Experience Designer, Texas Immersive Institute, Moody College of Communication (Graduate Students Only)

Job Posting Title:

Experience Designer, Texas Immersive Institute, Moody College of Communication (Graduate Students Only)

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Hiring Department:

Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

8

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Aug 25, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Apr 30, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Position Open To: Graduate Students

Job Details:

• Design and prototype all audience interactions on an immersive StoryCorps project—ensuring each experience provides meaningful agency, participation, and intuitive engagement across TXI’s five vision statements.

General Notes:

• At Texas Immersive Institute, our mission is to create responsible, responsive, and remarkable solutions through the power of immersive storytelling. We empower artists, scientists, and humanists with access to cutting-edge technology and research to design experiences that address significant challenges.

Purpose:

• Support the creation of Immersed in Our Stories, a storytelling project and experiential manifesto designed to celebrate five years of Texas Immersive Institute by inviting every participant to explore, play, and reflect through TXI’s mission.

Responsibilities:

• Develop interaction models and choice-driven mechanics for each of the five experiences.

• Facilitate playtesting and rapid prototyping with internal testers.

• Lead accessibility reviews to ensure inclusive design practices

• Translate experience design into creative briefs for technical and fabrication collaborators.

• Support asset production, focusing on usability and emotional resonance.

Required Qualifications:

• Current UT Austin Graduate Student

• UX Design for immersive media (AR, spatial audio, interactive web installations)

• Prototyping tools (Figma, Unity, Spline, Webflow, etc.)

• Strong grasp of participatory design and agency-driven storytelling

• User testing facilitation and audience insight synthesis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Available to Work on Fridays

Salary Range:

• $25/hr

Career Competencies:

• User Experience Design

• Prototyping

• User Acceptance Testing

Required Materials:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• Portfolio

• Class Schedule

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Employment Eligibility:

Please confirm your eligibility for this position here: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/student/student_non-acad_employment.html#cond_SNAEmp

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.