Impact the Moment

At McGraw Hill, we are a dynamic and inclusive team committed to transforming education and leveling the playing field for students worldwide. Join our HEUX design team as we work on creating innovative, data-driven digital products and experiences that enhance our world-class content.

Are you ready for a new challenge? Apply for a career at McGraw Hill, and together, we'll impact the world.

How can you make an impact?

As a UX Designer- UX & Front-End Development, on the Higher Education team you will create a broad array of designs for various digital products and services offered by McGraw Hill. You should have an eye for clean and artful design, possess superior visual design skills, and be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts. You will then transform them into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces. As the designer, you will collaborate with various agile teams to define innovative solutions for the product direction, all while establishing and promoting design guidelines and best practices including accessibility. This role is open to remote candidates located within the United States and requires up to 20% travel for the year. You will be required to work in eastern time zone.

What you will be doing:

• Translating stakeholder requirements into user flows, wireframes, mockups, prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences
• Designing complex user interfaces rich in information and interactivity by creating visual hierarchy through aesthetic clarity
• Creating interfaces that are not only WCAG 2.1 compliant, but also intuitive and usable by users across the spectrum of abilities
• Working quickly, efficiently, and iteratively with Agile team(s) to create mockups and specs for Developers
• Collaborating with other designers within the organization for big picture awareness and ensuring consistent use of Ul libraries and patterns
• Partnering with Researchers to assist with user research and iterate on designs based on findings
• Staying abreast with competitor products and industry trends
• The satisfaction of creating products that help millions of students and instructors throughout the world

What you can bring to this role:

• BA/BFA degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, CS, or a related field or equivalent qualification in computer sciences/IT
• 2 years of UX design experience. Preferably experience in designing complex solutions for complete digital environments
• A strong portfolio of projects demonstrating varied experiences across digital applications from web to mobile
• Portfolio that demonstrates strong visual design
• Demonstration of user centric design throughout the design process
• Strong visual acuity and knowledge of good design principles / practices
• Ability to iterate with teams to bring ideas to visual completion
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Excitement to collaborate with world class product and development teams
• A self starter, independent thinker, curious and creative person with ambition and passion
• Experience and knowledge of user research practices
• Expertise in standard UX software such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, and Adobe CC is a must
• Familiarity with advanced prototyping tools like Axure, UXPin along with basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript is helpful
• Knowledge of web accessibility guidelines and experience of designing accessible products is a must
• Experience within Edtech is a plus

Why work for us:

As an education innovation company, we take pride in inspiring learners globally. If you're curious and passionate about making a difference, we invite you to grow with us in a collaborative environment. Apply for a career at McGraw Hill, where together, we'll impact the world through education.

The pay range for this position is between $110,000 - $120,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. We offer benefits including medical, dental and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.

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