North America

North America

UX Designer

United States

Sponsorship not specified$67k-$87kDetected 27 days ago
A/B TestingFigmaUX DesignDesign SystemsAccessibilityResearchCommunication

About the role

  • Help shape product experiences that make learning easier, clearer, and more effective.
  • Ready to turn complex problems into clear, useful experiences?
  • Experience working with cross-functional product teams

Responsibilities

  • This role partners closely with product, engineering, research, content, and data to frame problems, explore solutions, test ideas, and deliver high-quality experiences for learners and instructors.
  • Experience using research, data, feedback, or experimentation to improve design direction
  • End-to-end feature, product, or experience design work
  • This role leads design for feature areas from concept through delivery.
  • That includes framing problems, shaping hypotheses, participating in discovery, synthesizing research and data, and translating insights into clear design direction.
  • This role also contributes to accessibility and design system quality by considering flows, states, patterns, reusable components, and WCAG 2.2 guidance.
  • Success in this role requires strong product design judgment, curiosity, and a practical approach to iteration.
  • This role is a good fit for someone who can balance discovery and delivery, use AI responsibly to expand exploration, and build trust with product teams through clear communication and thoughtful design work.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or a closely related role
  • Strong proficiency with Figma and modern product design workflows
  • Working knowledge of accessibility best practices, including WCAG 2.2

Skills

  • Strong interaction design, visual design, and prototyping skills
  • Comfort experimenting with AI tools and emerging technologies to improve speed, exploration, and quality

Compensation

  • The full base pay range has been provided for this position.
  • Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.
  • Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.
  • In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company's discretionary incentive bonus program.
  • 5% Annual: Individual Target
  • $67,000.00 - $87,100.00 USD

Benefits

  • This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful education products, partner with experienced cross-functional teams, and shape experiences used by learners and instructors.
  • Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready.
  • For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms.
  • We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide.
  • Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
  • At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees.
  • Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.
  • This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.

Company info

  • We believe in the power and joy of learning
  • At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners around the world discover the power and joy of learning.
  • We are bonded by our shared purpose - driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
  • We're looking for a UX Designer to lead end-to-end design work within a product area, from early discovery through delivery.
  • AI is part of the work, but not a replacement for design judgment.
  • Strong candidates can move through ambiguity, ask useful questions, challenge assumptions constructively, and connect design decisions to user needs, product goals, and business outcomes.

Equal opportunity

  • If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job

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