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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Job Posting Title:
User Experience Continuing Education Specialist (Hourly)Job Description Summary:
Responsible for delivering design coursework for an enterprise client program in engaging, innovative, and discipline-appropriate ways that reflect knowledge of the teaching field. Supports institutional design programming and researches pathways for credit articulation. Meets professional standards in accordance with college policies and procedures.Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Prepare and teach design studio sessions to active-duty military students based on approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of adult learners and the standards of the discipline
Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations
Administrative Support
Grading assignments based on rubrics
Manage course communications and scheduling coordination
Coordinate guest speakers and field trips, including outreach, scheduling, logistics, and materials preparation
Prepare and update course materials and learning management system content
Track attendance and student progress metrics
Perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, and maintaining course documentation)
Perform other related tasks as assigned by the Director, department chair, dean, and/or College leadership
Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Explain the role of a user experience designer as part of a multi-disciplinary team to non-designers or new designers.
Describe the best use of software tools for user experience design.
Demonstrate strong interests and capabilities in the design and development of engaging user experience for digital products; and
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of contemporary user-centered design methodologies such as user research, participatory design, user interface design, prototype and testing, and emerging specializations of the user experience design field
Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Maintaining an established work schedule.
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy.
Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Technology Skills
Demonstrated proficiency using standard office software applications and student information and database systems.
Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom, including Blackboard Ultra
Proficiency with design software and tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma)
Required Work Experience
Documentable 3 years non-teaching industry-relevant work experience.
Required Education
Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Art, Visual Communication, Commercial Art, Computer Graphics, Graphic Design, Interactive Media, Interactive
Technology, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction or Interactive Design, English and/or Technical Communication, Interface Design, UI Design, Visual Design, User Experience Design, Web Design, or
Bachelor’s degree in a related design, computer science, or art subfield
Physical Requirements
Work is performed in a standard office environment.
Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
Occasional lifting of objects up to 30 pounds.
Safety
Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Pay Rate
$35.10/hour
Number of Openings:
1Job Posting Close Date:
December 29, 2025As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.