Senior UI/UX Designer
Job Description
Senior UI/UX Designer role supporting a large Federal agency's technical support initiative, onsite in Detroit, MI.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end UX design efforts, including research, blueprinting, and evaluation of existing systems.
- Oversee the planning, design, and deployment of multiple sites and applications across several clients in a fast paced environment.
- Conduct comprehensive user research and analysis to inform the creation of highly usable web pages, application interfaces, and dynamic solutions.
- Collaborate with federal practice engineers and federal clients to define, design, and implement innovative, intuitive solutions for federal stakeholders.
- Develop wireframes, storyboards, and site maps to clearly communicate interaction and design ideas for websites and applications.
- Create scalable design resources to aid in project collaboration and the expansion of ECS creative services.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
- Strong UX design experience.
- 10+ years combined professional design experience in UCD/UI/UX.
- Robust online portfolio showing research-driven decisions in the design of responsive web and mobile applications.
- Results oriented problem solver with high standards for quality, accuracy, attention to detail, and overall excellence.
- Expertise in user research methodologies, user centered design principles and frameworks, and user interface design standards.
- Advanced understanding of user personas, user flows, affinity mapping, and other research tools.
- Strong grasp of the website development life cycle from discovery through evaluation.
- Experience evaluating existing systems to identify UX issues and provide recommendations.
- Experience designing web and mobile applications compliant with 508 and USWDS standards.
- Ability to prioritize features while balancing user goals and business requirements.
- Experience carrying designs from wireframes to final high fidelity UI mockups.
- Experience establishing rapid customer feedback loops to inform design at critical stages.
- Self-starter, motivated, confident, and able to work independently as well as in a team.
- Track record of delivering projects from inception to completion, including greenfield work and redesigns.
- Experience mentoring or leading junior designers.
- Advanced coding knowledge (HTML, CSS, and JS).
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe XD, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Technologies
- HTML
- CSS
- JS
- US Web Design System (USWDS)
- Adobe XD
- InDesign
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Compensation and Location
- Salary: USD 120,000 - 200,000 per year
- Location: Detroit, MI onsite