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Cengage Group Sr Designer, Innovation & Enablement in Houston, Texas
We believe in the power and joy of learning
At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Cengage Group’s portfolio of businesses supports student choice by providing a range of pathways that help learners achieve their goals and lead a choice-filled life.
Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery
Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/ .
We’re seeking a Sr Designer, Innovation & Enablement who combines strong visual build craft with hands-on experience using generative AI. This role operates at the intersection of creative exploration and enterprise enablement, helping develop how AI is responsibly applied across Visual Design. You’ll set direction for AI-enabled design workflows, lead focused pilots, and partner across teams to establish standards that support quality, consistency, and scale.
You’ll work closely with creative, legal, product, and portfolio partners to align on approved use cases, governance, and standard processes. This role will be hands-on. You’ll support day-to-day design work through generation, iteration, documentation, and knowledge sharing, while advancing more complex use cases that move AI from experimentation into repeatable, production-ready practice.
What you’ll do:
Lead the exploration, evaluation, and application of generative AI tools to support visual design, illustration, and production workflows across print and digital experiences.
Plan and run AI pilot initiatives to validate use cases, assess impact, and support responsible adoption.
Develop, document, and evolve AI-assisted design workflows, guidelines, and processes that align with brand standards, accessibility requirements, and quality expectations.
Collaborate with Art Directors and designers to integrate AI-generated assets into program designs, ensuring outputs meet creative, educational, and technical needs.
Review and refine AI-generated visuals for accuracy, quality, bias, and accessibility through timely design, iteration, and human oversight.
Track adoption, efficiency gains, and cost savings, and contribute insights that help inform leadership decisions.
Stay current on emerging AI tools and trends, sharing recommendations on opportunities and considerations relevant to education and content creation.
Champion ethical, inclusive, and transparent use of AI within creative workflows.
What you bring:
3+ years of professional experience in in visual design, digital design, or creative media, with hands-on use of AI-powered creative tools for ideation, image creation, illustration, or improving creative workflows.
A great foundation in visual storytelling across print and digital media.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Firefly), capable of producing production-ready assets that meet quality, brand, and accessibility standards.
A strong portfolio that demonstrates proven visual design expertise, experimentation, or systems thinking, including examples of scalable or efficiency-focused solutions.
Familiarity with responsible AI practices, including bias mitigation, content provenance, visibility, and governance considerations, especially as they relate to creative and educational contexts.
Ability to translate abstract concepts, data, or prompts into high-quality visual outputs that support learning and storytelling.
Clear communication and collaboration skills, with comfort explaining AI concepts and workflows to non-technical partners.
Comfort working in exploratory environments where processes are evolving and outcomes are measured through experimentation.
Understanding of accessibility, brand consistency, and quality standards in visual develop.
Nice to have:
Experience in education technology, publishing, or other mission-driven industries.
Experience working with or alongside design systems and scalable content frameworks.
Exposure to creative automation, UX design, scripting, or workflow optimization.
Cengage Group's Higher Education business, Cengage, supports learning and student success by providing materials and digital solutions to faculty and students enrolled in two-year, four-year and vocational programs. We currently serve more than 10 million of the 18 million students in US higher ed. Setting a new standard of service for our customers, we deliver quality, easy-to-use course materials from textbooks and eBooks to courseware such as MindTap and WebAssign. In the US, we offer Cengage Unlimited and Cengage Unlimited for Institutions. We help instructors be better teachers, we help institutions solve problems, and we empower students to leverage the power and joy of learning to transform lives.
Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.
Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com .
About Cengage Group
Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Compensation
At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy .
The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.
$67,000.00 - $87,100.00 USD
Cengage, a global edtech company, supports learners, educators and institutions across more than 100 countries. With products serving nearly 16 million digital users across the Higher Education, School, Work and English Language Learning markets, we’ve built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment. We combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey.
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