UX Designer

Campus ManagementSummary:
Our UX Designers contribute to the ideation and design of innovative and compelling user experiences across our platform of web and mobile applications. They are in constant collaboration with the development team to help tackle challenges in higher education. Our designers are involved throughout our entire agile approach to product development.

Responsibilities:

• Understand, articulate, and illustrate user needs to ensure we are solving the right problems
• Place emphasis on system-level solutions rather than short-sighted visual ones
• Ensure logical information architecture and user workflows, especially when not obvious
• Design reusable patterns to maintain product consistency
• Create rapid prototypes and mockups at every fidelity to keep pace with rapid development
• Facilitate user research and testing to refine solutions and aid in discovery
• Analyze usage statistics and metrics to help validate assumptions
• Adhere to accessibility standards and ideals as a foundation rather than an afterthought
• Other tasks as assigned

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent self-taught experience

Qualifications/Experience:

• 3+ years designing modern websites or applications is preferred, but entry level candidates are also encouraged to apply

Skills/Competencies:

• Collaborative approach to problem solving
• Aptitude for usability and accessibility
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools
• Ability to accept constructive critique and feedback
• Awareness of latest trends in design and devices

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

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