User Experience & Design
Why work in Yahoo! UED?
With a world-class design community, the option to work on a variety of products, and access to the tools needed to advance your career, Yahoo! UED is the place to be.
A Community of Designers
Whenever you get two designers together, you're certain to get at least
three opinions. With an in-house design community of hundreds, a
pattern-sharing design library, and weekly speakers imagine the ideas
we'll come up with together.
Options. Options. Options.
With literally hundreds of products to work on, you'll never again
suffer from the "same-old, same-old sickness." We even encourage our
designers and researchers to play musical chairs within the company.
Giving them the opportunity to work on completely different products
without having to change jobs.
The Latest & Greatest
A job in Yahoo! UED is a tech geeks dream come true. Take a look at all
the cool toys there are to play with, including: all the latest
software, on-campus usability labs, participatory design rooms, and
eye-tracker units. Oh, and most importantly, whiteboard space as
limitless as the ideas you're ready to put on it.
Your Career Launch Pad
The opportunity to work with brainiacs in positions such as:
field-based and lab-based user research, information architecture,
visual design, interaction design, rapid prototyping, and product
management, will give you the experience to put your career on the fast
track. At the same time our outstanding mentoring and professional
development programs will ensure you are able to maximize your
potential during your time at Yahoo! and beyond.
Awaken Your Inner Design Guru
If you want to make an impact on the world of design, Yahoo! UED is
right there with you. Your designs will be seen and used by millions of
people worldwide. Many of the improved interaction techniques you
develop even have the potential to become widely adopted standards
within months. Leaving you with a truly brag-worthy portfolio.
Secrets to a Great Portfolio Convinced?
Ready to apply? First it's time to create a Yahoo! worthy portfolio. Your
portfolio is the best way to flaunt both your talent and experience. That's why
we've put together the following tips and tricks sure to help you cook-up a down
right tasty portfolio.
Make your portfolio user friendly:
The people reviewing your portfolio are busy, so make sure your design
is clean, easy to navigate, and highlights your best work. Don't let
your portfolio be the one project that ignores your user's needs.
Give us all the goods:
Final products are great, but we'd love to see how you got there.
Wireframes on napkins, mood boards, personas, and rejected directions
are our favorite things to look at. And may actually reveal more about
you as a designer than the final piece.
Check those expiration dates:
Although we'd like to look at your design archives all the way back to
crayon drawings on momma's fridge, your most recent work is most likely
indicative of your current skill. So don't leave that out.
Even if your brainchild was born out of wedlock, he's still cute:
Include any and all projects that demonstrate your abilities, whether
they were for an employer or just for yourself. If you don't have a lot
of professional experience, take on some pro bono work on the side.
Local charities and local coffee shops alike will be more than happy to
accept some free web design work.
Hey 007. Back away from the intellectual property:
Remember to remove confidential and proprietary information. We're looking for ethical employees, not spies.
If you're not proud of it, we won't be either:
We've all had projects where we slapped "lipstick on a pig." In your
portfolio, however, you should highlight projects where design was the
competitive advantage that made it succeed. And what if you only have
primped-up piglets? Then Yahoo! UED is the perfect place to take your
portfolio from sty to stylin.
