Sr. UI Designer

Overview

We are conducting a search for a Mexico-based Senior UI Designer to join product team at IXL Learning in San Mateo, CA. This position is a long-term contract with a rapidly growing American education technology company working remotely from home.

IXL Learning’s creative, elegant user interfaces excite and motivate students around the globe every day. Members of our UI team design clean, engaging visual experiences that make online learning both intuitive and fun. We are looking for an artistic, innovative, and passionate Senior User Interface Designer to join our team in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Create visual experiences for customer-facing web, mobile and tablet-based applications
• Transform wireframes into original, creative mock-ups
• Inspire users with attractive, compelling designs while maintaining visual consistency and brand identity
• Provide artistic direction and feedback on UI team projects
• Communicate with product team members to understand and interpret project requirement
• Enhance existing interfaces with new layouts, photos, graphics, and content
• Collaborate with the marketing team to design e-mails, promotions, online ads, and marketing collateral

Qualifications

• 4-10 years experience in visual user interface design
• Ability to create clean, clutter-free, visually consistent designs
• In-depth knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash
• Understanding and appreciation of standard user interface design concepts and processes
• Actively participate in concept development and design ideation as part of a small team.
• Ability to effectively communicate visually, verbally, and in writing
• Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organization skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple design requests in a timely fashion
• Passion for outstanding, elegant design
• Experience in print design is a plus

Benefits

• Global leader in immersive learning technologies
• Highly engaged, talented team and challenging product
• Professional growth opportunities
• Very competitive salary
• Opportunity for international business travel

About Company

IXL Learning is an educational technology company that delivers an immersive e-learning experience — for all students, in all grades, in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. With 10% of the U.S. student population using IXL, and over 25 billion questions asked and answered so far, IXL is inspiring teachers and learners worldwide and is changing how students feel about learning and about themselves.

If interested, please send your CV to [email protected] including a link to your portfolio and work samples in your CV or cover letter. Samples should include mockups, wireframes, and information hierarchy documents. Only candidates with a comprehensive portfolio will be considered for this position.