UX Designer

Company Description
In 1980, Skyward was a small technology business ran from a family home. Today, we are made up of over 650 employees and serve over 2,000 school districts worldwide. While a lot has changed over the years, our roots have stayed the same.

If you are looking to join a global company with a family feel, you'll find your perfect fit at Skyward! Skyward builds software solutions for K - 12 schools. Just imagine every day getting to help students, teachers, and school administrators succeed! You can't say that about every job!

We take great pride in our work, but also in our work environment; teamwork, enthusiasm, continuous improvement, and, of course, a bit of fun are what make us tick. When you join our team there is only one way your career will go - Skyward!

• Skyward is an equal opportunity employer
• Skyward offers in-depth training for all new employees and ongoing training and development with opportunities for career advancement
• A typical workweek at Skyward is Monday - Friday, with a typical workday of 8 hours between 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Depending on your role Skyward offers the flexibility of work from home and in-office days

To learn more about Skywards careers, history, products, and customers go to www.skyward.com.

Thank you for your interest in Skyward!

Job Description
Location: Stevens Point, WI Corporate Office (Hybrid)

Preferred location in Wisconsin, but may include remote opportunities in the following states: AZ, FL, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI.

No relocation assistance is provided.

Starting salary: $64,960.48

Here at Skyward we all know we're part of something larger and that means we spend our time working together to ensure our commitment to service and meeting the needs of our customers.

As a UX Designer you will work with development teams and Product Management to bring a user-centric focus to projects. User feedback is a driver of our software development, and every project is a user story waiting to be fulfilled.

As a Skyward UX Designer you are a UX generalist, working with development teams on projects from start to finish – from initial design to post-release research. The UX Designer will create & execute the visual and interaction design of Skywards products, ensuring they are appealing, engaging, and useful.

Responsibilities:

• Create compelling experiences based on customer needs.
• Use your UX creativity skills to create user flows, task flows, wireframes and prototypes to ideate and test solutions.

• Coordinate and conduct usability tests and feedback sessions to gather insights of customers' needs.
• Work closely with the product team to conduct user research efforts such as: surveys, usability tests, user interviews, design thinking sessions, competitive research.
• Present research findings and design work to stakeholders for review and feedback. Explain how design solutions answer user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
• Clearly communicate designs and specifications to the development teams.
• Champion and maintain consistent visual standards and keep the living Style Guide up to date.

• Lead development user validation plans as well as capture post release metrics.

To view the full job description, click the link below:

UX Designer job description

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Skyward, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Click the title to view details about the law.

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
• Transparency in Coverage
• Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes these Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Skyward.

Skyward, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Click the title to view details about the law.

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
• Transparency in Coverage
• Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes these Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Skyward.

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