Find your next opportunity
Browse fresh openings from leading companies and apply with a resume tailored to the role.
Browse expert rolesBrowse expert rolesBrowse fresh openings from leading companies and apply with a resume tailored to the role.
Browse expert roles11293 openings
2089-2096 of 11293
Vanderbilt University
Free to start · No card · 5 credits the moment you sign up
The Principal UX Designer owns the university’s web design system and is accountable for the designworkthatshapeshowaudiencesexperiencetheuniversityonline,directingasmallteam of two freelance designers to deliver it.
Reporting to the Web Engineering and Ops Lead, the Principal UX Designer maintains and evolves the design system currently built in Figma, advancing it toward a tokenized, scalable foundation that the web development team can build against efficiently. This role partners closelywithwebdevelopmenttoresolveexistingusabilityissuesandtokeepthedesignsystem and the live product in sync as both continue to mature.
Beyond the design system, the Principal UX Designer plans usability testing, contributes to journey mapping and conversion rate optimization, and brings AI-assisted design tools into the team’s workflow to expand capacity and speed. Design work runs in agile sprints alongside the web development team, and the Principal UX Designer directs freelance designers, setting priorities, delegating production, and reviewing output to ensure consistency and quality. The role calls for steady, iterative delivery: making sound design decisions with incomplete information,workingwithintheestablisheddesignsystem,brand,andtechnicalconstraints,and moving work through short sprint cycles.
The Communications and Marketing team at Vanderbilt University is a dynamic and deeply collaborative group. The division serves as the institution-wide center of excellence for communications and marketing, developing and executing strategies that inform, engage, and inspireotherstotakepartintheUniversity’sglobalacademicandresearchmission.Thedivision is a strategic adviser and partner to other divisions, providing comprehensive plans and thoughtful analysis on messaging opportunities and constraints, and it continuously seeks innovative solutions to emerging challenges in order to deliver results at scale.
Owntheuniversity’swebdesignsysteminFigma,includingcomponents,patterns,usage
Leadthetokenizationofthedesignsystemtocreateascalable,consistentfoundation across products and platforms.
Partnerwiththewebdevelopmentteamtocontinuouslyevolvethedesignsystemandkeep design and production in sync.
Ensurethedesignsystemandallwebexperiencesmeetaccessibilitystandards,including WCAG 2.1 AA and ADA/Section 508 requirements.
Contributetoaudiencejourneymappinginpartnershipwithmarketingteams.
Directandremainaccountablefortheworkoffreelancedesigners,includingdelegation, prioritization, and quality review.
Planandmanagedesignworkinagilesprintsincoordinationwiththewebdevelopment team.
Collaboratecloselywithwebdevelopment,marketing,andcontentpartnerstodeliver cohesive experiences.
ReportingtotheWebEngineeringandOpsLead,thispositiondirectstheworkoffreelance designers and is accountable for their output. The role works in close, cross-functional partnership with the web development team through a shared agile process.
Bachelor’sdegreeinUXdesign,human-computerinteraction,interactiondesign,orarelated field, or commensurate experience, is necessary.
Aminimumof7yearsofexperienceinUXorproductdesign,includinghands-onownership of a design system.
DemonstratedexperiencebuildingandmaintainingdesignsystemsinFigma,including component libraries and tokenization.
Strongunderstandingofwebaccessibilitystandards,includingWCAG2.1AAand ADA/Section 508.
ExperienceadoptingAI-assisteddesigntoolsandothertechnologiestoimproveefficiency and output.
Experiencecollaboratingcloselywithwebdevelopmentteamstomovedesignsinto production.
Experiencedirectinganddelegatingtofreelanceorcontractdesigners,withaccountability for team output.
Strongcommunicationandcollaborationskillsacrossdesign,development,andmarketing partners.
Comfortablemakingsounddesigndecisionswithincompleteinformationandshipping iteratively.
Thrivesworkingwithinanestablisheddesignsystem,brand,andtechnicalconstraints,and moving work forward at a steady, dependable pace.
Originally posted on Himalayas
Start with a role or skill you want to use in your next job. Use the location and role filters to narrow the results, then open a listing to review the description. A title alone rarely explains the level of responsibility, working arrangement, or experience a team needs. Compare those details before deciding which opportunities deserve a tailored application.
Employers use different titles for similar work. If an exact phrase produces no results, try a shorter title, a core skill, or an alternative name for the role. Remove one filter at a time to understand which requirement is narrowing your search. A broader search can reveal suitable work without asking you to change your actual qualifications.
For each promising listing, read the responsibilities and separate essential requirements from preferences. Note the location, schedule, employment type, and compensation when provided. Missing details are questions to confirm with the employer. A remote opening may still require a particular country, work authorization, or time-zone overlap, so check the full posting before treating it as a location-independent opportunity.
Choose a few examples that demonstrate the skills this employer names. Explain your contribution and its outcome, using accurate numbers where available. Put the most relevant experience first and keep your resume easy to scan. Avoid adding technologies, qualifications, or achievements simply because they appear in a description. Your application should make your existing strengths easier to understand.
Follow the employer’s instructions for resumes, cover letters, work samples, and screening questions. Review the exported file before submitting it: confirm that contact details are correct, text can be selected, and links reach the intended pages. A resume check can help you spot unclear writing before you apply. Its feedback is advisory and does not predict a hiring decision.
Listings are collected from external sources and may change after they appear here. The employer or recruiting destination controls whether applications are open. If an original link is unavailable, check the company’s careers page for the title or move to another opening. An employer website link is a place to check current vacancies, rather than confirmation that a particular job is still accepting applications.
Keep a simple record of the company, role, job reference, application date, and documents you sent. Record any follow-up instructions and the next action you plan to take. This makes it easier to prepare for interviews, compare opportunities, and avoid applying repeatedly to the same opening through different boards. Review your shortlist as employers update their listings and prioritize opportunities with clear requirements that match the work you want to do.