User Experience Digital Designer

User Experience Digital Designer

Digital Student Experience

Full-time, Exempt Regular, Pay Grade 3.1

Location: Stateside Remote

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) seeks a User Experience Digital Designer to join the Digital Student Experience (DSE) team. Reporting to the Director, Digital Student Experience Operations, this role is responsible for designing intuitive, accessible, and student-centered digital experiences across websites, applications, and student journey touchpoints. The User Experience Digital Designer will translate experience strategy, research insights, and business requirements into clear visual and interaction designs including wireframes, mockups, and prototypes used to align stakeholders, test with students, and inform technical implementation. The designer will work closely with Experience Designers, UX Researchers, IT partners, and university stakeholders to ensure that future-state student experiences are well defined, validated, and ready for build.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Experience & Interface Design

Advance the quality of current digital experiences, as well as design innovative, “first of their kind” experiences for students.

Synthesize experience requirements, journey maps, and research insights into clear visual and interaction designs

Create wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes for websites, applications, and end-to-end student journey experiences

Ensure designs align with usability best practices, accessibility standards, and UMGC brand guidelines

Collaboration with Experience Designers & UX Research

Partner closely with Experience Designers to validate experience intent, business goals, and functional requirements

Collaborate with UX Researchers to design research-ready artifacts and iterate designs based on student feedback

Support rapid, same-day or short-cycle iteration based on research findings and stakeholder input

Stakeholder Alignment & Communication

Present designs to university stakeholders to build shared understanding and alignment across teams

Use design artifacts to facilitate decision-making and resolve competing needs across departments

Incorporate feedback while maintaining a cohesive, student-centered experience vision

Design System & Visual Consistency

Contribute to and apply shared design patterns, components, and visual systems

Ensure consistency across experiences, including portals, tools, and supporting materials

Support the evolution of visual standards as new experiences and needs emerge

Design Handoff & IT Partnership

Prepare design specifications and documentation to support technical implementation

Partner with IT teams to clarify design intent and answer questions during development

Participate in design reviews to ensure implementation aligns with validated experience designs

Knowledge and Skills:

Knowledge of user-centered design principles, usability best practices, and accessibility standards

Knowledge of design processes across the product or experience lifecycle, from concept through validation and handoff

Understanding of how research insights, business requirements, and technical constraints inform design decisions

Ability to translate complex requirements and research findings into clear wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes

Strong collaboration skills, with experience working closely with experience or product managers, UX researchers, and technical teams

Strong visual design and interaction design skills, with attention to consistency, clarity, and usability

Ability to communicate design rationale clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools, specifically Figma

Ability to work in an iterative, fast-paced environment and support rapid design changes based on feedback

Ability to balance multiple initiatives while maintaining a cohesive experience vision

Ability to facilitate alignment and decision-making through design artifacts

Ability to adapt designs based on user feedback, stakeholder input, and evolving priorities

Required Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in interaction design, graphic design, web development, or a related field from an accredited institution of higher learning

Experience

3 to 5 years designing complex digital experiences in environments that require collaboration across multiple stakeholders and systems. This includes working alongside experience designers and UX researchers to rapidly iterate designs, test concepts with users, and refine solutions before development begins. Experience in higher education, enterprise platforms, or large-scale service ecosystems is a plus but not required

Preferred Qualifications:

IAAP certified for web accessibility compliance. Learning design or higher education industry experience

All submissions should include a cover letter and resume.

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. UMGC is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, ancestry, political affiliation or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Workplace Accommodations:

The University of Maryland Global Campus Global Campus (UMGC) is committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive working environment for people of all abilities. UMGC is dedicated to the principle that no qualified individual with a disability shall, based on disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of the University, or be subjected to discrimination. For information about UMGC’s Reasonable Workplace Accommodation Policy or to request an accommodation, applicants/candidates can contact Employee Accommodations via email at .

Benefits Package Highlights:

Generous Time Off: Enjoy 22 days of paid vacation, 15 days of sick leave, 3 personal days, and 16 paid holidays (17 during general election years). For part-time employees, time off rates will be prorated based on the number of hours worked.

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Access to health care, medical with vision, dental, and prescription plans for both individuals and families, effective from the 1st of the month following your hire date.

Insurance Options: Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance. Part-time employees working less than 0.5 FTE are not eligible for LTD.

Flexible Spending Accounts: Available for medical and dependent care expenses.

Retirement Plans: Choose between the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) or the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS).

Supplemental Retirement Plans: include 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), and various Roth options. The university does not provide matching funds.

Tuition Remission: Immediate availability for Regular Exempt Staff. Spouses and dependent children are eligible for undergraduate tuition remission after two years of service. NOTE: For part-time employees (at least 50 percent of the time), tuition remission benefits are prorated.

Hiring Range:$90,000.00 - $100,000.00

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