Data Visualization Designer

About the role

The Institutional Effectiveness (IE) team in the Office of the Provost is committed to providing the highest quality university information and support for decision-making, planning, improvement, and reporting needs of our university partners. We are looking for a design professional skilled in telling stories with data who also possesses a strong commitment to collaboration, equity, and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute data transformation and dissemination strategy.
• Led the creation of IE’s dissemination products, including interactive dashboards, presentation decks, pdf reports, and one-pagers, in collaboration with the IE team.
• Use a suite of design and visualization software including Tableau, Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, Illustrator, InDesign.
• Ensure all external products are accessible according to industry standards (WCAG 2.1) for acceptable color contrast, font size, etc., while adhering to the WashU and IE brand guides.
• Carry design projects from start to finish, owning the feedback loop of discovery, ideation, evaluation, and review, to support our effort to make our content more engaging and insightful.
• Conduct quality assurance and review of all data visualizations and website integrations to ensure accuracy, usability, and adherence to branding and style guidelines.
• Conduct simple descriptive analysis as needed for visuals.
• Engage interest holders to understand their needs and inform your data storytelling.
• Collaborate with them throughout all phases of the process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Relevant Experience (4 Years): Data Visualization, Data Visualization Tools, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel Macros, Pivot Tables, Site Integration.
• Skills: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Tools, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel Macros, Pivot Tables, Site Integration.

Preferred Qualifications

• More About This Job: Ability to analyze, summarize, and communicate the message in sophisticated data sets including from academic, financial, operational, or other business sources quickly and effectively.
• Data Source Identification And Analysis, Data Extracts, Manipulation, And Compilation (2 Years).
• Dashboard Design And Development Using Business Intelligence Tools For Decision-Making (2 Years).

Education

No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience

• Digital Design, Including The Use Of Design Programs (Indesign, Illustrator, Canva) (4 Years).
• Data Source Identification And Analysis, Data Extracts, Manipulation, And Compilation (2 Years).
• Dashboard Design And Development Using Business Intelligence Tools For Decision-Making (2 Years).

Skills

• A/B Testing.
• Accessibility Standards.
• Business Intelligence Tools.
• Confidential Data Handling.
• Copy Editing.
• Datasets.
• Digital Designs.
• IT Translations.
• Metro Transit U-Pass.
• Microsoft Software Center.
• Oral Communications.
• Project Management Software (PMS).
• Qualitative Research.
• Quantitative Research.
• SQL Query Writing.
• Tableau (Software).
• Technical Designs.
• Usability Testing.
• User Experience (UX).
• User Interfaces (UI).
• Web Content Management System (WCMS).
• WordPress.

Benefits

Personal Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time. Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance. Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees. WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%. Wellness Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more! Family We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered. WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us. For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.