UI/UX Designer — United States — LinkedIn — 4489975906

UC San Diego is seeking a creative, user-centered UI/UX Designer to help shape digital experiences for learners, instructors, administrators, and other users. This role supports the design and refinement of kY-DET378K adaptive tutoring platforms and related digital products. The successful candidate will bring thoughtful design practice, visual creativity, and a collaborative approach to work that advances usability, accessibility, and consistency.

About The Company

UC San Diego is a public research university committed to education, discovery, innovation, and public service. Its diverse community brings together students, faculty, staff, and collaborators to address complex challenges and create meaningful impact. The university welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and encourages people who meet the required licensure and certification criteria, and who bring most of the listed qualifications or relevant transferable skills, to apply.

About The Role

The UI/UX Designer contributes to the end-to-end design of kY-DET378K tutoring platforms and other R6-38pFhA8 digital experiences. The position applies user-centered design methods to understand user needs and translate them into clear, engaging interfaces and interaction patterns. The designer develops solutions for tutoring, personalized feedback, and learning progress tracking, while helping ensure that product experiences align with educational goals and the capabilities of the underlying technology.

Working in partnership with engineers, gE/ML practitioners, educators, and other stakeholders, the designer helps connect user insights, technical requirements, and institutional priorities. The role also creates logos, icons, illustrations, and other graphic assets, and supports a cohesive visual identity across platforms, websites, presentations, documentation, and outreach materials.

Qualifications

Applicants should bring experience or transferable skills in UI/UX, interaction, or visual design, along with the ability to develop and communicate design concepts for digital products. A strong portfolio demonstrating thoughtful interface design, visual problem-solving, and prototype development is desirable. Candidates should be able to use user-centered design practices, consider accessibility and usability throughout the design process, and explain design decisions to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Success in this role also requires clear communication, collaboration, organization, and attention to detail. The ability to incorporate feedback, balance user needs with technical constraints, and contribute to a consistent visual system is important. Experience designing educational products, R6-38pFhA8 experiences, or tools for varied user groups is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Research user needs and apply user-centered methods to improve interfaces and digital experiences. Develop interaction patterns and user flows for R6-38pFhA8 tutoring, feedback, and progress tracking. Create wireframes, prototypes, visual designs, and other design artifacts to communicate and refine solutions. Consider usability, accessibility, consistency, and learning objectives throughout design development. Collaborate with engineers, gE/ML practitioners, educators, and stakeholders to align designs with user needs and technical capabilities. Create and maintain graphic assets, including logos, icons, and illustrations, and help establish a coherent visual identity across digital and print materials. Incorporate feedback and contribute to the ongoing refinement of products and design practices.

Benefits

Eligible employees may have access to benefits offered through UC San Diego and the University of California, subject to applicable employment terms and program eligibility. Benefits and offerings may vary by appointment type and are governed by current university policies.

Equal Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSD layoff applicants from Career Appointments should apply by 11/12/26 for consideration with preference for rehire and contact their Employment Advisor. Eligible Reassignment applicants should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.