below.DescriptionThe Senior UX/UI Designer is responsible for leading the enhancement of the overall user experience for all product offerings, customer facing applications, and the company website.
The ideal candidate for this role will deliver successful, fun, and engaging designs to elevate current and future offerings and sites, while staying true to the brand.What You’ll Be Doing Display a deep understanding of expectations and accessibility requirements of the education industry as well as the companies unique product propositions and visual objectives Contribute to the companies strategy in the development of product and website experiences and develop designs in alignment with branding and objectives Lead collaborative UX discovery sessions with the project team and stakeholders to create a shared vision and understanding of the product or project requirements Define and document the information architecture needed to support development projects, including a variety of UX deliverables such as user personas, user journeys, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, as well as user interaction specifications and style guides Lead design iterations for products and applications to include a strong user experience framework while establishing and monitoring design standards across the product and meeting accessibility requirements of the education industry Create flexible, responsive end to end designs for multiple browsers, screen sizes, platforms, and devices, from concept to project completion or as needed to enhance an existing product Utilize tracking software to ensure top quality user experience on the corporate website.
Recommend and design solutions for website and webstore UX issues that have already been identified, and as they arise.
Collaborate on and execute user testing; incorporate customer/user feedback and best practices into the design to iterate, evolve, improve, and enhance offerings and experiences Collaborate with and mentor Creative team members to foster growth of UX knowledge, as well as visual and interactive design skillsExperience & Qualifications B.A.
or B.S.
in Product Design, UX/UI Design, Interactive Design, Visual Design, or a related focus 5 years’ experience in UX, UI, product design or related fields, designing for desktop and mobile experiences with demonstrated ability to lead the solution of a product area and connect to a broader product vision.
Experience in developing innovative and effective documentation (site maps, transaction flows, sketches, scenarios, navigation models, design patterns) for digital products Initiative to recommend improvements, drive standards, and explore enhancements Experience in concept creation, and development of interactive design (wireframes, mockups, graphics and layouts, prototyping).
A portfolio of work demonstrating a proven record of user-centric designs and overarching visual design skills; latest trends, color, and typography Experience performing various methods of UX testing.
Ability to present UX and UI design direction to key stakeholders effectively and with confidence, take criticism, and implement solution-oriented changes Must be comfortable in a cross-functional team driving UX / UI conversations and working with marketing, analytics, content, and development teams Ability to adapt role to project needs whether that be leader, designer, implementer, or reviewer.
Experience in Adobe Creative Cloud applications as well as Figma, Jira, Confluence, Miro, etc.
Knowledge of capabilities, best practices; working knowledge of HTML and CSS; understanding of Drupalor a similar CMS, as well as Google Analytics and site toolsDesired Experience designing accessible products for K–6 education industry and schools (teacher and student-facing) is strongly preferred.