About the role

• Work on the learning experience of Brilliant9s web and mobile apps.
• Design core interactions that teach math, science, data, and programming concepts through game-like modules.
• Craft interaction patterns making complex concepts approachable and addictively learnable.
• Translate pedagogical needs into elegant UX, prototype at high fidelity, and ship polished experiences.
• Collaborate with content experts and engineers to bring designs to life.
• Help learners understand topics from probability to programming interactively.

Responsibilities

• Design new educational games that captivate learners and make foundational concepts addictive.
• Own and evolve the UX of Brilliant9s learning games across web and mobile.
• Invent and refine new interactive patterns (symbolic math, constructing graphs, drag-and-drop coding).
• Prototype quickly and at high fidelity to test feasibility, usability, and delight.
• Produce polished UI, icons, motion studies, prototypes, and clear Figma specs.
• Work with content experts to choose the clearest way to teach technical topics.
• Extend and steward design systems to scale across platforms and teams.
• Maintain the Brilliant brand and contribute to a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Continuously ask how designs help learners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product design experience at consumer or SaaS companies.
• Experience with content platforms such as education, news, publishing, video, or gaming is a plus.
• Focus on building useful, usable, and desirable products.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear plans and shipped products.
• Proficient prototyping skills with tools like Figma, Principle, Framer, or coding.
• Portfolio showcasing features built from scratch, especially complex interactions.
• Interest in Brilliant9s subject areas and learning processes.
• Clear writing and documentation skills.
• Willingness to experiment with new tools to improve workflow and output.