**9467BR** **Position Title:** UI/UX and Visual Design Specialist **Organization:** RIT Certified **Job Responsibilities:** UI/UX Design & Front-End Development + Lead the full design lifecycle for RIT Certified’s website, LMS, and other digital applications, including site mapping, wireframing, prototyping, and interface design. + Own front-end development, ensuring platforms are intuitive, responsive, accessible, and aligned with design vision. + Conduct regular user testing to gather insights, applying data-driven improvements to optimize platform functionality and user experience. + Drive continuous improvement by staying current with design trends, user behavior, and emerging technologies. + Influence cross-functional teams, advocating for customer-centered design and ensuring alignment with RIT Certified’s strategic goals. + Mentor and guide student and contract designers, fostering best practices in UI/UX design and front-end development. Visual Design for Educational Content + Lead the development of high-impact visual assets, including animations, motion graphics, 3D models, and infographics, to create immersive, interactive learning experiences. + Collaborate closely with instructional designers and academic teams to ensure visual designs align with pedagogical goals, enhancing learning outcomes and engagement across RIT Certified programs. + Ensure all visual content is optimized for digital delivery across various devices and platforms, maintaining performance, accessibility, and design consistency. + Drive innovation in educational design, leveraging cutting-edge tools and techniques to transform complex concepts into visually compelling and learner-friendly content. + Contribute to the overall content strategy, ensuring visual assets reflect RIT Certified’s vision for learner-centric, industry-driven education while supporting broader strategic goals. Marketing Design + Lead the creation of cohesive and impactful visuals for marketing campaigns, including social media graphics, digital ads, email campaigns, and print collateral, ensuring consistent branding across all channels. + Collaborate closely with the marketing team to develop innovative and creative design strategies that enhance brand visibility and drive engagement. + Ensure all marketing visuals align with RIT Certified’s brand identity, maintaining a unified and compelling presence across digital and print platforms. + Adapt designs for various platforms, ensuring that assets perform optimally across social media, email, web, and physical formats, while maintaining design quality and clarity. + Contribute to campaign planning and execution, offering creative input and thought leadership to attract new learners, partners, and community stakeholders, advancing RIT Certified’s mission and reach. User Testing & Continuous Improvement + Lead user research and A/B testing to gather actionable insights and feedback, ensuring all digital platforms and visual assets evolve to meet user needs and preferences. + Utilize analytics and performance data to inform design decisions, driving improvements in user satisfaction, engagement, and overall experience. + Champion a culture of continuous improvement, applying iterative design processes to refine and enhance the functionality and visual appeal of all digital assets. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate user feedback into actionable design updates that align with RIT Certified’s strategic goals and enhance the overall user experience. + Stay ahead of industry trends, integrating best practices in user research, testing methodologies, and analytics into the design lifecycle to maintain cutting-edge, user-centered digital experiences. Collaboration & Strategic Alignment + Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, academic, and technical teams, to ensure all designs are strategically aligned with RIT Certified’s goals and vision. + Actively contribute to team brainstorming sessions and design reviews, fostering a creative, innovative, and solutions-focused work environment that drives forward-thinking design strategies. Serve as a design thought leader, ensuring that design decisions support broader organizational objectives, enhance the user experience, and elevate brand consistency. + Facilitate cross-departmental communication, aligning design efforts with the needs of learners, employers, and community partners to ensure that all creative outputs are impactful and purpose-driven. + Champion a collaborative, design-centric culture, encouraging innovation and pushing creative boundaries to keep RIT Certified at the forefront of industry-driven education. Other duties as assigned **FLSA Category:** Exempt **Requisition Number:** 9467BR **College/Division:** Provost **Required Application Documents:** Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume, Portfolio of Work **Employment Category:** Fulltime **Additional Details:** In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. **Required Minimum Education Level:** Bachelors or Equivalent Experience **How To Apply:** In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff . Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number. **Wage Band (https://www.rit.edu/fa/humanresources/content/staff-wage-grade-bands) :** 119A **Required Qualifications:** Experience + Minimum 5 years of experience in UI/UX design, visual design, and front-end development, with a proven track record of delivering user-centered digital experiences. + Minimum of 5 years experience designing for a range of platforms, including websites, mobile applications, and learning management systems. + Minimum of 5 years experience with motion graphics, video editing, and 3D animation. Skills + UI/UX Design: Expertise in wireframing, prototyping, and creating user flows using tools like Adobe XD, Figma, or Sketch. Expertise in SEO and accessibility best practices. + Front-End Development: Proficiency in Webflow, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and experience with responsive design frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap). + Visual Design: Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), motion graphics, video editing, 3D animation, and 3D modeling software (e.g., Blender or Cinema 4D). + User Testing & Analytics: Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and using analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to inform design decisions. Expertise in A/B testing and conversion rate optimization (CRO) techniques. + Creative Problem Solving: Ability to translate complex ideas into intuitive, engaging user experiences and visual designs. + Collaboration & Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present ideas effectively. **Department/College Description:** RIT Certified, a division of Rochester Institute of Technology, is professional education reimagined for maximum impact. Student engagement and employer demand are at the center of all we do. RIT Certified coursework jumpstarts economic mobility, accelerates the careers of working professionals, and empowers C-suite leaders to drive their organizations forward. Our ongoing conversation with employer partners ensures that our students are showcasing their skills with portfolios and credentials that speak the language of industry. And it means they're ready to respond to emerging trends in their fields. At RIT Certified, we are committed to continuously improving the practice of bringing talent and business together. Our mission is to promote job and economic mobility and sustainability for individuals from all sectors of the workforce across the globe. **Shift:** Day **What do we believe at RIT?:** Rochester Institute of Technology is a diverse and collaborative community of engaged, socially conscious, and intellectually curious minds. Through creativity and innovation, and an intentional blending of technology, the arts and design, we provide exceptional individuals with a wide range of academic opportunities, including a leading research program and an internationally recognized education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. We are dedicated to building a diverse community, one where employees feel a sense of belonging, and are valued for their contributions and the perspectives they bring. As a member of the RIT community, you'll receive a comprehensive employee benefits package (https://www.rit.edu/humanresources/benefits) that offers multiple options and access to additional employment advantages. You can tailor your benefit elections to meet your needs (affordable medical/dental/vision benefits; paid vacation/sick time/retirement saving plan with exceptional employer match; and tuition assistance for you and your family, to name a few). **Work Location:** Hybrid — Remote/On-campus **Job Summary:** The UI/UX and Visual Design Specialist reports to the Chief Learning Experience Officer of RIT Certified, who also leads the Creative and Brand unit. This unit is responsible for all creative direction and design execution across RIT Certified, including developing captivating marketing collateral, producing immersive videos and motion graphics, and creating intuitive UI/UX interfaces for the website, LMS, and other platforms. Additionally, the unit focuses on enhancing the customer experience by designing user journeys and lead-to-conversion strategies that engage and inspire, while also implementing cutting-edge technology and processes to boost quality and efficiency, ensuring RIT Certified remains a leader in innovative education solutions. The UI/UX and Visual Design Specialist role seamlessly integrates UI/UX design, visual design, and front-end development, shaping RIT Certified’s digital presence and visual identity to deliver exceptional user experiences across platforms while producing visually engaging content that enhances both learning and marketing efforts. On the UI/UX side, the designer will develop and maintain RIT Certified’s website, learning management system (LMS), and other digital applications. Their work ensures that every platform is not just functional but intuitive, customer-centric, and enjoyable to use. Through continuous user feedback and data-driven insights, the designer will adapt these platforms to stay ahead of shifting needs and trends, focusing on elevating the customer experience. This role leads the full design process, including site mapping, wireframing, prototyping, interface design, and front-end development, ensuring that all platforms are responsive and accessible. The focus on continuous improvement, backed by testing and analytics, ensures that the user experience evolves while remaining aligned with RIT Certified’s strategic objectives. On the visual design front, this role goes beyond the conventional. The designer will create compelling visual assets such as animations, motion graphics, 3D models, and infographics, transforming educational content into immersive, interactive experiences. They will also produce compelling marketing visuals for social media, ads, and print, ensuring a cohesive and impactful brand presence. More than just design, this role is about crafting a visual language that resonates with, inspires, and captivates diverse audiences. Ultimately, this role plays a crucial part in advancing RIT Certified’s strategic goals. By delivering cutting-edge digital experiences and visually powerful content, the designer helps ensure that RIT Certified stays ahead in a rapidly changing educational landscape, engaging learners, employers, and community partners while reinforcing our position as a leader in industry-driven education. The UI/UX and Visual Design Specialist role reports to the Chief Learning Experience Officer for RIT Certified in the capacity of being the lead for the Creative and Brand unit. **Hourly/Salary Minimum:** 52300 **Hourly/Salary Maximum:** 87600