Senior UX/UI Designer (Remote)
Location
Herndon, VA | United States
Job description
Job Description
K12 is currently seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to design consumer facing websites, landing page and apps. We are looking for someone with experience building large scale projects involving high content properties and can give visual clarity to large commerce sites with UX complexities. You will work alongside a team of graphic designers and visual artists under the guidance of our Design Manager and Creative Director. You will be responsible for brainstorming creative concepts with marketing stakeholders, developing original design concepts, executing designs based on established style guides, participating in visual design presentations to stakeholder, and developing design specs for programming and development.
Over 20 years ago, Stride was founded to provide personalized learning - powered by technology. We reached students where they were in their own journeys. We knocked down their barriers to great education. And we gave every learner equal opportunity to succeed - however they defined success. Stride innovated the learning experience with online and blended learning that prepared them for their lives ahead.
Stride is a community of passionate leaders. Whether teachers, engineers, curriculum writers, or financial managers - whatever your expertise or role, we all work to empower futures through learning. And changing the trajectory of learning itself is one of our greatest missions. Join us in developing more effective ways to learn and helping learners build the skills and confidence they need to make their way forward in life.
K12 is currently seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to design consumer facing websites, landing page and apps. We are looking for someone with experience building large scale projects involving high content properties and can give visual clarity to large commerce sites with UX complexities. You will work alongside a team of graphic designers and visual artists under the guidance of our Design Manager and Creative Director. You will be responsible for brainstorming creative concepts with marketing stakeholders, developing original design concepts, executing designs based on established style guides, participating in visual design presentations to stakeholder, and developing design specs for programming and development.
Simply put -You must be a strong visual designer, proactive, unique thinker, able to work on brilliantly executed web design and campaigns from start to finish with high attention to detail. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced work environment that requires strong problem-solving skills and independent self-direction, coupled with an aptitude for team collaboration and open communication. This individual excels at providing both highly analytical as well as highly creative solutions to the table.
WHAT WE'd LIKE TO SEE : Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Strong conceptual thinking. We want people who can start a project off from an incredibly strong position and come up with surprising, smart concepts to move forward with.
- Take ownership of projects from beginning to end
- Adobe Creative Suite and Figma should be core elements of your toolbox.
- Animation skills for prototyping are not required but a major plus
- Resourcefulness, show us you can complete a project or task without having all the answers
- Excellent prioritization, time management, communication, presentation, and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline driven environment
- Switch from creative designer to production designer depending on the project
- Collaborating with, and mentoring other designers
- Work with creative services team in the Agile process
- Showcase knowledge of research in technology and design trends
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS : - A bachelor's degree in graphic design or a related field
- 4+ years of UX design experience, preferably some in an agency or in-house environment.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Must have a pixel-perfect attention to detail
Certificates and Licenses : None required.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Basic understanding of CSS, HTML and how it relates to web design.
- Well-organized and relentlessly self-motivated
- Marketing/Business experience
- Strong conceptual thinking: resourcefulness, diligence, attention to detail, and creative problem solving skills
- Ability to clear required background check
WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This is a (remote) home-based position
Job Type Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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