[Remote] Junior UX Researcher / Designer — Generalist
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TalkingPoints is an award-winning education technology nonprofit on a mission to unlock every student’s potential by activating families. They are seeking a Junior UX Researcher / Designer to deliver product designs, support user research, and collaborate with the Solutions Incubator team to generate rapid designs for new concept testing.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high quality feature designs at a fast pace, collaborating with product and engineering to execute on the product roadmap
- Translate feature requirements into UX designs, creating elegant and simple solutions to complex challenges
- Collaborate with other designers to deliver a holistic UX for all TalkingPoints applications
- Conduct user research to inform product design
Skills
- 1+ years of experience (internships count) designing digital products, with a portfolio to show
- Comfortable designing UX for both mobile and web
- Interviewing customers and conducting user research, such as usability testing and concept testing
- Assist with end-to-end user research — from writing discussion guides to moderating interviews and turning insights into actionable design recommendations
- Help coordinate research logistics (recruiting, scheduling, incentive management) to keep studies running smoothly
- Proficient in Figma for wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups
- Has experience with AI design tooling (e.g., Claude, Figma AI) and eager to use it to work faster
- Familiar with using design systems and components for consistency
- A clear communicator who enjoys identifying and solving problems
- A collaborative, action-oriented self-starter with curiosity for technology
- Experience with U.S.-based K-12 education systems
- Experience in or empathy with communities we serve (e.g., underserved populations, education, immigration, bilingual and/or multicultural environments)
Benefits
- 401K match
- Flexibility to work remotely
- Fun, smart, dynamic, motivated team focused on working together to transform family engagement to serve the families who need it most
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