UI/UX Designer

Expatiate Communications is a leader in special education, redefining the way special education programs are designed and delivered. By leveraging data and technology, we focus on improving academic outcomes and providing equitable access to all students. We develop and implement innovative and sustainable special education programs for Education Agencies, charter schools, families, schools, districts, and County Offices of Education.

Description

Expatiate Communications is seeking a UI/UX Designer who has a passion for creating intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces while also focusing on user experience to ensure seamless interaction with our digital products. The UI/UX Designer will be responsible for building a clean and effective user experience for our customers. By working cross-functionally, this candidate will understand the needs of the product management, engineering, and business stakeholders and will be able to build solutions that fit those needs. The UX/UI Designer will spend time combining great design with incredible technology. As a user interface designer at Expatiate Communications, you will be responsible for taking the amazing products our engineers create and building them into something beautiful and user-friendly. You'll be developing your ideas into mockups, wireframes, and front-end code.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000/yr DOE

How To Apply

• Submit Your Application
• Apply directly through the company’s official application portal or app. Complete all required field. Please submit your resume.
• Submit Your Credentials
• After submitting your application, email a copy of your Degree and a copy of any related work/portfolio to [email protected].
  

Responsibilities

• Design Standards: Ensure that established design standards are consistently and appropriately applied within design work.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Engage with product management, engineering, and business stakeholders to understand needs and build solutions.
• Documentation and Prototyping: Develop and present documentation, user flows, annotated wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
• User Testing: Leverage user testing to make product improvements and refine design solutions.
• Tool Proficiency: Utilize Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch, and other prototyping tools effectively.
• User-Centric Design: Apply user research methodologies like Customer Journey Mapping and Jobs To Be Done theory to inform design strategy and business needs.
• Design Systems and Agile Methodologies: Implement design systems and work within agile methodologies to iterate and improve designs.
• Innovative Design: Take risks in design, push boundaries, and create impactful and memorable user experiences.
• Design System Management: Contribute to the development and maintenance of a design system to ensure consistency across products and platforms.
• Collaboration with Developers: Work closely with developers to ensure seamless implementation of designs and resolve any design-related issues during development.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in UI/UX design to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Project Management: Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet project deadlines effectively.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate design concepts, rationale, and recommendations to stakeholders and gather feedback for iterative improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Design, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in UI/UX design.
• Proficiency in visual design and wireframing tools.
• Experience in designing web apps, with a strong passion for typography, style, and understanding of A/B testing and user testing.
• Familiarity with front-end development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of web standards and a data-informed design philosophy.
• Join us at Expatiate and be part of a dynamic team that values creativity, innovation, and user-centric design.
  
  

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the essential functions and responsibilities of this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or requirements. The duties, responsibilities, and other requirements of this position may be subject to change or modification at any time by the organization, with or without prior notice. Expatiate Communication, Inc. reserves the right to modify the job description at any time, with or without notice.

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, geography, and other job-related reasons. Expatiate Communications is an equal-opportunity employer. Expatiate Communications considers all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

Salary

$65,000 - $80,000 per year