About IMG Academy IMG Academy is the world’s leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future while preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy has been nationally recognized by organizations including Sports Business Journal, USA Today, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for its workplace culture, innovation, and commitment to developing people both on and off the field.
IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for student-athletes and partners through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:
- Boarding school and camps, delivered on a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Florida
- Online coaching through IMG Academy+, focused on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
- Online college recruiting through NCSA College Recruiting and SportsRecruits, providing industry-leading recruiting education, tools, and access to a network of more than 40,000 college coaches for student-athletes, families, club coaches, and event operators
- Elevate by IMG Academy, a performance and personal development solution that delivers mindset, leadership, and wellbeing programming to schools, colleges, and organizations through a combination of digital content and immersive experiences
Position Summary:
As the Senior UX Designer, Marketing, you will set and maintain design standards for all web user experiences across IMG Academy and its products. You will own the creation, evolution, and enforcement of unified UX, UI, and brand guidelines to ensure consistency and excellence across all platforms. You will work closely with the engineering team to translate designs into scalable, high-performance experiences, leveraging Figma, AI-assisted design tools, and emerging technologies to optimize workflows. In addition to your own design work, you will mentor other digital designers, host cross-team coaching sessions, and provide creative direction on their projects—driving a shared design language across the organization.
Position Responsibilities:
- Design Leadership & Standards: Establish and maintain design systems, component libraries, and UX/UI guidelines for all IMG Academy web properties.
- Ensure brand consistency and high-quality experiences across all products, touchpoints, and audiences.
- Define accessibility, responsiveness, and performance standards for all digital experiences.
- Collaboration & Execution: Partner with engineering to align designs with technical feasibility, optimizing workflows with AI-assisted design and development tools.
- Collaborate with product managers, marketers, and other stakeholders to align creative solutions with business objectives and user needs.
- Oversee and review design deliverables including wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for multiple platforms and devices.
- Mentorship & Cross-Team Enablement: Coach, mentor, and provide constructive feedback to other digital designers across the company.
- Host cross-team workshops, critiques, and development sessions to improve skills, foster collaboration, and ensure design alignment.
- Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on digital design best practices and trends.
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Explore and introduce AI design tools to accelerate ideation, prototyping, and testing.
- Conduct regular UX audits to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
- Stay informed about emerging design technologies, accessibility regulations, and industry trends.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- 7–10 years of professional experience in UX/UI design, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead role.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or related field.
- Expertise in Figma design systems and prototyping, and familiarity with AI-based design tools (e.g., Midjourney, DALL·E, Uizard, Framer AI).
- Proven track record of designing and delivering high-quality, accessible, responsive websites and applications.
- Strong understanding of UX research methods, design systems, interaction design, and prototyping.
- Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and communication skills across diverse audiences.
Preferred Skills:
- Master’s degree in Design, Marketing, or related field.
- Experience in sports or performance-oriented industries.
- Bilingual abilities.
Background Requirements:
- Requires a background check upon offer
- Requires a drug test upon offer
Benefits:
As a full-time member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive offering listed below. Connect with your talent acquisition specialist to learn more about benefits for our part-time and seasonal/temporary roles.
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
- 401k with an Employer Match
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Group and Supplemental Life & AD&D
- Gym Discount Program
- Pet Insurance
- Wellbeing Program
- and more!
Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Get to know us better:
www.imgacademy.com www.imgacademy.com/careers
IMG Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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