Description: Our Designers are first and foremost facilitators; a large part of your role will be leading our stakeholders through the design process.
Creative problem solving is a must, along with the ability to challenge conventional thinking and a willingness to take risks.You should be confident running stakeholder meetings (often done remotely) to help understand requirements, and most importantly, to generate and iterate through multiple ideas.
You will lead research activities such as persona development, user journeys, competitive analyses, market landscape analyses, heuristic reviews and usability testing.
You'll need to produce high quality, detailed site maps, workflows, interactive wireframe prototypes, user flows and annotations - from a user experience perspective - with a strong working knowledge of the UX and UI development process in producing high quality contemporary digital product design.
Skills:digital design and information architecture skills. Strong presentation skills.
Strong knowledge of UX. Understanding of user-centered design approaches.
Speedy efficiency in at least one drawing/wireframing tool (Axure, Omnigraffle, etc.).
Analytical skills to deconstruct requirements and to identify and articulate the design challenge.
Creative problem-solving skills at all levels of detail: from the big picture to the nuts and bolts of interaction design.
Comprehensive software proficiency. Ability to travel by air if/when necessary.
Education:A minimum of five years of professional design experience with an emphasis on digital design.
At least five years of digital design and information architecture experience demonstrated in an online portfolio.
Experience in prototyping, running design workshops, and designing native and web apps.
Must possess a portfolio of exemplary UI design work showcasing best practices in responsive and adaptive design, device environments and pixel-perfect precision.
Experience with Print design, preferable for publishing, and developing comprehensive style guides and UI kits; Applicable college degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
The ideal candidate will also have experience designing for children, educational or gaming content experience, working with co-located teams in different time zones, experience in/knowledge of front end code development; agile experience; experience in developing educational technology products and knowledge of pedagogy, and experience in Social Strategies: Search Engine Optimization. Usability Testing and other research methodology is also preferred.
Education:Bachelors Degree