Salary
💰 $35 - $45 per hour
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Participate in problem solving and design to drive compelling user experiences within our platform (Amplify Classroom)
- Develop wire frames, interaction flows, mockups, and quick prototypes as well as polished high fidelity designs for student-facing digital activities and resources
- Collaborate closely with product, content and interactive developer partners to produce engaging activities and contribute to the overall direction of the K-8 science program
- Partner with user researchers on rapid prototypes for iterative user testing with teachers and students
- Participate in collaborative discussions, including listening closely and providing honest, thoughtful feedback to team members
- Utilize strong and effective interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, and listening)
- Prepare designs for review to design leadership, internal teams and key stakeholders
- Participate in design reviews and team meetings
Requirements
- 1+ years experience with end-to-end product design
- Understanding of how qualitative research and data inform product and design decisions
- Strong visual design and typographic sensibility
- Interaction design expertise
- Expertise with design tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe CC, Notion) and familiarity with prototyping tools to create interactive design concepts
- Experience designing responsive desktop and mobile experiences
- Preferred: Experience with digital product design in education technology or a related field
- Preferred: Enthusiasm for contributing to the landscape of science education
- Preferred: Experience designing with Accessibility as a priority
- Preferred: Demonstrated ability to gather and document user experience requirements
- Preferred: Experience with visual design, interactive motion design or games
- Preferred: Any lived experience with teaching or tutoring students ages K-8
- Preferred: A formal education in Interaction Design, Communication Design, User Experience or related field