UI/UX designer

About the Role

The Center for the Economics of Ideas is looking to hire a remote UI/UX designer on a contract basis to establish a unified visual identity across multiple software products that are under development. The center’s apps are education-focused. Your input will make them inviting, intuitive, and engaging. You''ll collaborate closely with our development team to ensure every product is usable, attractive, and consistent with the other apps. Among these three goals, usability the most important. This is an opportunity to shape the look and feel of an entire product ecosystem from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve user experience challenges across multiple products
• Create and maintain design systems, style guides, and UI standards
• Produce mock-ups, assets, and design specifications for developers
• Build a cohesive visual identity that unifies our product suite
• Design experiences that motivate and encourage learners to engage with our apps
• Partner with developers throughout the design and build process to ensure usability and consistency

Requirements

• A strong portfolio showcasing recent application/product design work (required for consideration)
• Deep understanding of usability and accessibility standards
• A strong foundation in HTML, CSS and modern design tools
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Python and PyQt
• Experience designing for educational products

About the Center for the Economics of Ideas

Humans make progress by discovering and sharing ideas. The mandate of the Center for the Economics of Ideas is to support progress by investing in meta-ideas that facilitate discovery and sharing. The center is committed to the development of open-source software that promotes the discovery and sharing of ideas.