PhD Position at ICM-CSIC (Barcelona) in collaboration with EDF

Descripción del trabajo

Sanoma Learning is the leading European learning company, serving over 25 million students in twelve countries. We offer printed and digital learning materials, as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary, secondary, and vocational education. The development of our methodologies is based on deep insights from teachers and students—truly understanding their needs. By combining our educational technologies with pedagogical expertise, we create learning products and services that deliver the highest learning impact.

Digital Products

With 650 colleagues spread across 60 teams in Europe, Sanoma Learning’s Digital Products department plays a key role in our goal of helping students reach their full potential with our best-in-class learning solutions. Together, we innovate and shape the ever-changing world of education. We all share a deep-rooted passion for education, and every day our methods and technology positively impact millions of young minds across Europe. As part of our product organization, you will join the cross-cultural community at Sanoma Learning and contribute to the digital transformation and future of education in Europe.

This position reports directly to the domain UX Team Leader and is part of the Digital Products organization. Team members are based in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Our UX squads support multiple product branches—including primary education, secondary education, and core products. You will work with multidisciplinary, agile SCRUM teams responsible for developing one of our products. Additionally, you will collaborate with product and user research teams to understand the business, technical, and user requirements.

At this time, we’re seeking support for Clickedu, one of the leading School Management System providers in the Spanish market.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Work together with the user research team to understand our users and validate your designs.
• Facilitate workshops and ideation sessions to identify problems, explore challenges, and stimulate co-creation.
• Define user flows and wireframes based on business requirements and user needs.
• Develop and maintain the product’s information architecture in collaboration with the product team (analysts and / or architects).
• Design and prototype high-fidelity user interfaces in line with responsive web design (RWD) principles.
• Ensure the correct implementation of Sanoma Learning Design System components and guidelines.
• Guarantee that digital accessibility (ADA and WCAG standards), digital equity, and access guidelines are met.
• Communicate designs—both verbally and visually—to stakeholders and team members, and proactively address feedback.
• Work closely with developers to ensure your designs are implemented accurately.
• Collaborate with another designer to ensure alignment on design vision and execution.
• Document your designs thoroughly and contribute to the Sanoma Learning Design System.
• Share your knowledge and educate colleagues about UX design across the organization and within your team.

Job Requirements

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Proactive and autonomous individual (we don’t micro-manage)
• Experience working in Figma
• Good understanding of various UX tools and methods
• Experience with design systems or component libraries
• Fluent in Spanish and English (written and spoken)
• Residing in Spain, ideally in or around Barcelona

Nice to Have

• Experience in user research activities
• Knowledge of designing accessible and inclusive digital products

What Sanoma Offers

As an employer, Sanoma provides a working environment where you are encouraged to be your best self. Our environment is both results-oriented and flexible, with a focus on collaboration in a hybrid setup. We offer a key position with interesting and challenging tasks and excellent opportunities for professional growth. You will be part of a highly professional, experienced international team in an open and informal setting, where initiative is expected and rewarded.

To express your interest in this vacancy, please share your CV and portfolio.

Location

Spain (Barcelona)

Hybrid