We are looking for a highly skilled Product Designer to join our DreamBox Learning team with strengths in interaction design, data visualization, and user engagement. Your expertise in translating complex concepts into sophisticated and compelling user experiences for our DreamBox K-12 products will be pivotal for success. You will work directly with our Research, Product, Engineering, Art and Curriculum teams to collaboratively ensure success in delivering highly interactive and engaging content that is effective and easy-to-use.
You will have the ability to drive delight and empathy by partnering with internal stakeholders to deliver new and reimagined features for our user base. An ideal candidate will provide streamlined solutions to complex problems, weigh business goals with user needs, and continuously explore innovative design approaches that ultimately lead to joy and learning for students.
In This Role You Will:
- Collaborate with your thought partners to solve problems, understand business goals, and explore innovative design approaches that speak directly to your user base.
- Execute required design work in an embedded, Agile work stream to complete assigned Jira tasks in the time allotted each sprint.
- Engage with other members of the Design team in building & reviewing interactive prototypes, wireframes and other artifacts that demonstrate and document functionality.
Core Competencies for Success:
- Proven expertise in developing creative, intuitive, and engaging experiences, with a strong portfolio showcasing relevant work.
- You have a solid design approach that encompasses key components of product design: Product strategy, user research, feature validation, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, visual/UI design, etc.
- You are proficient creating interactive prototypes, micro-animations, wireframes and mockups with industry-leading design tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC, etc.).
- You communicate both verbally and written with precision, clarity, candor, and respect.
- You are able to clearly articulate and defend your thinking while maintaining flexibility in the design process.
- You collaborate and engage in thoughtful critique with your design peers.
Credentials and Experience:
- Prior experience designing in game development or ed-tech space is a strong plus.
- Depending on experience, a minimum 3 to 5 years working in SaaS application design in an agile development environment.
- Legal right to work in the United States
This role is designed to be remote. #li-remote
The hiring range for this position is between $111,700 - $122,900 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for an Annual Bonus.
Serving more than 4.5 million educators and 45 million students, available in approximately half of U.S. classrooms and primary schools in the UK, and more than 140 countries around the globe; we are on a journey to transform teaching and learning though innovative partnerships with school districts, states, ministries of education, and other like-minded organizations.
We have built an award-winning and highly reputable organization because of talented and driven people who work together to accelerate student achievement by tapping into students' natural curiosity and desire to learn by capturing their minds and imagination through the fascination of Discovery.
Why Join Discovery Education?
Discovery Education believes empowering each team member is vital to cultivating high performing, highly engaged teams. Being a part of our team means we partner together to achieve mutual goals. To this end, Discovery Education offers a robust and comprehensive insurance package. You can find a complete listing on our Career Page.
Along with traditional insurance offerings, our inclusive offerings center around:
- Career Development Ownership - Be the driver of your success!
- Continuing Education AND Tuition Reimbursement Programs
- Mentorship program and collaboration with veteran leaders
- Constant opportunities for cross-functional training and skill building
- Uncapped career growth
Team Member Wellness – When you feel great, you do great work!
- Leave for life’s moments including 7 recognized holidays
- Take PTO without the vacation guilt
- Up to 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Annual Winter Holiday Break (typically the last week of December)
This opportunity is perfect for people interested in joining a high-performing, collaborative team, who enjoy a dynamic industry, and are excited about high-impact, project-based work.
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Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the communities we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, protected veteran status or disabled status, or genetic information.
Skills Required
- Strong portfolio demonstrating creative, intuitive, and engaging product design work
- Experience across product strategy, user research, feature validation, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and visual/UI design
- Proficiency creating interactive prototypes, micro-animations, wireframes, and mockups using Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, or similar tools
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to articulate and defend design decisions while remaining flexible
- Ability to collaborate and participate in thoughtful design critique
- Three to five years of experience designing SaaS applications in an Agile development environment
- Legal right to work in the United States
- Experience in game development or educational technology
What We Do
Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital content for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content, professional development, and the largest professional learning community of its kind. Serving 4.5 million educators and over 50 million students, Discovery Education’s services are in half of U.S. classrooms, 50 percent of all primary schools in the U.K., and countries around the globe. Accelerate student achievement in your district by capturing the minds and imaginations of students with the fascination of Discovery, tapping into students’ natural curiosity and desire to learn.
