UX/UI Designer at Steampunk, Inc. in US-VA-McLean

Job description

• As a UX/UI Designer, you will be responsible for guiding government clients through our Design Intelligence™ framework , incorporating human-centered methods to solve complex user experience challenges. You will plan and execute UX initiatives from discovery through interface design; research, prototyping, iteration, visual design, user, usability, and accessibility testing. You will serve as the voice of the customer and make sure their needs are considered and met within a proposed solution .

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of the discovery process to understand: client mission and goals; stakeholders, users and their ecosystems; current state journeys; user segments; program and project objectives
• Conduct workshops and interviews to help frame pain points and opportunities, define insights, validate hypothesis, and create a compelling experience vision
• Understand the relevance of and how artifacts like journey maps, service blueprints, personas, ecosystem and experience maps fit into crafting the user experience
• Conduct user research and testing and effectively translate user needs into an implementable digital experience
• Collaborate and communicate stakeholder and user needs on a cross functional team within an agile environment
• Understand and embrace the specifications and constraints of a given technology, platform and/or operational environment
• Design intuitive , elegant , and accessible interfaces supported through a test and learn process
• Ensure all deliverables across a variety of projects are produced at the highest quality

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• 4 + years of professional UX and UI experience design ing viable solutions for multi-platform digital products
• Current portfolio demonstrating ideology, methods, tools, skills, and craft
• Demonstrated experience conducting primary and secondary user-research including user-interviews, discovery and co-creation workshops, heuristic evaluation, and card sorting (for example), and applying those insights to personas, journey maps, site maps, ecosystem maps, information architecture, and interface design
• D emonstrated experience in UI design including wireframing, low and high-fidelity prototyping, moderated and unmoderated user testing , and accessibility testing
• Knowledge and experience with 508 compliance requirements
• Experience working on a scrum team within the Agile delivery framework and experience integrating research and design into technical sprints including writing user stories and story pointing
• Proficiency in tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, Zeplin and other prototyping tools
• Desire to keep pace with ever-changing industry tools and best practices with the ability to make recommendations as needed for the best outcome
• Experience collaborating within a multi-disciplinary delivery team including service designers , technologists, data scientists, engineers, solution architects, and change managers
• A natural curiosity for solving problems coupled with strong analytical skills
• A collaborative nature with excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Experience working in a project-based environment
• Degree or equivalent experience in HCD, HCI, and/or UX design
• Previous work experience in or with the federal government
• Previous work experience as a consultant

Skills

Required

• UX design
• UI design
• User research
• Prototyping
• Wireframing
• Usability testing
• Accessibility testing
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Sketch
• Figma
• Zeplin
• Agile delivery

Preferred

• Federal government experience
• Consulting experience