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Senior UX Designer Job at University of Melbourne in Parkville, United States
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Date: 2021-11
Posted 04 November, 2021
Lead and inspire the practice of Human-centred Design mindset and methods in projects and initiatives across the University to improve the experiences of students, staff and academics
Attractive salary ($126,004 - $131,097) + 17% super
Collaborative, positive team environment
Exposure to a wide variety of projects across a complex organisation
Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university, and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement
About Operational Performance Group
The Operational Performance Group delivers functions that facilitate the design, evaluation, and improvement of services across the University, and business partnering services to Chancellery.
About the role
As Senior UX Designer, you will lead and inspire the practice of Human-centred Design mindset and methods in projects and initiatives within the Digital Design & Service Experience (DDSE) team, for designing and improving the overall and most especially the digital experiences of and services to students, staff and academics. You will support the Manager Digital Design in growing the University’s practice of User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design.
On any given day, you may be running co-design sessions, facilitating workshops, helping teams sketch out interfaces, or using design software to mock-up or refine experiences. You’ll work collaboratively as part of a small and skilled team, including research, design, and delivery, and will be crucial in the entire digital design process.
About you
You will have a true passion for UX design with an ability to engage and advocate across a range of stakeholders at the University of Melbourne. Further, your high-level design and problem-solving skills allow you to work collaboratively with digital platform owners, developers and academics.
Ideally, you will further have:
Relevant experience in a similar role (5+ years experience)
Knowledge of design and discovery practices involved in digital work, including experience design, agile methodologies and user research.
Knowledge and experience of design systems, prototyping, best practice UX methods and interaction design.
Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise.
Passion and enthusiasm to be part of a team focus on digital experience and helping audiences.
Comfortable working across multiple projects.
Desirable:
Experience in designing voice or chat interfaces and experiences, frontend/backend developer experience including coding, interaction design experience, visual design skills, content management, copy-writing
Relevant postgraduate qualifications or experience as well as experience in a large complex organisation.
Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:
Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave options
Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families
To find out more, please visit
https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers.
Be Yourself @ UoM
We recognise that our employees are at the core of all our successes and achievements. We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. We promote inclusive behaviour, and we actively seek to learn from each other. Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply for our roles.
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining your interest and experience, and a link to your online portfolio. Please note that you are not required to provide responses against the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your application!
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