UX Designer

About Us

David Yurman is a celebrated American jewelry company founded in New York by David Yurman, a sculptor, and his wife, Sybil, a painter and ceramicist. When the artists began collaborating, their goal was simply to make beautiful objects to wear. Led today by their son Evan, David Yurman creates timeless, yet contemporary collections for women and men defined by inspiration, innovation, consummate craftsmanship and cable – the brand’s artistic signature. David Yurman collections are available at retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and France and at locations worldwide, through their exclusive authorized fine jewelry and timepiece network of retailers.

Our Values

At David Yurman, creativity, innovation and impeccable craftsmanship are at the core of everything we do. Fueled by the energy of our hometown, New York City, artistic passion informs each and every jewelry design. The Yurman family’s guiding vision continually defines and redefines what it means to be the preeminent American luxury jewelry brand. We are committed to responsible business and social practices and to the protection and advancement of human rights. We believe in partnering with others who share these values and understand their importance.

Job Description

Title: UX Designer

Overview
David Yurman is seeking a UX Designer with proven experience in delivering luxury ecommerce digital products that are both beautiful and functional. As the UX Designer, reporting to our Senior UX Designer, you will collaborate with the business, design, and development teams to deliver both interaction and visual designs, blending user needs and business vision. This role requires an ability to think about long term vision, while also delivering a keen attention to detail. In this role, you will make immediate and long-lasting impacts to both the customer experience and business outcomes of DY.com.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Deliver UX design completion against the Ecommerce Roadmap, including briefs, prototypes, comps, user flows, wireframes, and flawless documentation for developer collaboration and handoff.
• Consider the end-to-end ecommerce customer journey to ensure cohesive, intuitive experiences across discovery, product exploration, and checkout.
• Partner with your manager to influence stakeholders across functions to gain support for design strategies.
• Drive design solutions based on user insights, business needs, and industry trends that meet project goals. Consider scope and technical constraints when necessary.
• Deliver beautiful mobile-first, responsive designs. Collaborate with visual designers to build an experience that adheres to DY Design Standards and brand guidelines.
• Actively participate in design critiques, articulate design decisions, and incorporate constructive feedback from leadership, stakeholders and cross-functional teams to iterate on multiple design solutions.
• Apply ADA accessibility and WCAG standards throughout the design process to ensure inclusive, accessible digital experiences across devices.
• Support user research and usability testing to identify customer friction points and translate findings into actionable UX improvements.
• Leverage customer behavior, site analytics, and performance KPIs to inform design decisions and evaluate the effectiveness of UX enhancements.
• Independently execute 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 prior to launch.
• Maintain and update UX design system files, components, and documentation in Figma to ensure consistency across digital experiences.

Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in product design or UX experience designing within the luxury e-commerce 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
• Demonstrate curiosity, willingness to learn, and the ability to adapt to evolving processes, tools, and ways of working in a collaborative environment
• Interest in exploring or prior knowledge working with AI tools to improve UX design process/workflows (i.e. ChatGPT, Figma AI, or similar) is a plus
• Available portfolio highlighting multiple projects and direct contributions
• Proficient in communicating direction, design principles, and design specifications for a flawless developer handoff

Education: BA/BS degree in Graphic Design, Communications, Marketing, or related areas

Location: New York, NY (Tribeca)

Work Model: Hybrid (3 Days in Office / 2 Days Remote)

Travel: None

Estimated Base Salary: $110,000-120,000

Base pay is one component of David Yurman’s total compensation package, which may also include the following for eligible employees: access to healthcare benefits, 401(k) plan, bonus, employee discounts, Summer Fridays (corporate roles), generous paid time off, sick time, and more.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at David Yurman

As a company founded by artists, David Yurman champions self-expression in everything we do. We are committed to fostering a culture of openness and creative collaboration within our entire community, and we cherish the diversity of our employees’ backgrounds and perspectives. We will always advocate for equity and inclusion for all.

David Yurman is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender).