Junior UX Designer

About the Role

We are looking for an early-career UX Designer to join our team in this hands‑on role. You will work on high‑traffic pages (homepage, campaigns, promotions) with a focus on usability, clarity, and performance. Looking for a driven, curious individual with a passion for creatively improving marketing pages to drive measurable results.

What You’ll Do

Own Marketing Pages

• Design and update key marketing pages (homepage, campaigns, promotions, seasonal pages)
• Make regular improvements to live pages based on performance and feedback
• Focus on making pages clear, easy to use, and effective

Improve Performance

• Use tools like heatmaps and session replays to understand how people use pages
• Identify friction points and areas for improvement
• Turn observations into simple test ideas
• Support A/B tests and iterate based on results

Design for Clarity and Usability

• Create clean, structured designs with strong layout and hierarchy
• Prioritize function and ease of use over visual decoration
• Guide users clearly toward the next action

Work with Other Teams

• Partner with marketing to understand goals and priorities
• Translate those goals into practical design solutions
• Ask questions when something is unclear or doesn’t make sense

Learn from Data and Feedback

• Review behavioral data (session replay, heatmaps, basic metrics)
• Participate in user testing and research when needed
• Use what you learn to improve your work over time

Ensure Quality Execution

• Deliver production‑ready designs
• Work with developers to make sure designs are implemented correctly
• Adjust designs based on how they perform after launch

About Music & Arts

Music & Arts embodies the world of creativity and music by encouraging our teammates to find their own individual sound. We strive to create lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non‑musicians alike to experience the almost indescribable happiness that comes from playing an instrument. We believe in putting our customers first, engaging with respect and integrity and fulfilling our mission with passion.

The first Music & Arts was located in a small house in Bethesda, MD and run by founder Benjamin O'Brien. When Music & Arts opened its doors in 1952, we offered printed music, music lessons, dance lessons, and art supplies. Ben decided shortly after opening his business that he wanted to focus on music to better serve his customers — a decision that remains intact to this day.

Since the 1990's, Music & Arts has expanded nationwide through organic growth and a series of acquisitions and mergers with other music dealers. In 2005, Music & Arts joined forces with American Music to become the largest band and orchestra instrument retailer in the United States. Based in Frederick, MD, Music & Arts is now part of the Guitar Center enterprise and comprises 225+ retail stores, 200+ educational representatives, and 250+ affiliate locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or equivalent experience
• 0–2 years of UX/UI, product, or digital design experience (internships, freelance, or part‑time work count)
• Strong fundamentals in layout, hierarchy, and usability
• Portfolio that shows clear thinking behind design decisions
• Proficiency with Figma or similar design tools (e.g., Sketch, Adobe XD)
• Interest in how users behave and what drives results
• Comfortable working with data and learning from it
• Willing to learn quickly and take feedback
• Able to work independently and communicate clearly

Why Guitar Center? Rewards

• Gig leave for employees who are musicians – take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour
• Robust benefits and perks, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options

Compensation

Pay Rate: $55,000 – $65,000/yr depending on background and experience.

The job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, and other factors. The pay range(s) listed are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.

Career at Guitar Center

With a career at Guitar Center, you become part of the world's largest multichannel musical instrument retailer. Whether at our Stores, Contact Centers, Distribution Centers, or Support Center, Guitar Center employees have a common goal: to help people find their sound and fill the world with more music.

How to Apply

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