Vista Higher Learning

Senior UX Designer

Vista Higher Learning

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Collaborate with senior leaders to execute the product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with business and user experience goals.
  • Identify market opportunities and trends to enhance the overall user experience and design quality across all products.
  • Apply advanced design principles and best practices to create visually appealing and cohesive experiences across our platform.
  • Drive aesthetics and contribute to design projects from concept to completion.
  • Ensure designs are delivered on time and within budget constraints.
  • Manage and execute all stages of the design: inception through final implementation, including idea creation, workflow diagrams, and interaction design.
  • Deliverables include wireframes, design comps, interactive prototypes, among others.
  • Champion user-centric design; actively participate in the creative process collaborating with Product Management and cross-functional partners to propose innovative ideas and strategies.
  • Lead customer interviews, user research, competitive analysis, and usability testing, providing expert insights to refine design solutions.
  • Provide expertise on accessibility and support compliance testing and product remediation within the context of business objectives.
  • Mentor and guide more junior designers in the team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, or a similar relevant field
  • 5+ years of experience as a UX Designer
  • Proven record of accomplishment of successfully contributing to impactful user interfaces.
  • Experience working in teams of product, visual, or content designers with demonstrated leadership traits.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to articulate design concepts and ideas clearly and persuasively adjusting appropriately to the audience.
  • Portfolio displaying advanced skills in user experience, service, interaction, and product design.
  • Experience delivering strategic design initiatives with a focus on scalable systems and patterns.
  • Understanding of market trends, user needs, and the competitive landscape in digital products.
  • Experience working in Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) and Figma (Miro, Lucid).
  • Willingness and ability to travel 4-5 times per year to Boston, MA for team meetings and other locations in US for sales meetings or industry events.
Benefits
  • life/health/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • educational assistance
  • commuter pass subsidies
  • generous employee referral bonuses
  • PTO and paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
UX DesignInteraction DesignUser Experience DesignService DesignProduct DesignWireframingPrototypingUsability TestingAccessibility
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsCollaborationMentoringCreative ThinkingProblem SolvingAdaptabilityPersuasionUser-Centric Design
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in UX DesignBachelor's Degree in Interaction Design