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UI/UX Designer II

Prodigy Education 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Onsite $110,000 - $125,000 (CAD) Full-time Mid-level

The role involves designing intuitive user interfaces and interactive elements to drive engagement and retention for millions of students. You will conduct user research and build testable prototypes while collaborating with Art, Engineering, and Product teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design Intuitive Interfaces: Develop layouts, transitions, and button placements that make user navigation seamless and joyful
  • Data-Driven Iteration: Conduct user research and interviews to translate player needs into high-fidelity designs
  • Rapid Prototyping: Build testable prototypes to validate ideas quickly and fail fast or scale effectively
  • Behavioral Design: Apply principles of behavioral psychology to influence player engagement and monetization strategies
  • Collaborative Excellence: Partner with Art, Engineering, and Product teams to ensure a seamless blend of functionality and brand aesthetics

Requirements

  • Proven experience in Interaction Design and Visual Design within a digital product or gaming environment
  • Skilled in conducting user research and synthesizing data into actionable design insights
  • Proficiency with standard design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma)
  • A strong understanding of behavioral economics and how it impacts user behavior
  • A collaborative mindset with a desire to give and receive radical candor during design reviews

Benefits

  • Be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping every student in the world love learning
  • Total Rewards Program reflecting commitment to financial, physical, and mental well-being
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace
  • Accommodations and support for employees with disabilities

Key Skills

Interaction Design Visual Design User Research Data Analysis Prototyping Behavioral Economics Collaboration Communication Figma Design Thinking User-Centered Design Agile Methodologies Cross-functional Collaboration Radical Candor Growth Mindset AI-assisted Technology

About Prodigy Education

Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating more than 20 million students a year to practice standards-aligned math and English. Prodigy maximizes student engagement and is completely zero-cost for all educators. More than 800,000 teachers use Prodigy as a free instructional tool which adapts to individual student needs while supporting differentiated instruction. Fun, motivating, and research-based, Prodigy is the EdTech platform students actually ask to use. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more. You’ll be working on products used and loved by millions of students, teachers and parents worldwide. It’s why so many of our team members are proud to be Prodigy. Not only are our games fun and engaging, they’re also designed to support positive educational outcomes. Helping kids have fun while they learn — what could be more rewarding than that?

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