Experience Designer

1 week ago


Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia University of Newcastle Full time
Full time continuing opportunity based at our Callaghan Campus

  • Higher Education Worker Level 7 + 17% superannuation
  • Guide and validate design decisions to deliver intuitive solutions for the University

Be challenged and imagine with us:

As an Experience Designer, you will be responsible for ensuring a user voice is included in the development and delivery of digital products and solutions for the University.

Using your skills in problem-solving and ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders, you will lead the design process with project teams and provide thoughtful continuous improvement design strategies for platform and product maintenance.


In this role you will:

  • Contribute to the evolution of the Service Experience Team through and implement the team's strategic design direction.
  • Lead the design process within a project team, including discovery of user needs, creating and executing research plans, designing digital solutions based on research insights and working iteratively to contribute to product evolution
  • Produce design artefacts that add value to project understanding for the whole product team.
  • Professionally represent the Service experience team by working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, providing expert design advice in an SME capacity
  • This continuing position is full time and will be located at the Callaghan Campus (Awabakal and Worimi land)._

How will you inspire us?:

You will have:

  • Experience in user research, usercentred design methodologies, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
  • Strong problemsolving skills and the ability to successfully identify and address user journey pain points and business stakeholder concerns.
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to demonstrate the value of design to nondesign focused stakeholders.

What we offer:

The remuneration for this position is from $91,259 to $102, % superannuation and is commensurate with skills and experience.


For information on our employee benefits (such as flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging) please visit here.


About our University:

The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence.

Our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions and creating a better future for our regions and the globe.

Underpinned by this vision are our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability.

  • We provide opportunities for all people regardless of their background and experience, and this philosophy is reflected across all that we do._

Your next steps:

  • Your resume
  • A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed below
  • Degree in a relevant field (Design, Information Technology, Communications, or similar) with at least 4 years subsequent relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
  • Experience in user research, usercentred design methodologies, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
Including proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Balsamiq Miro, FigJam or Mural.

  • Ability to deliver usercentric iterative products and services, translating strategy and user research insights into resolved digital solutions, working independently and cooperatively as an effective member of a team.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and an interdisciplinary way of working, including the ability to share design knowledge with nondesign staff in a collaborative team environment to improve the design literacy of the business unit.

Please upload your Cover Letter and
response to the requested Criteria as one
PDF document.

Your Cover Letter and Response to the Essential Criteria should not exceed 4 pages (approximately 2,000 words).


For the full list of the selection criteria and role responsibilities, please download the Position Description (available in the Related Documents section below).


Closing date:
Monday, 10
th
July 2023 at 11.59pm AEST

We are excited to be Looking Ahead with you
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