Middle UX/UI Designer

Our client is a US-based education nonprofit with a mission to achieve universal literacy for children through equity, access, and parent empowerment. We create programs that empower parents as a child’s first teacher at home and support teachers in the classroom. Currently, we serve over 300,000 children. The content you create will help us reach our mission of achieving universal literacy for all children. Join our team and work for an organization that is committed to positively impacting the lives of parents, students, and educators.
This role is responsible for working with Product Management, Curriculum Design, and Engineering to create user experiences and interfaces to transform our digital learning activities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Game Design, Computer Science, Web Design, or a similar program (years of experience can be substituted for a degree).
• 2+ years of experience in UX/UI design, visual design/gameplay/game design.
• Experience in leading a project from conceptual designs through to product launch.
• Experience designing activities/games for mobile, tablet, and web.
• Experience using Figma and Protopie.
• English level from Upper-intermediate.
  
  Nice to have:
  — Knowledge of current game theory and reward systems

Responsibilities:

• Partner with a cross-functional team to understand requirements and develop creative and thoughtful solutions to meet a project’s goals.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Curriculum, Product, Digital Artists, Architecture, and Scrum Masters to ensure alignment, feature definition, and a cohesive roadmap.
• Support the educational activity design process, from gathering user feedback and early conceptualization to designing prototypes and iterating on new versions.
• Present, discuss, advocate for, and deliver design deliverables at various stages of the product design process including conceptual diagrams, wireframes, storyboards, mockups, and prototypes.
• Conduct concept and usability testing; gather and evaluate user feedback.
• Participate in team retrospectives, backlog grooming, and other Agile ceremonies and team meetings.
• Follow UX/UI best practices, guidelines, and standards.

We offer:

• Annual paid vacation of 18 working days.
• Extra vacation days for long-lasting cooperation.
• Annual paid illness of 10 days.
• Maternity/Paternity leave.
• The opportunity for sabbatical leave.
• Marriage and Parenthood Package.
• Compensation for sports activities (up to 250$ per year) or health insurance covering (70%) — after the trial period.
• Internal education (corporate library, Udemy courses).
• Career development plan.
• English and Spanish classes.
• Paying taxes and managing PE (Private Entrepreneur).
• Technical equipment.
• Internal Referral program.
• Opportunity to take part in company volunteering activities.
• Sombra is a “Friendly to Veterans” award-holder.
  
  
  
  If you believe you are a suitable candidate for this position, please attach your updated resume (with portfolio) using the provided link.
  
  Our recruitment team will review your profile, and if it aligns with our current job openings, we will contact you shortly. If you don’t receive a reply from us within 5 business days, it means we have decided to move forward with other candidates.
  Thank you for understanding.