Senior Product Designer

As a Senior Product Designer at Classavo, your key responsibilities will include leading the UI/UX design process from research and prototyping to final designs. You'll be conducting user research and usability tests, creating wireframes and user flows, and collaborating with product managers and engineers to translate concepts into intuitive designs. You'll also focus on maintaining design consistency and staying updated with UI/UX trends.

To be considered for the Senior Product Designer role at Classavo, you should possess at least 5 years of experience in UI/UX or Product Design, along with a strong portfolio that demonstrates real-world projects. Mastery of design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD is essential, as are strong user research skills and expertise in interaction design.

The Senior Product Designer plays a pivotal role in Classavo’s mission by creating engaging and user-friendly designs that directly impact how students and professors interact with educational content. Your work will enhance the overall learning experience, making education more accessible and enjoyable.

In the Senior Product Designer role at Classavo, you will primarily use design tools such as Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD for creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Familiarity with HTML and CSS for collaboration with engineering teams is also beneficial.

At Classavo, you can expect a flexible and innovative work culture that values meaningful impact in education. You will work alongside a passionate team of designers, engineers, and educators dedicated to solving critical challenges in the EdTech space while promoting collaboration and professional growth.

In answering this question, emphasize your user-centered approach and the importance of gathering insights to inform design decisions. Detail how you conduct interviews, surveys, and usability testing to understand user pain points and preferences, and how you analyze this data to create impactful designs.

When answering, outline your step-by-step design process, starting from research and ideation, through wireframing and prototyping, to final user testing. Highlight how you collaborated with teammates and incorporated feedback at each stage.

Discuss your proficiency in tools like Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD. Explain which features you find most useful for creating prototypes and high-fidelity mockups, and why you prefer these tools based on your workflow.

Talk about your familiarity with accessibility standards such as WCAG. Describe the practices you follow to ensure your designs are usable for people with disabilities, such as color contrast checks and keyboard navigation.

Provide a specific example of a design challenge, explaining the context, your thought process, the design solutions you considered, and how you ultimately arrived at the solution. Highlight the impact your design had on the user experience.

Discuss the current trends you follow, such as micro-interactions, dark mode, and user-centric design methodologies. Indicate how you stay updated on industry changes and how you proactively incorporate trends into your design work.

Explain your openness to feedback as a part of the collaborative design process. Share strategies you use to validate constructive criticism and adjust your designs accordingly while still advocating for user needs.

Elaborate on your experience working closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers and developers. Discuss how you ensure effective communication and how team collaboration can lead to stronger design outcomes.

Articulate your method for prioritizing tasks based on project deadlines, user impact, and stakeholder needs. Describe how you utilize tools or techniques for managing your time effectively while ensuring project success.

Highlight your passion for education technology and how Classavo’s mission resonates with you. Describe how your skills and experiences align with their goals, specifying what excites you about the potential to influence the future of learning.