Advanced Specialist, UX Designer

Advanced Specialist, UX Designer

This role aligns to industry-level titles such as “UX Designer III” or “Sr UX Designer”

Reports to:

Group Visual Design Manager, Design Systems

Pearson is an ed tech company whose mission is to have a direct relationship with millions of lifelong learners. As the world’s learning company with more than 18,000 employees operating in 70 countries, we provide content, assessment, and digital services to learners, educational institutions, employers, governments and other partners globally. We are committed to helping equip learners with the skills they need to enhance their world of opportunities.

We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people.

Pearson is building the future of AI-enabled education, and we need exceptional visual designers to help us get there. As a Sr Visual Designer on the Design Systems team, you'll play a critical role in establishing our unified design system across Pearson's Higher Education product portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to design at the foundational level—creating the visual language, components, and patterns that will shape how millions of learners and educators interact with our products.

In this role, you'll work at the intersection of visual design excellence and systematic thinking. You'll design high-fidelity components and interfaces that balance aesthetic sophistication with scalability, ensuring every interaction feels purposeful and every screen reflects visual consistency. Your work will directly influence product teams across Pearson as they build the next generation of learning experiences in an increasingly AI-native landscape.

This isn't about iterating on existing patterns—it's about reimagining what educational technology can look like when design systems thinking meets modern visual craft. If you're energized by the challenge of creating reusable, flexible design components that maintain their quality across diverse contexts, this role offers the creative scope and strategic impact you're looking for.

You’ll work at the intersection of visual design excellence and systematic thinking, designing high-fidelity components and interfaces that balance aesthetic sophistication with scalability.

• Design high-fidelity UI components, patterns, and templates in Figma for our unified design system, establishing visual standards for typography, color, iconography, spacing, and layout across web and mobile platforms
• Redesign key screens and user flows for Pearson's learning platforms, demonstrating how design system components combine to create cohesive product experiences for both students and instructors in our agentic learning platforms
• Craft micro-interactions, transitions, and motion specifications with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring every interaction feels responsive and intentional
• Partner with Creative Technologists to ensure your designs translate effectively into code (I.E. React components in Storybook), participating in visual QA and implementation review
• Imagine the next generation of interaction patterns and contexts like voice user interfaces and multi-modal interactions (AR/VR) that support our product vision well into the future

• 5-7 years of visual design experience with a portfolio demonstrating UI design for component-based systems
• Expert proficiency in Figma (components, variants, auto-layout, libraries); experience with motion and/or prototyping software (I.E. After Effects or Framer) a plus
• Strong foundation in typography, color theory, hierarchy, and composition with ability to think in scalable patterns rather than one-off executions
• Collaborative mindset with clear communication skills and receptiveness to feedback
• Proactive, outcome-oriented approach that balances creative exploration with systematic rigor

• High-Impact Work:
  Shape the design foundation that will define Pearson's products for years, directly influencing millions of learners and educators
• Professional Growth:
  Build expertise in design systems alongside senior designers, Creative Technologists, and UX specialists in a mentorship-focused environment
• Creative Ownership:
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