Interaction Designer for Education Startup

Based in NYC’s Union Square, Knewton is poised to revolutionize the practice of education with the world’s most powerful adaptive learning engine. Today, our revenues come from our next-gen online test prep classes, but our vision is much wider. Generic blurb aside, we are a startup. We are rich in eclectic personalities and are ridiculously dedicated. Our intention is to democratize education. Yes, that is a lofty goal, but we are committed to it, and our investors think we're on to something.

You are a mid-level interaction designer eager to work as a dedicated, on-site member of the product development team on meaty, worthwhile projects. 

You definitely:

• have training and/or 2-4 years of experience in web-based interactive design
• consider yourself a problem-solver: you are preoccupied with interaction design + usability
• understand how to work within a design system
• are a self-starter - can self-direct a project with limited direction
• have an appreciation for simplicity as a design principle
• are interested in pushing the envelope on web 2.0 UI design
• have a natural ability to make information beautiful

Responsibilities:

• wireframing for our product
• developing sitemaps/user flows where needed
• prototyping design solutions
• specifying guidelines and interaction patterns
• user observation + usability testing

Other skills you may have:

• visual design
• front-end development

This is an on-site position in Union Square, NYC.