User Interface Designer

**POSITION: User Interface Designer** **LOCATION: Providence Rhode Island** **Department: IT Software Engineering** **Report to: Director, IT Software Engineering** **ABOUT THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY** The American Mathematical Society (AMS), founded in 1888, is a non-profit membership organization that is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs. The AMS has 30,000 members worldwide and offices in Rhode Island, Michigan, and Washington, DC. **WHY WORK AT THE AMS** At the AMS we value excellence, inclusivity and teamwork. We work at the forefront of advancing and connecting the diverse mathematical community worldwide, and we are seeking curious, innovative, collaborative individuals to join our team. - Excellent work-life balance with potential for hybrid work - Generous benefit offerings including: - 9.5% employer contribution to 403(a) Retirement Plan - 100% employer-paid Life, AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance - Medical and dental coverage with employer cost share - Voluntary vision, Life/AD&D, and Long-term Care Insurance available through payroll deduction - 12 paid holidays - Generous paid time off - Technology equipment reimbursement for applicable roles - Tuition reimbursement **SUMMARY:** The User Interface Designer works to develop, maintain, and support the AMS website and digital products at every stage of product development. They find creative solutions that improve the user experience. This position prototypes, designs, and builds user interfaces for the AMS website and related communication mediums. They collaborate with the Web Working Group and software developers to produce visually aesthetic, highly usable web content and web interfaces. The User Interface Designer will have considerable knowledge of the AMS website, our electronic products, and the Society’s mission. They are very comfortable with using AI tools to assist in their daily work. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** - Design wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and rapid prototypes. - Create functional, easy-to-use, and innovate web interfaces. - Maintain and improve responsive web content. - Assist in the analysis of AMS website usage metrics via Google Analytics and propose recommendations where needed. - Understand and work within web style guidelines. - Establish and maintain website accessibility standards. - Communicate with content providers to assure they adhere to web style guideless and accessibility standards. - Write clear and concise documentation of new web design processes. - Other duties as assigned. **TRAVEL:** 10% Some travel may be required for the purpose of off-site professional development **INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:** - Works primarily within the IT – Software Engineering department - Are a member of the Web Working Group and the Web Strategy Group - Supports all staff with website related help desk requests. **SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:** None **QUALIFICATIONS:** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience - Proven UI design experience with a strong portfolio - Expert in HTML and CSS coding - Advanced user of AI tools - Proficiency in: - Adobe Create Suite - Bootstrap 3 and forward - WordPress - Working knowledge of content management systems - Basic understanding of JavaScript - Willingness and ability to learn accessibility standards. - Experience with typography a plus - Experience with graphic and multimedia design a plus **ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES:** The following attributes and competencies are indicators of…