UX Designer for Engaging K-12 Learning Tools

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co

Round Rock (TX)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is seeking an energetic UX Designer to craft engaging digital experiences for students and teachers within K-12 education. You will work on a cross-functional team and help ensure solutions are delightful, accessible, and easy to use.

Your portfolio should demonstrate UX process proficiency, and you will collaborate with product managers, marketers, designers, and engineers to prototype and refine concepts from low to high fidelity.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in UX Design, Human-computer interaction, interaction design, or related field.
1-3 years of experience as a UX designer.
Strong work portfolio demonstrating UX process and product design.
Ability to predict use cases including edge and corner cases.
Experience in cross-functional teams or large-scale software development lifecycle using agile methodology.
Understanding of UX research methods.
Proficiency in visual design programs.

Responsibilities

Being the voice of the user on the team, focusing on problems and value for users.
Create digital design solutions that are delightful and frictionless.
Plan and facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams.
Create experience maps, storyboards, user scenarios, wireframes, mockups, and flows.
Validate ideas using accessibility and UX research best practices.
Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders.
Own user experiences from rapid prototypes to hi-fidelity mockups.
Provide detailed specifications and design intent to engineers.
Stay updated on design trends and external inspiration.