Associate UI Designer

What We'll Bring to the Table:

• Friendly, dynamic work environment - Includes certification as a Great Place to Work ® (six years in a row!) along with Climate Neutral Status
• Competitive salary including merit-based bonus plan
• Flexible Work Program
• Clear opportunities for career progression
• Company-funded professional educational program
• Visible management commitment to our company core values of: Diversity & Inclusion, Environmental, Community and Employee Wellbeing, Excellent Work Product, Innovation, Integrity and Superior Customer Experience
• Generous benefits including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • 401K with matching Company contributions
  • PTO
  • Community Support Program including VTO and donations with Company match
  • Employee Recognition Program

We're looking for an Associate UI Designer to support UI execution across our enterprise applications. This early-career role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on UI work, interaction details, and working within a component-based system for complex enterprise workflows. You'll partner closely with a Senior UI/UX lead and collaborate with engineering to deliver consistent, accessible interfaces. This position will work full time from our Charlotte, NC office.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Translating workflows and requirements into UI under guidance from the Senior UI/UX lead.
• Executing day-to-day UI design work using established components, patterns, and guidelines.
• Contributing to maintaining and documenting the design system, including helping update the component library.
• Defining interaction details such as states, validation, empty/error states, and focus/hover behavior.
• Designing UI aligned with Angular Material patterns and component behavior.
• Preparing design assets and notes to support efficient developer handoff.
• Collaborating with engineers during implementation and support design QA.
• Supporting responsive design and accessibility standards.

What You'll Bring to the Table:

• BA or BS degree in Design, HCI, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 1-3 years of UI or digital product design experience.
• Portfolio required; should demonstrate strong UI craft and explain design decisions.
• Strong visual design skills, including layout, typography, spacing, hierarchy, and color theory.
• Detail-oriented with a strong eye for pixel-level UI quality and able to produce clean, consistent designs that translate well to development.
• Solid understanding of interaction design principles and component behavior.
• Familiarity with accessibility fundamentals.
• Basic understanding of HTML/CSS and interest in learning front-end concepts; experience with component-based frameworks is a plus.
• Desire to build for the long term with scalable, flexible design systems.
• Strong proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools (Figma preferred).
• Clear communicator who collaborates well with engineers and cross-functional partners.
• A growth mindset and ability to adapt in a fast-moving environment.
• The following items are preferred but not required:
• Exposure to enterprise or SaaS applications.
• Familiarity with Angular Material.
• Experience contributing to a design system or component library.
• Familiarity with product analytics tools (e.g., Pendo, MixPanel, Amplitude).

$55,000 - $70,000 a year

Please note that we will not be providing sponsorship for this role.

About Perr&Knight:

For over 30 years, Perr&Knight has provided exemplary insurance consulting and software solutions to the property & casualty and life, accident & health industries. Services include actuarial consulting, risk strategies & solutions, applied AI consulting, product development, insurance policy and forms consulting, regulatory compliance, compliance and operational assessments/training, state filings, licensing, technology consulting, statistical reporting, data services, predictive analytics, and bureau monitoring & maintenance. Software includes StateFilings.com, the leading cloud-based state filings management solution. With offices nationwide and more than 150 insurance professionals, including 30+ credentialed actuaries, Perr&Knight is among the largest independent actuarial and insurance consulting firms in the United States.

Our mission as an actuarial and insurance operations consulting firm is to provide extraordinary value to our clients by offering innovative and unique solutions to complex challenges they face while providing a positive and motivating work environment for our employees that respects diversity and recognizes ingenuity and hard work.

Perr&Knight is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion and diversity. Perr&Knight does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical or mental disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Perr&Knight will also provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [email protected]