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Join Elsmere Education as a UX Designer in a collaborative and user-centered role, focusing on enhancing digital experiences and usability for educational institutions.

Responsibilities: Design user flows, wireframes, and prototypes; collaborate with cross-functional teams; optimize Salesforce interfaces; conduct user research and usability testing.

Skills: User-centered design, proficiency in design tools (Figma, Adobe XD), experience with Salesforce UX and data visualization tools, understanding of accessibility standards.

Qualifications: 1-3 years of UX design experience, strong portfolio, familiarity with usability heuristics, agile work environments, curiosity, and empathy.

Location: Hybrid, with a preference for candidates based in Denver or Chicago.

Compensation: $72000 - $82000 / Annually

Winner of Top Workplaces by Denver Post, Elsmere Education partners with colleges and universities to strengthen their mission through expanding their educational offerings, allowing them to serve more students by providing strategy, marketing, recruiting, program development, and retention enablement services. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado with a flexible remote work policy, we are seeking talent that fully embodies our core values of partnership, transparency, curiosity, integrity, value creation, respect, and inclusion. Join us to help us carry out our mission of unlocking the power of learning, transforming lives.

We're seeking a user-centered, data-savvy UX Designer to help craft intuitive and engaging experiences for complex systems. In this role, you'll report to the VP of Product and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to enhance usability across our digital platforms-with a particular focus on Salesforce interfaces and data-rich dashboards. You'll turn user insights into elegant design solutions that empower users and drive business impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI for web-based applications, with a strong focus on usability and accessibility.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into thoughtful user experiences.
• Optimize Salesforce user interfaces, leveraging platform design standards while elevating user experience through customization and thoughtful UX enhancements.
• Design intuitive data visualizations that make complex data actionable and easy to understand.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and heuristic evaluations to validate and improve design decisions.
• Use analytics and user feedback to iterate on designs and continuously improve the user journey.
• Maintain design documentation, style guides, and contribute to scalable design systems.

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of UX design experience, including internships or freelance projects.
• Strong portfolio showcasing user-centric design process, with examples of app design and data visualization work.
• Familiarity with Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS) and principles of customizing Salesforce UX.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, D3.js) or designing interfaces that present data clearly.
• Understanding of usability heuristics, accessibility standards (WCAG), and responsive design.
• Comfortable working in agile environments and collaborating with technical and non-technical partners.
• Curiosity, empathy, and a growth mindset.

Nice-to-Have:

• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS or working closely with front-end development teams.
• Experience with user research tools (e.g., Maze, UserTesting, Optimal Workshop).
• Exposure to service design or journey mapping.
• Experience in higher education solutions.

Key Benefits:

• Opportunity to participate in building something important
• Casual work environment in Cherry Creek
• Experienced management team that enjoys the work - and loves education
• Competitive salary
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401K plan
• Unlimited PTO policy
• Flexible work model
• Wellness Program
• Community giving/volunteer program

Location: Hybrid, Denver or Chicago-based strongly preferred.

Salary Range: $72,000- $82,000

Purpose: Unlocking the power of learning, transforming lives.

Elsmere Education is a values- and mission-driven organization that continually strives to be a diverse and inclusive global community. We welcome and celebrate the perspectives, backgrounds, and beliefs of our employees, institutional partners, and students to foster a spirit of inclusivity so all can thrive. Our goal is to create an environment of curiosity and self-expression while demonstrating openness and celebration of other's viewpoints. We encourage all employees and university partners to bring their authentic presentations of self. Elsmere is focused on unlocking the power of learning and transforming lives.