UX Designer
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THE ROLE: UX Designer
American Student Assistance (ASA) is national nonprofit that is changing the way kids learn about careers and prepare for their futures through access to careerreadiness information and experiences.
ASA fulfills its mission through free digitalfirst direct experiences philanthropy advocacy thought leadership groundbreaking research and impact investing. We believe that exploring career possibilities as early as middle school and providing access to educationtocareer pathways aligned with ones passions and goals will result in greater confidence and longterm success for all students.
We are looking for aUX Designer to work on educational applications for youth audiences (ages 1324. Ideal candidates will have experience designing engaging accessible and intuitive digital platforms with a strong grasp of frontend technologies humancentered design and usability testing. They are comfortable collaborating across teams yet capable of working independently and thrive in a missiondriven environment. This role will be eager to blaze our UX trail share best practices and contribute to a usercentered design culture.
As a UX Designer you will research design and optimize user experiences for a large and diverse youth audience across multiple devices. You will develop wireframes prototypes and highfidelity designs perform usability testing and integrate user feedback into iterative improvements. Working closely with developers product managers and other stakeholders you will ensure that our platforms are engaging accessible scalable and mission aligned. Additionally you will contribute to light frontend work graphical design and media work admin interface design and performance monitoring to maintain seamless user experiences.
What Youll Do:
- Design and optimize UX/UI for youthcentered digital platforms ensuring accessibility and responsiveness across all devices.
- Conduct user research and usability testing leveraging modern tools and methodologies to validate designs and improve engagement.
- Develop wireframes prototypes and highfidelity mockups to guide development and stakeholder feedback.
- Build and document user personas scenarios and user stories to inform product decisions.
- Collaborate with developers to translate designs into functional highquality digital experiences.
- Analyze and incorporate realworld user feedback iterating designs for continuous improvement.
- Support light frontend development and admin interface design as needed.
- Work closely with product managers and marketing teams to measure UX success and enhance the user journey.
- Create and maintain UX documentation ensuring consistency and clarity across the team.
About You:
- 2 years of experience designing digital experiences with a focus on youthfriendly UX/UI.
- Strong working knowledge of UX design principles accessibility standards and user research methods.
- Proficiency in UX design tools (e.g. Figma Axure InVision).
- Experience with wireframing and prototyping tools (e.g. Balsamiq Sketch).
- Basic frontend development skills (CSS JavaScript React) and an understanding of frontend performance optimization.
- Familiarity with graphic design tools (Adobe Photoshop Illustrator) for visual asset creation.
- Experience with usability testing analytics and feedback loops to drive iterative improvements.
- Strong problemsolving skills and a methodical approach to troubleshooting design challenges.
- Excellent communication documentation and presentation skills.
- Formal education in UX design humancomputer interaction interaction design or a related field.
Why ASA
ASA offers a wide range of perks and benefits to Associates including comprehensive medical dental and vision healthcare plans a retirement plan (plus match) weekly lunches commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.
We also heavily prioritize a healthy work/life balance which is why we offer all fulltime associates generous PTO options Summer Fridays (every Friday off between Memorial Day and Labor Day) a company holiday break between December 25th and January 1st and even a paid sabbatical after five years of employment.
ASA works in a Hybrid schedule 2 two days a week in our Boston HQ. We prioritize strategic thinkers collaborators and work/life pros who are looking to help make a difference in kids education and career goals.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
