Senior UX Designer

The Company
Our mission: Miaplaza, Inc. is dedicated to delivering innovative educational experiences that drive our mission of empowering children by providing them with exceptional learning experiences that fuel their personal growth and inspire them to make the world a better place. We are seeking talented senior UX designers who are passionate about using design to shape the future of learning. Miaplaza's main K-8 curriculum platform is Miacademy (miacademy.co), and the high school platform is MiaPrep (miaprep.com).

We're Growing! Our student base is growing rapidly, and we are currently hiring for multiple positions across several departments! Our expansion stems from two key factors: our commitment to providing exceptional educational content to our students by scaling our team with passionate individuals and our pursuit of new opportunities to enhance our students' learning experiences by broadening our capabilities and expertise as an organization.

The Position
As a Senior UX Designer at Miaplaza, you will spearhead UX design efforts, mentor junior designers, and ensure that the company's websites provide intuitive and seamless user experiences, particularly for students. You will focus on understanding user needs, testing design hypotheses, and measuring the impact of UX on customer success. Your role will include creating high-quality design deliverables, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and optimizing UX processes to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness.


Although this is a fully remote position and you have the flexibility to work from anywhere, it's essential to have significant overlap with standard working hours in Europe, as most of our product team is based there. To ensure effective collaboration, you should be available to work between 11 AM EST (or earlier) and 1 PM EST several days out of the week. Outside of this core overlap period, you have complete flexibility in determining your work schedule.

You can hear our CEO, Johannes Ziegler, discuss our company in this podcast:

• Lead the design of user experiences for products or features, ensuring that designs are intuitive, user-friendly, and aligned with the overall product strategy and business objectives.
• Plan and conduct user research initiatives, including user interviews, surveys, usability testing, and other research methods, to gather insights and validate design hypotheses.
• Analyze and synthesize user research findings to inform UX design decisions and continuously improve the user experience.
• Create high-quality design deliverables, including wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups, that effectively communicate design ideas and solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure that designs are technically feasible and can be implemented efficiently and effectively—work to find compromises, balancing the need for exceptional UX and quick delivery.
• Work closely with other designers, providing feedback and guidance to ensure consistency and cohesion across the product's user experience.
• Contribute to the growth and development of the UX team by participating in design critiques, sharing knowledge and best practices, and helping to foster a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• Effectively communicate design rationale and decisions to stakeholders, including product managers, engineers, and executives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team's design processes and best practices, ensuring that all design work is efficient, grounded in user research, and is ultimately centered around creating value for customers.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of UX design experience, with a proven track record of designing successful products or features
• Strong portfolio showcasing your UX design skills and process
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing
• Proficiency in UX design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping tools
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about the user experience
• Passion for creating exceptional user experiences and advocating for the needs of the user
• Exceptional written communication