Junior UI/UX Designer

At Spear, our mission is to help dentists and their teams pursue and achieve “Great Dentistry.” Spear drives dental practice growth by advancing our clients clinical skills, improving their practice management capabilities and enhancing the patient experience by leveraging both our deep dental expertise and our technology forward solutions. We offer holistic solutions that include a full learning management system, a practice consulting service supported by a robust analytics platform and industry experts, and patient engagement tools that complement the normal workflows within a dental practice. In addition, we deliver live, collaborative education led by the brightest clinical and business minds in dentistry through virtual seminars and events, as well as through hands on learning opportunities at our state-of-the-art campus in scenic North Scottsdale. 

Spear Education is seeking a creative and detail-oriented Junior UI/UX Designer to help shape the user experience across our digital ecosystem. As a key member of our design team, you’ll collaborate with product owners and developers to create intuitive, visually compelling interfaces for various devices and platforms. You’ll focus on designing experiences that enhance user engagement, simplify workflows, and solve real-world problems for our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your design expertise in a supportive and innovative environment.

We’re looking for someone who is eager to learn, thrives in a collaborative setting, and has a passion for understanding user behavior to craft exceptional designs. If you love bringing ideas to life with tools like Figma and are driven to make an impact through design, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Duties

• Design and prototype user-friendly interfaces using Figma, ensuring responsiveness and scalability across devices.
• Leverage and contribute to Spear’s design system to maintain consistency and streamline development.
• Collaborate with Product and Development teams to refine prototypes and deliver production-ready assets.
• Create wireframes, storyboards, and user flows to effectively communicate design ideas.
• Conduct user research and testing to understand customer pain points and use insights to inform design decisions.
• Analyze customer data and behavior to recommend strategies that reduce friction and boost engagement.
• Stay current with design trends and best practices to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
• Support the creation of scalable, component-based UI elements for use across our platform.
• Ensure accessibility compliance and usability standards are met in all designs.

• 3–5+ years of experience in UI/UX design or a related field.
• Proficiency in Figma for both design and prototyping.
• Understanding of responsive design principles and their application to various devices and platforms.
• Familiarity with design systems and component-based UI frameworks.
• Basic knowledge of user research methods, including usability testing and data analysis.
• Strong visual design skills with a keen eye for detail and consistency.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and effectively communicate design ideas.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field (preferred but not required).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on SaaS or education-focused digital products.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design principles.
• Exposure to tools like Maze, Clarity, or other analytics and user research platforms.

Candidates under consideration will be required to submit a professional UI design portfolio for review

The general salary target range for this position in Arizona is $85,000 - $105,000 per year. However, the base salary offered may increase (or decrease) based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and location. In addition to base salary, Spear offers a full range of perks and benefits highlighted below.

What Spear Offers

As the leader in our industry, we rely on the creativity and expertise of our people to deliver the best for our clients. In return, we invest in our employees by offering a diverse suite of benefits. We believe in offering choice and flexibility to keep our employees and their families healthy and happy today forward.

• Great Work/Life Balance - Unlimited time off program along with paid time off for volunteering. We also have shorter meetings times to help support a healthy work life balance for all employees!
• Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits - Medical (including your pets!), Dental, & Vision benefits and a 401k with a generous match. We also offer Maternity & Paternity Leave, and a Mental Health Day.
• Company Sponsored Events - Think costume contests, annual Wellness Day, May the 4th be with you, Friday afternoon "Get Giphy With It", team builders, and 5k’s!
• Career Development Pathways - Career development through continuous coaching, training, and on the job learning along with an annual review process.
• Employee Recognition - We celebrate one another's efforts and accomplishments by using Nectar, our employee recognition platform. Employees are recognized and rewarded with points that can be redeemed for swag or gift cards in the Rewards Mall!
• DE&I - We care about each other and have our Spear Collective groups to support this to ensure everyone feels a strong sense of belonging.
• Transparent Communication - We believe in a collaborative and trustworthy workplace with monthly Company Wide All Hands Meetings and weekly 1:1's. We also send out weekly Office Vibe surveys to all employees for insights and feedback - we listen so we can make positive changes!

Spear Education deeply values diversity and what it brings to our communities and our organization. 

Everyone is welcomed here, regardless of how you look, your physical abilities, where you come from, when you were born, what you believe in, how you identify, who you love, how you think, and whether or not you have served.

We seek to create a culture where each person feels heard, supported and engaged in a positive, empathetic way. 

We are allies in, and advocates for, our shared humanity.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.