Sr. UI/UX Designer

Division of Administration’s Office of Technology Services (OTS) is hiring a Sr. UI/UX Designer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (onsite) to support statewide design practice within the Architecture, Standards & Platform area. In this role, you’ll partner with product and engineering teams to deliver accessible, user-centered designs, contribute to the State’s design system and standards, and support design, usability, user experience, and accessibility work.

Role summary

As a senior designer within OTS, you will help shape consistent experiences across applications by building and reviewing user-focused interfaces, leading research and usability activities, and supporting accessibility improvements. You’ll also support design documentation and internal guidance so teams can apply standards and best practices across projects.

Responsibilities

• Create and edit wireframes and mockups in line with accepted standards and procedures.
• Participate in project planning meetings and lead user interviews and usability studies to understand user needs related to applications being developed.
• Lead and participate in design and usability reviews for systems in development and production.
• Lead design reviews and design critiques to support ideation around user requirements and help maintain standards across teams and projects.
• Lead fellow designers in troubleshooting user flow issues across projects.
• Conduct accessibility audits of systems.
• Lead usability testing and assist with user acceptance testing.
• Attend and participate in project meetings such as daily standups, planning, and retrospectives, and keep project leadership informed of progress toward project goals.
• Assist with preparing presentations and refining project documents to align with design and language standards.
• Assist in the creation of training assets.
• Assist with developing the section’s document library and standards, including materials for the design process, best practices, and guidance for internal teams and other OTS sections.
• Research and stay current on OTS and industry standards for design, usability, user experience, and accessibility.
• Perform other tasks, special projects, analyses, studies, and plans as directed.

Requirements

• Five (5) years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis, or administrative services; OR
• Six (6) years of full-time work in any field plus three (3) years in information technology, project management, business analysis, or administrative services; OR
• An associate’s degree in information technology plus three (3) years in information technology, project management, business analysis, or administrative services; OR
• A bachelor’s degree plus three (3) years in information technology, project management, business analysis, or administrative services; OR
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four (24) semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus two (2) years in information technology, project management, business analysis, or administrative services; OR
• A master’s degree plus two (2) years in information technology, project management, business analysis, or administrative services.

Experience substitution: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience toward the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours, substituting for up to four years of experience in any field.

Note: A certification in an approved area may be substituted for education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Benefits

• Insurance coverage
• Parental leave: up to six weeks paid parental leave
• Holidays and leave, including paid holidays each year: New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Mardi Gras; Good Friday; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Veteran’s Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day
• State employees earn sick and annual leave that can be accumulated and saved for future use
• Retirement through participation in various retirement systems

Compensation and details

• Salary: $4,770.00 - $8,589.00 monthly
• Location: Baton Rouge, LA (onsite)
• Job type: Classified
• Job number: OTS 102326 ERG
• Department: Division of Administration - Office of Technology Services
• Opening date: 10/23/2026
• Closing date: 11/6/2026 at 11:59 PM Central

Position-specific details

• Appointment type: Filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.
• Career progression: Participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as an IT Statewide Analyst 1, 2 or 3.
• Compensation note: The listed salary range reflects the pay grade minimum and maximum for the IT Statewide Analyst 1 job title.

How to apply

• No Civil Service test score is required to be considered for this vacancy.
• Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process.
• Information supporting eligibility must be included in the application, including relevant detailed experience and education. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
• The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
• Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted.
• Prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing.
• New hires will undergo employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-Verify system.

Contact

For further information about this posting, contact Erica R. Gay, HR Specialist, Division of Administration / Office of Human Resources at [email protected].