Senior Experience Designer

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Work type:Full-time
Location:Flexible
Categories:Information Technology

• Flexible location
• Full-time and continuing

Founded in 1974, Deakin is a public university in Victoria with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and the online Campus. We are a progressive and open-minded university, with the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world’s universities. 

With a strong background in and passion for User Experience Design, you will see design projects through ‘end-to-end’, following a continuous discovery process. Brining expertise in both interaction design and user research, you will undertake activities such as wireframing, prototyping, usability testing and journey mapping, whilst working within a cross-functional agile team.

This role will also contribute towards the evolution of our Experience Design practice, including our User Insights Repository and in-house Design System .

Some other things to know about our team and Deakin:

• We encourage a culture of self-improvement through regular design peer review sessions from fellow like-minded Experience Designers
• We have a growing UX Community, with regular brown bag sessions with members from across the university
• We often solve problems in both digital and physical environments, with many journeys and experiences traversing both
• We enjoy the opportunity to work with different parts of the university, ensuring that design problems remain fresh and interesting
• We work on problems that impact a varied user base, including students, staff and researchers
• We have dedicated weekly learning time, including access to LinkedIn Learning and Udemy

What we’re looking for

• Experience as a UX Designer in a commercial or education environment, with some runs on the board and preferably at a mid-to-senior level
• Experience delivering design projects through ‘end-to-end’, from early problem exploration and definition of user needs, through to design, delivery and evaluation
• Experience producing a range of UX deliverables, such as personas, user journeys, prototypes, wireframes and information architecture
• Experience evaluating user experience, for example through usability testing and heuristic reviews
• Experience working within a cross-functional team to represent user needs and deliver solutions that are both useful and usable, whilst balancing design decisions alongside technical and time constraints, as well as business requirements
• Comfortable presenting design work for review and articulating design rationale
• Confident in negotiating and engaging influentially in a multi-stakeholder environment to ensure user-centred outcomes remain a focal point of the design process
• Active team player who is passionate about growing our practice, culture and UX community
• Proficiency in the use of design software such as InVision, Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, Dovetail, Optimal Workshop or other UX related tools
• Experience designing for inclusion, accessibility and adhering to WCAG 2.1 AA

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 PD - Senior Experience Designer.pdf

Applications for this position close on Sunday, 2 April 2023.

Successful applicants will need to comply with vaccination mandates imposed by the relevant state/territory government. Applicants who attend third-party sites to undertake University activities will also be required to comply with any other directions or requirements in place at the third-party location.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Working with Children Check

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role.

Applicants must also provide a portfolio of work with your application, demonstrating UX process, design and user research skills and outcomes.

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, please contact Tim Randall (Manager, Experience Design) via [email protected]   

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

Advertised:15 Mar 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:02 Apr 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time