Our non-profit client is looking for a Remote Senior UX/UI Designer for a 6-month contract. Emphasis is on strong interaction and visual design for large complex Web sites and mobile devices.

Position Overview

Responsible for the discovery and design execution of engaging, inspiring, and usable digital experiences. Collaborates with stakeholders and the UX team to develop user research, task flows, journey maps, wire frames, interactive layouts and graphics for web, tablet and mobile devices.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyzes and documents existing website content structure, page templates, and interfaces.
• Leads the development of task flows, user research, personas, journey maps, wire-frames and prototypes.
• Responsible for the execution of interface and user interaction layouts and graphics for the web, tablet, and mobile.
• Helps to maintain, support, and grow the design direction and strategy for the web site design guidelines.
• Works to develop creative solutions to business and consumer challenges.
• Consults and collaborates design deliverables with user experience leads, product owners, project management, web production/technical leads, marketing and other staff members.
• Work closely with internal project teams as well as outside design agencies and/or freelancers on projects.
• Creates optimal site conversions and standards.
• Plays an integral role in site usability testing.
• Plans and conducts usability tests, evaluate results, and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Advocates for this discipline within the organization around key usability concepts and practical applications.
• Performs other duties as assigned but not those of a higher level.

 

Qualifications Include

• Bachelor’s degree with five or more years’ experience at an agency or large web site.
• Familiarity with user-experience best practices and standards and a proven track record in usable interfaces, efficient page-level templates, etc. for large data-base driven Web sites.
• Ability to work productively in a team environment and to keep pace with agile methods.
• Must possess experience in designing for adaptive and responsive frameworks.
• Must possess a good visual sense and a sound judgment of design work and a strong background in design principles and typography.
• Working knowledge of HTML, and various technologies used in building web applications (HTML, CSS, and Javascript, XML, etc.).
• Knowledge of industry standard UI/UX programs: Sketch, Invision, Zeplin, Illustrator, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, etc.
• Solid leadership, consensus-building and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to work overtime and flexible hours is required.
• Physical Demands: Normal physical requirements associated with working in an office environment and prolonged computer use.

 

Posted On: Tuesday, December 8, 2020