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Associate UX Designer
88075BR
Off-Campus: Scottsdale
Close Date: 08-February-2023
Salary Range: $60,000 - $72,000 per year, DOE
Job Description
EdPlus is seeking to hire an Associate UX Designer who will deliver high-quality, innovative designs across our digital portfolio. Under the supervision of the UX Design Manager, this position will focus on using the EdPlus Rocket Design System (RDS) to build marketing landing pages and partnership pages, and maintain and improve existing digital experiences. The portfolio includes user experience and visual design projects for extensions of the ASU, ASU Online and EdPlus portfolio (e.g., Starbucks, Adidas, PLuS Alliance, etc.) This role will work closely with stakeholders, units, business analysis, project management, development, research, content and analytics teams using design and storytelling to conceptualize both marketing and learning experiences. This position will also be responsible for partnering and collaborating with the other cross-discipline teams, working inside the Rocket Design System, and working closely with UX researchers to conduct testing and research specific to the performance of live web components.
The EdPlus Xperience (UX) team is responsible for designing solutions and enhancing our current technology stack for a variety of user experience challenges as part of an innovative environment refining how users engage with higher education. Working collaboratively in diverse teams, the Xperience team creates forward-thinking and thoughtful experiences ensuring our digital products and designs support ASU and EdPlus overall strategy and goals. EdPlus is a foundational support and innovation unit within the ASU Public Enterprise. The role of EdPlus is to support the creation and application of digital education technologies that makes ASU's blend of teaching, learning and discovery accessible to a broad expanse of society. In this way, we are part of the design of ASU as an institution in which our ability to transform society is limited only by our creativity, dedication and speed of execution - not by our physical campus space. Our mission is to transform the lives of students, their families and future generations to come.
EdPlus has cultivated a culture where user experience is everyone's responsibility. Our matrix structure prioritizes deep collaboration across disciplines, and is designed around performance from the behaviors and needs of our students. The EdPlus Xperience department consists of 5 teams including; UX Design, UX Research, Engineering, Immersive (XR) and Product Management. We are considered an ASU enterprise team that delivers human-centered technologies by hyper focusing on who we are serving and how we can support them.
EdPlus is a unit of the ASU Enterprise focused on the design and scalable delivery of digital teaching and learning models to increase student success and reduce barriers to achievement in higher education. We advance the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the local, national and international communities served by ASU.
EdPlus at ASU
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- Healthcare
- Financial Security
- Retirement
- Family Resources
- Tuition Reduction (Eligible ASU Employee, their dependents and spouse.)
- Discounts
Department Name
EdPlus User Experience
Essential Duties
- Adhere to the web brand standards on typography, colors, imagery and spacing using the design system requirements.
- Advocating for the user and continuously improving the experiences.
- Identify and troubleshoot UX design issues (e.g. responsiveness, usability, accessibility, etc.).
- Gather and evaluate design requirements in collaboration with stakeholders and engineers.
- Illustrate design ideas using storyboarding, process flows, sitemaps and prototypes.
- Accurate time estimates for work and set deadlines.
- Work in an agile environment using Jira to help prioritize and organize projects.
- Present drafts and final products to stakeholders, partners and leadership through the lens of our students.
- Working directly with web developers to ensure successful implementation.
- Use UX design research and best practices to assist evolving and elevating digital experiences with a good understanding of current industry trends.
- Transform ideas into creative, robust experiences under technology and time constraints, working closely with engineers and data teams.
- Assumes or coordinates other duties or projects as assigned or directed.
Required Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, CS related field AND one (1) year of industry experience OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Desired Qualificiations
- Evidence of a Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
- One to two years of UI/UX design, including but not limited to graphic and motion design.
- Demonstrated knowledge in creating clean, user-friendly interfaces that drives user engagement and improves the overall student experience using user behavior data.
- Demonstrated knowledge about design systems or any experience in building style guides and managing library assets.
- Experience in designing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes with Adobe Products (expert in Adobe XD).
- Evidence using Figma.
- Experience in digital design, graphic design, presentations, infographics, interaction design, and designing mobile applications.
- Experience in presenting designs to stakeholders and leadership.
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated knowledge in understanding the user, and evidence of a strong communicator of the user's perspective throughout the design process.
- Experience working on a collaborative, fast-paced team and with other experts across other disciplines.
- Evidence of detail with a good eye and understanding of elements and fundamentals of visual design, while willing to take creative risks.
- Evidence of recent web design-related project work in this area.
- Experience working closely with engineers and developers and having a shared vocabulary.
- Experience bridging design and engineering into scalable solutions.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding for usage of design systems throughout work history.
- Experience in creating motion graphics and animated videos, understanding of HTML, CSS and JS, in addition to designing for bootstrap using responsive design.
- Evidence with design operations knowledge and experience.
Working Environment
EdPlus at ASU is located at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. The center houses a diverse business community that links technology, research, education, and entrepreneurship to position ASU and Greater Phoenix as global leaders in the knowledge economy.
- Activities are primarily performed in a regular, climate-controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting or standing.
- Daily use of desktop or laptop computer is required.
- Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential duties.
- Regular review of completed tasks.
Department Statement:
EdPlus defines itself through a culture of curiosity, risk-taking and refusing to accept the status quo. As a central enterprise unit for ASU focused on the design and scalable delivery of digital teaching and learning models to increase student success and reduce barriers to achievement in higher education, our commitments support the university charter. ASU is a national service university and aspires to accelerate positive social outcomes through the seamless integration of cutting-edge technological innovation and scalability.EdPlus employees are valued, respected, and encouraged to be their unique selves. We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in everything we do. We know that our ability to deliver high-quality services and educational experiences is strengthened by the diversity of our employees. Our innovative culture drives outcomes through serving learners, achieving milestones, striving for excellence, solving problems, feeling a sense of urgency, and being bold.EdPlus at ASU
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