How to hire a user interaction designer

How to hire a user interaction designer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step user interaction designer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a user interaction designer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new user interaction designer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The user interaction designer hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A user interaction designer's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, user interaction designers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of user interaction designer salaries for various roles:

   Type of User Interaction Designer	Description	Hourly rate
   User Interaction Designer	Web developers design and create websites. They are responsible for the look of the site... Show more	$28-54
   Webmaster	A webmaster is responsible for monitoring website activities for the operating systems and browser database of an organization. Webmasters analyze website traffics and visits and create strategic plans on search optimizations of web servers... Show more	$21-41
   NET Developer	A NET developer specializes in crafting and producing various software and information systems through extensive computer and information technology knowledge. A NET developer's responsibilities range from designing and developing applications, generating codes and building a secure database, implementing regulations, and providing continuous support and maintenance... Show more	$32-55

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • UI
   • Sketch
   • UX
   • Html Css
   • User Experience
   • Visual Design
   • Invision
   • XD
   • JavaScript
   • Usability
   • HTML
   • CSS
   • Human Centered Design
   • Prototyping

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage and implement all code changes via SVN.
   • Work closely with ASP.NET developer to attain refine results.
   • Used CSS3 media queries to achieve the responsiveness of the user interface.
   • Lead a remote team of web designers and developers to redesign brands and websites for local small businesses.
   • Manage few mobile iPhone App projects on iOS6 and iOS7, some of which seamlessly complement desktop applications.
   • Used SVN as source control management giving a huge speed advantage on centralize systems that have to communicate with a server.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your user interaction designer job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A user interaction designer salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a user interaction designer in Illinois may be lower than in California, and an entry-level user interaction designer usually earns less than a senior-level user interaction designer. Additionally, a user interaction designer with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average user interaction designer salary

   $82,651yearly

   $39.74 hourly rate

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   Entry-level user interaction designer salary

   $59,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 15, 2025

   Average user interaction designer salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$97,994	$47
   2	Washington	$89,933	$43
   3	North Carolina	$85,678	$41
   4	Virginia	$85,387	$41
   5	New York	$84,467	$41
   6	District of Columbia	$83,667	$40
   7	Oregon	$80,528	$39
   8	Pennsylvania	$80,006	$38
   9	Arizona	$79,832	$38
   10	Texas	$79,693	$38
   11	Maryland	$79,227	$38
   12	Michigan	$79,091	$38
   13	Massachusetts	$79,045	$38
   14	Kansas	$77,900	$37
   15	Indiana	$77,761	$37
   16	Mississippi	$74,885	$36
   17	Missouri	$74,435	$36
   18	Minnesota	$73,877	$36
   19	Ohio	$73,872	$36
   20	Florida	$72,504	$35

   Average user interaction designer salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Google	$139,612	$67.12	161
   2	ByteDance	$137,179	$65.95	9
   3	Apple	$136,937	$65.84	55
   4	PayPal	$130,259	$62.62	13
   5	Microsoft	$129,770	$62.39	81
   6	Box	$124,985	$60.09
   7	Personal Capital	$123,099	$59.18
   8	Citi	$121,703	$58.51	2
   9	Thumbtack	$121,104	$58.22
   10	Cisco	$120,208	$57.79	32
   11	Adobe	$118,890	$57.16	21
   12	Fitbit	$118,279	$56.86
   13	Ziff Davis	$116,304	$55.92
   14	Twilio	$115,359	$55.46
   15	Course Hero	$112,692	$54.18
   16	TheBrain Technologies	$110,602	$53.17
   17	Two Sigma	$109,817	$52.80
   18	Interactive Brokers	$108,999	$52.40
   19	Amazon	$108,555	$52.19	248
   20	TrackVia	$108,245	$52.04

4. Writing a user interaction designer job description

   A job description for a user interaction designer role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a user interaction designer job description:

   User interaction designer job description example

   Take high-level UX wireframes and turn them into great-looking, dynamic UI elements for Unity, including design and UI implementation. Coordinate with a programmer to make UIs functional
   Sourced/Recruited
   
   • What are 3-5 "Must-Haves" that you want to see in a resume? Must have: Unity, UI/GUI, tech artist
   
   • What are 3-5 "Nice to Have" details that you want to see in a resume? Visual designer, interface designer, UX
   
   • What are the required levels experience, education? • Game design, visual arts, or tech art degree; shipped games with heavy UI elements
   
   • What sell messages would you use to describe this position to the candidate? Combine innovative and ethical embodied conversational agents with modern UI design in support of mental health
   
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5. Post your job

   To find the right user interaction designer for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with user interaction designers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit user interaction designers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your user interaction designer job on Zippia to find and attract quality user interaction designer candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dribbble, authentic jobs, working not working, coroflot.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit user interaction designers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with a user interaction designer applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new user interaction designer

   Once you've decided on a perfect user interaction designer candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new user interaction designer. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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