Associate Experience Designer - Newton, United States - Sallie Mae

Sallie Mae

Verified Company

Newton, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

When you join Sallie Mae, you become a champion for all students.

We're on a mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journey. To help them plan their higher education, successfully finish, and prepare for life after school. To help them Start smart. Learn big.

Students need guidance navigating this important time in their life. They need someone who acknowledges that their education path is unique. They need a partner willing to evolve and not only meet but surpass their expectations. We're changing. Because students need a better way.

We're looking for people who are excited to drive this transformation.

To break barriers and think of new ways to adapt, help, and create better experiences for students—and for each other.

This is where diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives matter. It's where you're empowered to bring your authentic self to work.

Feeling your best allows you to do your best. Our benefits take care of the whole you—from physical and mental to financial and professional.

You'll get opportunities to further your education and career, support for you and your family (including your pets), paid time off to volunteer for the things that matter to you, and more.

We're obsessed with impact and making a real difference. For us, that means putting relationships first, asking "why not?" when tackling challenges, and continuously learning new skills.

Come do more than join something, change something. For students, for future generations, for the future of education.

Sallie Mae is proud to help Americans aspiring to create the life they want-whether that means helping them make college happen, or something more.

Our colleagues across departments and across the country are united in our passion and our customer-first approach.

Whether you want to join a growing company, be part of an agile workforce, or gain new skills-you're in the right place.

Program Overview:
The Sallie Mae Internship program seeks to attract and develop exceptional early talent while adding value to our organization.

Our goal is to tie academic learning into a practical business setting while fostering professional and personal growth within a student's area of focus.

Over the course of the semester, interns will gain exposure to senior leaders, attend meetings, work alongside mentors, and receive valuable performance feedback.

What You'll Contribute

As an Associate Experience Designer at Sallie Mae, you'll help to craft the future of our digital experiences and be on the forefront of our mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journeys.

Over the course of the summer you'll collaborate as a member of our agile team, working with product owners, strategists, developers, and senior designers to understand customer pain points and provide solutions that address their needs.

What You'll Do
Working under the guidance and mentorship of senior designers:
Design end-to-end flows and visuals and individually contribute to the feature set
Partner with PMs, engineers, researchers and business stakeholders to carry your solution to final execution
Quickly solve issues with your crossfunctional leads Performs industry competitive analysis, industry best practice analysis, etc.
Conducts stakeholder and customer interviews, heuristic analysis, and business walkthroughs, etc.
The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job; it is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in this role._

What You Have

Minimum education, skills and experience required.

Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university studying User Experience, Product Design, Visual Design, Sociology or similar field
Possess a portfolio of work that highlights your designs and process
Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Available to work up to 40 hours per week between 6/03/24 and 8/23/202
Summer

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Strong communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills with individuals at all levels.
Strong follow through and multitasking skills, and attention to detail.

- _ Knowledgeable and proficient in Adobe XD, Sketch, or Figma. Creative Cloud experience preferred._

Quantity: 2

Location:
Newton

Manager:
Tim Parcell

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