Founded in 2012 and recently named one of the nation’s fastest-growing private businesses by Inc. Magazine, RedShelf is a Chicago-based EdTech company helping to make education both more affordable and more effective through the use of digital instructional resources. Partnering with more than 400 publishers and 1,900 campuses nationwide, we provide leading-edge digital course materials and an end-to-end Content Delivery System for effortlessly distributing those materials.
Job Summary:
Our UI/UX Designer will work closely with product managers and developers and will be focused on research, strategy, prototyping, and user testing for a web-based education platform.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Simplify complex content and ideas into functional, usable interfaces
- Ensure existing UI guidelines and standards are followed during the development and maintenance of the product
- Ability to quickly prototype clear, usable designs
- Create and Translate low fidelity wireframes/UX prototypes into effective and appealing interfaces
- Proactively recognize UX/UI gaps in design and propose solutions
- Conduct and/or participate in product usability tests with users
- Participating in research and user strategy for a growing education platform
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in UX design and/or user interface design preferably with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design, human-computer interaction, or a similar technical field
- Detailed understanding of best practices in product design
- Ability to leverage new technology, find unexpected ideas, and push the boundaries in solving UX problems with continued innovation
- Demonstrated understanding of designing across platforms/devices
- Demonstrated skills creating process flows, sitemaps, wireframes, prototypes, and other UX deliverables
- Experience with design tools (Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.) and prototyping tools (InVision, Axure, etc.)
- Capable of balancing multiple priorities and deadlines while being adaptable to the changing needs of the business
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with:
- Current trends for UX/UI design and data visualization
- Agile and/or Scrum development methods
- Conducting or managing usability tests to validate design
- Managing style guides and pattern libraries for large, complex projects
Other Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Knowledge and appreciation of the advances in higher educational software, course materials, and digital publishing is a plus
- Background and/or experience in educational technology and/or publishing
- Comfort and/or experience in a fast-paced, growing environment
- Ideal candidate is self-sufficient and highly motivated, self-directed and possess high energy and a passion for RedShelf
Why RedShelf?
RedShelf prides itself on maintaining an informal but fast-moving, hard-working, entrepreneurial culture. Our team members are smart, innovative, and passionate about improving education through digital technology.
We offer the best of both worlds: the energy and opportunity of a rapidly-growing organization, coupled with the stability of an extensive client base, strong financial backing, and proven track record of success. In addition to a forward-thinking environment with ample opportunity for professional and personal growth, our team members enjoy competitive compensation and benefit packages.
RedShelf is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, individuals with a disability, veterans, and others who would enrich the diversity of RedShelf are encouraged to apply.