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    Are you looking to be part of a world-class, enterprise design team dedicated to crafting incredible travel experiences? Do you want to power the future of travel? Are you looking for a career accelerating program that will enable you to make a positive impact, strengthen connections, and bridge divides across the world? Then come and help us to bring people together through travel technology, while jump-starting your career in User Experience Design.

    We pave the route for our early careers talent to go far and fast with accelerated career development. By joining the 2023 Expedia Group Graduate Program (EGGP) as a User Experience Designer I, you’ll complete two 6-month rotations on different teams to give you exposure to some of the many facets of our travel ecosystem. While you will be a full-time employee throughout the program, you’ll also benefit from dedicated professional and personal development opportunities during your rotations to help you identify what excites you the most about your career future. You will be aligned with a permanent role after the conclusion of EGGP in a role we call Destination Role.

    EGGP Overview

    • Team Rotations: two team rotations (in the same office, within the same job profile) to build knowledge of our business, across various Expedia Group divisions. Contribute to meaningful work that makes a positive impact on travel, all while advancing your career
    • Destination Role: after completing your two rotations in the program, align with your permanent Destination Role with one team aligned to your skills, interests, and position availability
    • Onboarding: first week onboarding with our Early Careers team in your local office including introduction to Expedia Group and best business practices, essential new hire training, laptop set up, meeting your graduate cohort, manager, and navigator
    • Launchpad (Training): in-depth, role-specific two weeks of technical and professional skills learning in a hub location (Seattle/London/Gurgaon) to help set you up for success in the program
    • Learning Series: continued learning throughout your program to build technical and professional skills
    • Leadership Series: opportunities to directly ask questions and learn about the career journeys of our leaders during exclusive EGGP-only Q&A events
    • Social Events and Networking: build your network with other participants in the program during regular socials and join our Inclusion Business Groups
    • Support Network: mentorship from a dedicated structure of managers and navigators (buddies) as well as the Early Careers and Learning & Development teams; access to Expedia Group mentoring programs
    • Benefits: Leisure Travel & Wellness Reimbursement, Travel Discounts, Family & Friends Discounts, Employee Assistance Program

    What You’ll Do

    Our Experience Designers focus on dynamic user experience (UX) while also keeping performance at the forefront. Experience Designers are passionate about all aspects of a product's development, including design, usability, function, and even branding and marketing. Their work touches the entire end-to-end journey of a user's interaction with a product and includes identifying new opportunities for the product and business.

    • Learn how to gather and interpret diverse qualitative and quantitative inputs
    • Demonstrate curiosity and explore multiple approaches to tackle problems, with solid but not necessarily novel ideas
    • Work with design systems, components, and patterns effectively and appropriately with guidance
    • Demonstrate understanding of visual and interaction design foundations and create appropriate sketches, wireframes, flows, design comps and prototypes with guidance
    • Learn to give, receive and respond to craft feedback constructively
    • Explore design solutions and directions based on customer needs, wants, and problems

    Who You Are

    We know that many potential candidates can be hesitant to apply for a job if they aren't sure that they meet all the criteria shared. If you meet all the criteria labelled ‘Must’ and are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply!

    • Must be available to start on August 21st, 2023
    • Must be graduating in 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g. Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, or related Design field)
    • Must have no more than 2 years' professional experience
    • Must be willing to relocate to city of job location if outside commuting distance
    • Helpful to show an understanding or awareness of the fundamentals of these core UX design skills: Interaction/visual design; Information architecture; User research; Facilitation; Prototyping; Technical/Platform knowledge; UX writing; Illustration; and Motion design
    • Helpful to have effective communication skills and the ability to engage with a variety of partners (e.g., internal, external, technical, non-technical people)

    What We Offer

    Successful candidates will receive a competitive compensation package including comprehensive benefits and other perks, some of which are included below:

    • Annual salary of 44,000 GBP
    • Travel discounts
    • Flexible benefits (currently including dental and medical options)
    • Travel and wellbeing reimbursement
    • Restricted Stock Units
    • Pet benefits (including time for pet bereavement)
    • Clear pathway to be promoted to next level of job profile at conclusion of Expedia Group Graduate Program

    Next Steps

    Apply now! Our dedicated early careers team will review your application and suitable applicants will be encouraged to complete an immersive strength based online assessment as the first step. Depending on the role profile you are applying to, selected candidates may also be asked to take a skills-based screening assessment.

    Candidates who are invited to a final round interview will have the opportunity to meet with members of our team through two virtual interviews covering both technical and behavioral skills related to the position. These interviews will also be a chance for you to learn more about us, too!