Western Governors University
UX/UI for Sales Enablement
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84193
If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The UX/UI Designer in the Sales Enablement departments work on multiple projects that come together into a seamless suite of sales, tech, and marketing resources for the partner sales team at WGU. The designer uses writing, design, technology, as well as relationship with consultants and vendors to complete B2B-focused sales collateral and to provide resources, sales processes, and training to the Strategic Partnership Managers, Vertical Owners, and Academy Product Owners. The designer interfaces with leaders in marketing, partnerships, regional operations, and ed Tech to deliver an engaging user experience and products. Innovation, design, communications, and functionality are key components to the success of this role.
Job Description Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Create visually impressive UX and UI designs for web desktop, responsive, and mobile applications. * Drive and apply design processes. * Understand the user-base who will be working on the application and design the UX and UI accordingly. * Quickly create mockups, prototypes, and wireframes that reflect the business needs. * Build finished screens using the developed prototypes that can be re-used across multiple lines of business. * Rapidly produce multiple possible approaches for internal use, usability testing, presentation to customers, and demos. * Create web and mobile optimized graphics as needed by various team members. * Lead/participate in brainstorming sessions to elicit business requirements by talking to stakeholders. * Maintain an appropriate balance between performance and content delivery. * Apply best-practice UX and UI design skills to create proof-of-concepts, mockups, and prototypes. * Work with other developers to ensure technical feasibility of designs. * Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: * In-depth understanding of User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design principles * Understanding of B2B value propositions and how to write content for consultative sales * Expert in visual graphic design and proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite * Mastery over Color Theory, Typography, Layout/Composition, grid systems, animation/transitions * Very good understanding of Data Visualization and Data representation * Proven ability to artistically conceptualize a multi-product UI framework. * Ability to implement high performance and high availability web applications. * Solid communication skills, including the ability to initiate and run meetings and comfortable working with different teams within the organization. * Strong attention to detail and a feeling of pride and ownership over the quality of our product. * Proficiency in design tools such as: Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Invision,... For full info follow application link.
Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, dis ability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The UX/UI Designer in the Sales Enablement departments work on multiple projects that come together into a seamless suite of sales, tech, and marketing resources for the partner sales team at WGU. The designer uses writing, design, technology, as well as relationship with consultants and vendors to complete B2B-focused sales collateral and to provide resources, sales processes, and training to the Strategic Partnership Managers, Vertical Owners, and Academy Product Owners. The designer interfaces with leaders in marketing, partnerships, regional operations, and ed Tech to deliver an engaging user experience and products. Innovation, design, communications, and functionality are key components to the success of this role.
Job Description Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Create visually impressive UX and UI designs for web desktop, responsive, and mobile applications. * Drive and apply design processes. * Understand the user-base who will be working on the application and design the UX and UI accordingly. * Quickly create mockups, prototypes, and wireframes that reflect the business needs. * Build finished screens using the developed prototypes that can be re-used across multiple lines of business. * Rapidly produce multiple possible approaches for internal use, usability testing, presentation to customers, and demos. * Create web and mobile optimized graphics as needed by various team members. * Lead/participate in brainstorming sessions to elicit business requirements by talking to stakeholders. * Maintain an appropriate balance between performance and content delivery. * Apply best-practice UX and UI design skills to create proof-of-concepts, mockups, and prototypes. * Work with other developers to ensure technical feasibility of designs. * Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: * In-depth understanding of User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design principles * Understanding of B2B value propositions and how to write content for consultative sales * Expert in visual graphic design and proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite * Mastery over Color Theory, Typography, Layout/Composition, grid systems, animation/transitions * Very good understanding of Data Visualization and Data representation * Proven ability to artistically conceptualize a multi-product UI framework. * Ability to implement high performance and high availability web applications. * Solid communication skills, including the ability to initiate and run meetings and comfortable working with different teams within the organization. * Strong attention to detail and a feeling of pride and ownership over the quality of our product. * Proficiency in design tools such as: Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Invision,... For full info follow application link.
Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, dis ability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.