Senior UI,UX Designer (San Mateo, CA)

IXL Learning, a leading EdTech company with products used by 13 million students worldwide, is looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated senior UI/UX designer to create elegant, engaging user-centric interfaces that will excite and motivate our audiences. Our products are renowned for making online learning both intuitive and fun, and we’re seeking an individual that can bring creative flair, innovation, and craft that will continue to delight our customers.

As a senior UX/UI designer at IXL, you’ll be a key member of the design team, collaborating cross-functionally to create great experiences. Your passion for designing intuitive, functional, and beautiful features - along with your technical knowledge - will continually address our customers’ needs and requirements. You will work across a variety of our brands such as IXL, Rosetta Stone, Education.com, Wyzant, Vocabulary.com, and more.

This is a full-time position, working onsite at IXL’s HQ in San Mateo, CA on a hybrid schedule.

To apply, please include a link to your most recent portfolio and work samples with your resume or cover letter.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Create visual experiences for user-facing web, mobile, and tablet-based platforms
• Transform wireframes into original, creative mock-ups in low and high fidelity prototypes
• Inspire users with attractive, compelling designs while maintaining visual consistency and brand identity
• Participate in collaborative feedback sessions with the design team and cross-functional teams
• Demonstrate leadership qualities by providing design direction on projects as and when required
• Communicate with product team members and key stakeholders to understand and interpret project requirements
• Enhance existing interfaces with new layouts, photos, graphics, and content
• Collaborate with our marketing teams to design emails, promotions, online ads, and marketing collateral

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• 5-8 years of experience in UX/UI design
• Ability to create user-centric, clutter-free, visually consistent designs
• In-depth knowledge of product design tools such as Figma or Sketch
• Thorough understanding of UX/UI processes, methodologies, design libraries, understanding ofweb responsive practices, and principles
• Ability to effectively communicate visually, verbally, and in writing
• Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple design requests in a timely fashion
• Passion for outstanding, elegant design
• Experience in print design is not essential, but an added bonus
• Experience in education is a plus

At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. IXL Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ABOUT IXL LEARNING

IXL Learning is a leading educational technology company on a big mission: creating innovative learning experiences that help all learners reach their full potential. IXL's comprehensive curriculum and insightful analytics help more than 850,000 teachers deliver personalized instruction, and empower over 13 million students to achieve new learning milestones every day.