UI/UX Digital Designer (Jr to Mid)

About Zilker Trail

We help daring leaders optimize their business outcomes through a combination of organizational consulting and delivery services aimed at developing winning strategies that are often proven out through continuous testing & personalization. Every idea, every product, every experience -- driven by data. Imagine that. That's Zilker Trail.

Headquartered in Austin, TX, Zilker Trail was founded in 2022 by 2x digital agency owners and former ecommerce executives obsessed with the intersection of data, innovation, and growth. Today, we provide user experience design, product development, analytics and strategic consulting solutions grounded in pioneering testing and personalization expertise. Our diverse roster of F500 clients has included DTC brands, Insurance, Airlines, Hotels, and Grocers.

We employ a thoughtful process with decades of operational experience in digital business and analytics to help our clients make data informed decisions on how to accelerate their digital businesses. With an emphasis on simplicity of process, elegance of information design, and application of lean startup principles, we teach “middle-brained” leaders how to simultaneously be goal-oriented, problem-focused, hypothesis-led and data-driven.

Job DescriptionOverviewSalary Range: $75K - $115K

Remote

As a UI/UX Designer, you will sit at the intersection of strategy and visual design. You will take ownership of web and/or app designs for ecommerce clients to optimize websites from initial discovery through to developer handoff. Working closely with product managers, strategists, and developers, you will translate complex business goals and user needs into seamless, high-converting digital experiences.

As mid-level designer you will be typically be paired with a more senior designer on client accounts to meet client expectations and design requests. You will also have internal responsibilities to help improve process, templates and more for Zilker Trail.

Your Day• End-to-End Design: Own the design process for website improvements and e-commerce projects, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and high-fidelity UI design.

Desired ProfileSkills & Qualifications

Set yourself Apart: Preferred Requirements

Core CompetenciesCommunicationEffectively conveys ideas, listens actively, and adapts messages for diverse audiences (written, verbal, visual).

Role Expectations: Communicates clearly in routine situations; asks questions to clarify; shares updates on own work promptly.

Collaboration & TeamworkBuilds relationships, contributes to shared goals, and works effectively across functions and differences.

Role Expectations: Participates positively in team activities; supports colleagues; respects diverse perspectives.

Problem Solving & Critical ThinkingIdentifies issues, analyzes root causes, generates solutions, and makes sound decisions.

Role Expectations: Identifies basic problems; applies standard approaches with guidance; learns from outcomes.

Adaptability & Learning AgilityEmbraces change, learns quickly, and adjusts to new situations or priorities.

Role Expectations: Adapts to assigned changes; seeks learning opportunities; remains open to feedback.

Accountability & OwnershipTakes responsibility for outcomes, follows through, and demonstrates reliability and integrity.

Role Expectations: Delivers assigned tasks on time; owns mistakes and learns from them; meets basic commitments.

Customer & Business FocusUnderstands and prioritizes user/customer needs while aligning to business goals.

Role Expectations: Learns about customer needs; incorporates feedback into own work; understands basic business context.

Innovation & Continuous ImprovementGenerates ideas, seeks efficiencies, and contributes to better ways of working.

Role Expectations: Suggests incremental improvements; adopts new tools/processes willingly.

Leadership & InfluenceInspires, mentors, and influences without formal authority (grows from self-leadership to organizational).

Role Expectations: Demonstrates self-leadership; seeks and applies feedback.

To be part of Zilker Trail is to be…Curious. We value sincere interest in what makes things tick -- people, businesses, products & designs. We want to understand the what and the why of every problem we solve.

Open. We value transparency with our employees, our clients and our partners. We want to invite you all into this experiment.

Confident. We trust that our recommendations are likely to succeed on the basis of data. We are not afraid to disrupt, change or fail fast in pursuit of greatness.

Appreciative. We value our time together - the work and the play - with the co-workers, partners & clients we admire and enjoy.

Balanced. We endeavor to find that magical intersection at the corners of inspiration & pragmatism; design & data; work, play & family; urgency & patience; and innovation & evidence.