Northeastern's Marketing department is looking for a highly collaborative and talented UX/UI Designer to join our team. As a UX/UI Designer, you take an active role in the discovery, concepting and implementation of user experiences across university digital assets, serving a spectrum of audience segments. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary team members and university stakeholders to create optimized, cross-platform user-centered experiences.
We're looking for the complete UX package with an emphasis on intuitive experiences and sophisticated visual design skills.
Primary responsibilities include:
Analyze user needs and align with business objectives
Design intuitive and compelling interfaces optimized across devices
Create personas, journey maps, wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, site maps, prototypes, and mockups/comps
Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off
Collaborate with team members, university colleagues and stakeholders to identify opportunities for integrated user experiences
Participate in presentations of designs for review and approval at various levels across the university
Maintain and extend Northeastern brand identity systems
Represent UX/UI best practices across the university
Qualifications
3+ years' experience in UX/UI design, interaction design, information architecture or other related disciplines - key visual UI design eye a must
Ability to solve complex interactions and demonstrate a high level of critical thinking skills
Well-versed in Design Thinking principles and cross platform design best practices
A comprehensive portfolio that demonstrates intuitive and compelling designs
Self-starter with a track record of delivering quality work under deadlines
Extraordinary attention to details and craftsmanship
Natural collaborator with excellent interpersonal skills
Bachelor's Degree
Responsibility
Lead role in the discovery, UX/UI design and implementation across university assets, serving a spectrum of audience segments
Analyze user needs and align with business objectives
Design intuitive and compelling interfaces optimized across devices
Create personas, journey maps, wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, site maps, prototypes, and mockups/comps
Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off
Collaborate with team members, university colleagues and stakeholders to identify opportunities for integrated user experiences
Participate in presentations of designs for review and approval at various levels across the university
Maintain and extend Northeastern brand identity systems
Represent UX/UI best practices across the university
Position Type
Information Technology
Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern is a leader in worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. Our broad mix of experience-based education programs?our signature cooperative education program, as well as student research, service learning, and global learning?build the connections that enable students to transform their lives. The University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.