design with a powerful, intuitive editor - so every product reflects the creator’s personal style. We believe every photo holds a story worth telling, and we’re here to help people share those stories in ways that last.
Behind the scenes, we’re building the future of memory-making. Our modern cloud architecture and emerging technologies - including AI-driven design, photo curation, and image discovery - power an experience that makes it easier and more inspiring to capture and share life’s most important moments.
Why Work With Us
Human connection drives everything we do - in our platform, products, and culture. We measure success together, lead with the Golden Rule, and put people over profits. Our collaborative, inclusive environment reflects the same care and creativity we bring to every product we make.
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Employees work remotely.
Mixbook is a remote-first company, with employees spanning all across the US. You choose where you work best. We also offer memberships to co-working spaces for anyone that needs time away from a "home office."
