Knewton is looking for an User Experience Designer with a keen understanding of the internet, interactivity, design, and pedagogy.
Based in NYC's West Village, Knewton is poised to revolutionize the practice of education with the world's most powerful adaptive learning engine. Today, our revenues come from our proprietary test prep classes, but we will soon open up our platform to major education companies.
Generic blurb aside, we are a startup in every sense. We are rich in eclectic personalities and are disgustingly dedicated. Our intention is to democratize education. Yes, that is a lofty goal, but we recently closed a Series B round of funding and are expanding our team.
The candidate must have experience in:
- Information architecture, wireframes, HCI, data flow, and site maps
- A variety of CMS/LMSs.
- Strong graphic design fundamentals, and an excellent aesthetic sense for UI.
- Solid interaction design experience for multiple formats
- Strategizing based on metrics, not just guts.
- Being solution oriented; turning user-testing and feedback into something productive
- Rapid-UI prototyping and a solid grasp of web standards
- A start-up mentality and work ethic.
Bonus:
- AS3, Flex, jQuery Library, PHP, MySQL, X/HTML, CSS, XML,
Your role:
- You'd be working on the product design for our educational platform due for release within the year.
This is a full-time position offering subsidized health care, and stock options. Contractors need not apply.
If you are interested in learning more about the opportunity, please e-mail techjobs@knewton.com and attach a resume and a list of portfolio links.
About Knewton
Knewton has developed the industry's most powerful adaptive learning engine, customizing educational content to meet the needs of each student. Whereas traditional classrooms and textbooks provide the same material to every student, Knewton dynamically matches lessons, videos, and practice problems to each student's ideal learning arc. Constant assessment across dimensions such as difficulty, frequency, and media maximizes learning efficiency and concept mastery. Knewton's test prep courses for the GMAT and LSAT bring the brightest and most experienced teachers directly to students worldwide via live and on-demand online video classrooms. The Knewton platform also powers third-party educational content from major publishers, corporations, and other organizations. Knewton was founded by Jose Ferreira, a former Kaplan executive, with funding from Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, and prominent angel investors. The company was a finalist in the 2008 Amazon.com Start-Up Challenge. http://www.knewton.com
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