Job Description :

We’re looking for an Associate UI/UX Designer to help us push the boundaries of what education can offer through the power of technology. Education is our passion, and our team members bring that to work each day as they aim to advance learning in every region of the world. Blackboard is the world’s leading education technology company, providing dynamic products and services to the global education community. We’re focused on driving innovation in EdTech and working with our clients to create a smarter learning environment.    

Our User Experience & Design (UXD) organization helps shape the future of Blackboard’s products and solutions. Made up of user experience and design leaders who work across both web and mobile platforms and take a hands-on role in a highly collaborative team environment, they champion best-in-class work throughout the Blackboard organization. Our team believes that user experiences are as much about behavior and emotion as they are about usability, utility, and accessibility.  

Required skills / qualifications: 

• 0-2+ years’ experience within a UX Design related area 
• Working knowledge of design practice, disciplines, and principles 
• An Associate UI/UX Designer should have Experienced with industry-standard Design tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketch, Figma, or other prototyping tools 
• Strong collaborator with the ability to receive and incorporate critique from peers and stakeholders as well as provide meaningful feedback 
• An outstanding body of work that incorporates design-thinking (or similar) methodologies where people are the center of the solution (portfolio needed for review) 
• Ability to handle multiple design projects at different stages of delivery simultaneously without sacrificing quality 
• An exceptional eye for detail 
• Comfortable participating in projects where acting as a leader might be required 
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills 
• Highly organized, motivated, and efficient 
• Hybrid interaction and visual designer 
• Ability to maintain high standards of accountability, owning responsibility around design decisions, timelines, and quality

Preferred skills/qualifications :  

• A background in user research of other qualitative/quantitative means to inform designing for the user