UI/UX Content Architect Full Time

Are you a UI/UX professional with a passion for educating others? Do you want to collaborate with the best industry experts, such as Don Norman and Vitaly Friedman, as well as Design Leads at Netflix, LinkedIn, Meta, and Adobe? Would you like to plan course content in collaboration with your design heroes and then fly out and meet them in professional studios across the world? Do you also love editing and writing, so you can teach people about the power of great design?

What if you had the chance to help shape the very future of online design education? We’ve got news for you—this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

IxDF is the global leader in online design education. That’s because the world’s leading experts create our educational content and because we’re specialized in—and utterly dedicated to—design, and only design. As we enter our third decade, we have over 177,000 graduates, more than 40 courses, and thousands of free design resources.

We’re proud to have assembled a remarkable team of professionals who uplift, motivate, and inspire each other to excel daily. But something’s missing. And we think it could be you.

You’ll become an essential part of our team, someone who is making a direct impact on not only the growth and reputation of our organization but also the whole world of education and beyond!

What You Will Be Doing 
We’re on the hunt for an exceptional individual who breathes life into the phrase “ideas are worthless without execution.” Our organization is full of individuals who are committed to excellence, and we seek a like-minded enthusiast to join us.

This role is suited to select unique individuals; it’s a calling for a true nerd of UI and UX Design.

Ahead of you is a highly rewarding and enriching career in which you’ll make an impact as you:

Take on the roles of Course Editor, Content Writer, Learning Experience Designer, UI/UX Curriculum Developer, and Subject Matter Expert.
Create in-demand UI/UX courses and open-source content that empower designers around the world. Our courses always feature the world’s leading design experts. You’ll plan and edit the course content in collaboration with the best UI and UX designers such as Don Norman and Vitaly Friedman, as well as Design Leads at Netflix, LinkedIn, Meta, and Adobe. You’ll fly out to meet the experts and shoot the course content in professional studios. Throughout the course creation process, you’ll collaborate closely with your colleagues.
Create and improve world-class educational materials on topics such as UI design, UX design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Design Thinking, Psychology, etc.—in the form of highly engaging articles, courses, design templates, portfolio exercises, and much more.
Help push the quality of our educational materials to new heights—surpassing even the very best in both industry and academia.
Work closely with our other course editors, our video production team, social media team, and our founders to make the most inspiring and engaging educational content for our ever-growing catalog of courses.
Inspire your colleagues to grow and become better communicators, educators, and writers using your advanced editorial skills, just as they’ll help you.
You may even be able to use your design skills to create engaging visuals that communicate key learning takeaways.
Support IxDF content writers, community managers, and social media team members to bring your UI/UX design subject matter expertise to all dimensions of our content, marketing, and communication.
Added bonus: We would love it if you have design skills that enable you to create engaging visuals that communicate key learning takeaways and design interactive learning assets. It would also be a plus if you can help improve user flows and design AI-powered learning assistants that provide individualized support to online learners.
If you’re looking for even more opportunities to showcase your skills, you’re in luck! When you’re willing to put in the hard work to learn and grow, you’ll find virtually limitless opportunities with us. How can your UX/UI skills contribute to IXDF, our members, and our followers?

About You 
You’re a passionate designer, educator, and communicator with at least 5 years of experience working in UI or UX design and a strong ability to create engaging learning materials.
You have hands-on design industry experience and up-to-date knowledge of the skills designers need to learn.
You’re itching to help professional designers upskill and grow their careers, and you know exactly what it takes.
You’ve written and published articles on design topics.
You know how to reach into the lofty heights where abstract ideas live and bring them down to “street level” so our learners can hit the ground running with valuable, practical lessons.
You’re an expert wordsmith with an eagle eye for the tiniest details and a keen ear for flow.
You’re someone who leaves no stone unturned in the pursuit of flawless and grammatically correct copy.
You may have the graphic design skills needed to create image-based content to support courses, articles, and social media content.
You may have the skills to help us improve user flows and design AI-powered learning assistants.
You know what the design community likes to read, watch, and learn, and you have the content-creation skills to produce the kind of material they crave.
You’re used to balancing diverse responsibilities, and you’re adept at dividing broad duties into small, executable tasks without losing sight of your overall goal. “Getting stuff done” is your middle name.
You’re a practical idealist. You strive for perfection in everything you do, while understanding the delays that can come with pushing for perfection. You know how to create great results through incremental quick wins and MVPs, and when to go all in to create something perfect.
You’re results-driven and motivated by achievement and goals. Mediocrity gives you the chills.
You understand that excellence in your work will lead to great accomplishments and that you’ll only accomplish your goals through hard work and diligence.
You’re kind and have strong social intelligence and empathy, and the ability to engage well with different types of people through writing.
You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in User Experience, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Information Technology, Communications or another related field—and/or you have industry experience in UI design, UX design, and HCI as a senior designer.
You speak and write in English with native fluency, and you can make your messages flow so well that whoever reads your work will be “right there” in the subject matter. As you know, the magic of any user experience is getting people to forget they’re even using a medium to reach you.
You’re a skilled writer and communicator who can explain complex ideas in a clear and engaging way.
You love creating inspiring and engaging content that’s also accurate and based on research. You know design education can be fun and exciting.
You’re reliable and self-motivated, and don’t rely on micromanagement. You manage your own work and aim to deliver valuable educational design content and make an impact.
You are based within the EMEA time zone, making it easy to collaborate with our global team.