Mindlance
Designer UX Standard II
Mindlance, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Position Summary:Title:
Designer UX Standard IIDuration:
6 Months - Long TermLocation:
Washington, DC
Hybrid Onsite: 2/3 days onsite per week from Day 1.
Position Overview:The User Experience Designer will perform the full range of responsibilities associated with user-centered design methodology for software development. He/she will also conduct reviews of software products and provide guidance on how to remediate usability issues. He/she must be able to explain usability principles and techniques to both technical team members and business sponsors.
Essential Job Functions:Interact directly with business sponsors and subject matter experts to understand business and functional requirements and constraints, and converting them into appealing, highly usable interfaces.Engage with the business development team and/or customer early in the project lifecycle to seek a deeper appreciation of the customers business problems and goals.Develop an understanding of the end users of the websites/applications to be developed by conducting primary and secondary research, including user interviews, traffic data, existing systems, enterprise guidelines, etc., and communicate findings of user researchCarry out user modeling and task analysis, and develop personas and scenariosCreate wireframes and visual design mockups as needed in order to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed user interaction behaviors.Ensure application-level consistency with respect to visual design and interaction componentsPrepare low fidelity prototypes of sites/features ranging from draft concepts to wireframes or interactive prototypes for internal review and brainstorming.Create or advise on content architecture and navigation design, Design page level layout, page flow, and task fulfillmentPropose design solutions for identified usability problems in existing applicationsPresent low and high-fidelity designs/mockups to clients for review, iteration, and approval.Create and evaluate interaction models, user task flows, screen designs, and UI details that promote ease of use and optimize the user experience.Make recommendations to solve complex interaction problems and improve overall user experience within an application and across different applicationsConduct heuristic reviews of websites and web applications
Educational Qualifications and Experiences:
Bachelors degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Web Design, or similar fieldHigh level of visual design expertiseExperience with the following:o Usability design, user centered designo Information architecture, navigation designo Interaction design and graphic designo User modeling and task analysiso Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript a plus
Required Skills/Abilities:
Proven experience designing responsive websites.Strong visual design skills; Able to explain his/her design philosophy verbally and in writing.Advanced skills in Photoshop, UX prototyping, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, InVision, wireframing, and other mapping tools.Track record of solving cross-browser/cross-platform UI compatibility issues.Cutting-edge knowledge of most recent UX/ UI design standards and trends. Advanced knowledge of visual design, and information architecture.Proficient understanding of the limitations of web and mobile application design, with ideas to flex those boundaries, strong understanding of technical feasibility of their designed prototypes.Advanced understanding of the trade-offs between optimum user experience and technical, information security, business constraints, and ability to propose optimized designs within those constraintsDemonstrable astuteness regarding aesthetics in web design, including layout, grid systems, color theory and typography.Capable of working directly with clients in an iterative and agile manner to dramatically improve prototypes in a short time.Competency in the following technologies: HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap.Advanced knowledge of graphic design and accessibility principlesAdvanced understanding of information systems, application development standards and life cycle methodologies, particularly in a large-scale, Agile contextKnowledge of storyboarding/prototyping, Axure, usability testing, and survey toolsKnowledge of interaction designFamiliarity with principles of human computer interactionStrong interpersonal, communication skills and a team playerAbility to produce deliverables within tight deadline.
Designer UX Standard IIDuration:
6 Months - Long TermLocation:
Washington, DC
Hybrid Onsite: 2/3 days onsite per week from Day 1.
Position Overview:The User Experience Designer will perform the full range of responsibilities associated with user-centered design methodology for software development. He/she will also conduct reviews of software products and provide guidance on how to remediate usability issues. He/she must be able to explain usability principles and techniques to both technical team members and business sponsors.
Essential Job Functions:Interact directly with business sponsors and subject matter experts to understand business and functional requirements and constraints, and converting them into appealing, highly usable interfaces.Engage with the business development team and/or customer early in the project lifecycle to seek a deeper appreciation of the customers business problems and goals.Develop an understanding of the end users of the websites/applications to be developed by conducting primary and secondary research, including user interviews, traffic data, existing systems, enterprise guidelines, etc., and communicate findings of user researchCarry out user modeling and task analysis, and develop personas and scenariosCreate wireframes and visual design mockups as needed in order to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed user interaction behaviors.Ensure application-level consistency with respect to visual design and interaction componentsPrepare low fidelity prototypes of sites/features ranging from draft concepts to wireframes or interactive prototypes for internal review and brainstorming.Create or advise on content architecture and navigation design, Design page level layout, page flow, and task fulfillmentPropose design solutions for identified usability problems in existing applicationsPresent low and high-fidelity designs/mockups to clients for review, iteration, and approval.Create and evaluate interaction models, user task flows, screen designs, and UI details that promote ease of use and optimize the user experience.Make recommendations to solve complex interaction problems and improve overall user experience within an application and across different applicationsConduct heuristic reviews of websites and web applications
Educational Qualifications and Experiences:
Bachelors degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Web Design, or similar fieldHigh level of visual design expertiseExperience with the following:o Usability design, user centered designo Information architecture, navigation designo Interaction design and graphic designo User modeling and task analysiso Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript a plus
Required Skills/Abilities:
Proven experience designing responsive websites.Strong visual design skills; Able to explain his/her design philosophy verbally and in writing.Advanced skills in Photoshop, UX prototyping, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, InVision, wireframing, and other mapping tools.Track record of solving cross-browser/cross-platform UI compatibility issues.Cutting-edge knowledge of most recent UX/ UI design standards and trends. Advanced knowledge of visual design, and information architecture.Proficient understanding of the limitations of web and mobile application design, with ideas to flex those boundaries, strong understanding of technical feasibility of their designed prototypes.Advanced understanding of the trade-offs between optimum user experience and technical, information security, business constraints, and ability to propose optimized designs within those constraintsDemonstrable astuteness regarding aesthetics in web design, including layout, grid systems, color theory and typography.Capable of working directly with clients in an iterative and agile manner to dramatically improve prototypes in a short time.Competency in the following technologies: HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap.Advanced knowledge of graphic design and accessibility principlesAdvanced understanding of information systems, application development standards and life cycle methodologies, particularly in a large-scale, Agile contextKnowledge of storyboarding/prototyping, Axure, usability testing, and survey toolsKnowledge of interaction designFamiliarity with principles of human computer interactionStrong interpersonal, communication skills and a team playerAbility to produce deliverables within tight deadline.