Ad Hoc LLC
Senior Designer
Ad Hoc LLC, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247
Description
Senior DesignerThis is an Evergreen position.We are continuously sourcing for talent while we await anticipated job openings. Candidates who apply to this role understand we may not have an immediate opening and wish to be considered for future opportunities.This is a remote position.Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government.Work on things that matterOur teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we're also changing how the government thinks about and uses technology.Built for a remote lifeAd Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We've designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team. Being remote allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for your family or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that's welcomed.Committed to high expectations and a welcoming cultureAd Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren't heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.Federal CivilianThe
Federal Civilian
business unit supports a wide range of customers that span the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, PAN Foundation, Library of Congress, Social Security Administration, Health and Human Services, and the USDA Forest Service. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.Primary Responsibilities:In this role, you will serve as an experienced individual contributor within a team, with the expectation that you will further develop your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills. With minimal oversight from leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements. A Senior Designer impacts the long-term goals of the program, while contributing to the development of the program's design strategy. You may serve as the discipline's primary lead when working with stakeholders and utilize strong influential skills to drive improvements in design processes and practices. Primary expectations of a Senior Designer include:Strong influential skills to build relationships with team members, government and company stakeholders, and program managementMay lead cross functional efforts for delivery team members and team leads
Navigates ambiguous requirements and environments to support deliveryLeads the delivery of design work such as design initiative briefs, discovery artifacts, sketches, wireframes, UX flows, low and high fidelity prototypes, heuristic evaluations, competitive analysis, and design system contributionsComprehensive understanding of scope requirements to prioritize design activitiesResponsible for working with users to support the development of effective designsExperienced with design skill principles, with the ability to provide recommendations associated with typography and hierarchyDelivers design work including discovery artifacts, sketches and rough prototypes, wireframes, UX flows, and high fidelity prototypesDemonstrates the ability to coach designers; with a focus on providing actionable feedback that helps individuals grow in objective waysManages the development of competitive analysis, and reports results to stakeholdersContributes to the design libraries and provides visual design and brand artifactsFacilitates discussions with multi-disciplined teams to drive productive discussions and articulate goals in order to deliver upon requirementsExperienced with storytelling to deliver compelling artifacts and presentations that distill highly complex issues into focused, understandable solutionsLeads human centered design processes and deliverables in compliance with standards and regulationsMay lead accessibility tasks inclusive of 508 compliance and have knowledge of other emerging accessibility standardsAbility to identify risks and communicate to leadership; provides recommendations to mitigate identified risksMay develop and manage content for highly visible websites or applications, abiding by design guidelinesParticipates in grading candidate homeworks and participating in panel interviews
Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experienceMA degree and 5+ years of experience
Prior experience serving as a mentor to junior level team membersExperience with design software such as Figma, Miro, Adobe or other designer toolsFront end skillsAccessibility experience
Preferred Qualifications:Bilingual English/SpanishExperience with United States Web Design System
To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit:
https://adhocteam.us/join/Benefits:Company-subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision InsuranceUse What You Need Vacation Policy401K with employer matchPaid parental leave after one year of service
Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.In support of theColorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $120,000-$125,000, Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.job reference: SENIO001646Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Senior DesignerThis is an Evergreen position.We are continuously sourcing for talent while we await anticipated job openings. Candidates who apply to this role understand we may not have an immediate opening and wish to be considered for future opportunities.This is a remote position.Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government.Work on things that matterOur teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we're also changing how the government thinks about and uses technology.Built for a remote lifeAd Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We've designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team. Being remote allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for your family or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that's welcomed.Committed to high expectations and a welcoming cultureAd Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren't heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.Federal CivilianThe
Federal Civilian
business unit supports a wide range of customers that span the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, PAN Foundation, Library of Congress, Social Security Administration, Health and Human Services, and the USDA Forest Service. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.Primary Responsibilities:In this role, you will serve as an experienced individual contributor within a team, with the expectation that you will further develop your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills. With minimal oversight from leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements. A Senior Designer impacts the long-term goals of the program, while contributing to the development of the program's design strategy. You may serve as the discipline's primary lead when working with stakeholders and utilize strong influential skills to drive improvements in design processes and practices. Primary expectations of a Senior Designer include:Strong influential skills to build relationships with team members, government and company stakeholders, and program managementMay lead cross functional efforts for delivery team members and team leads
Navigates ambiguous requirements and environments to support deliveryLeads the delivery of design work such as design initiative briefs, discovery artifacts, sketches, wireframes, UX flows, low and high fidelity prototypes, heuristic evaluations, competitive analysis, and design system contributionsComprehensive understanding of scope requirements to prioritize design activitiesResponsible for working with users to support the development of effective designsExperienced with design skill principles, with the ability to provide recommendations associated with typography and hierarchyDelivers design work including discovery artifacts, sketches and rough prototypes, wireframes, UX flows, and high fidelity prototypesDemonstrates the ability to coach designers; with a focus on providing actionable feedback that helps individuals grow in objective waysManages the development of competitive analysis, and reports results to stakeholdersContributes to the design libraries and provides visual design and brand artifactsFacilitates discussions with multi-disciplined teams to drive productive discussions and articulate goals in order to deliver upon requirementsExperienced with storytelling to deliver compelling artifacts and presentations that distill highly complex issues into focused, understandable solutionsLeads human centered design processes and deliverables in compliance with standards and regulationsMay lead accessibility tasks inclusive of 508 compliance and have knowledge of other emerging accessibility standardsAbility to identify risks and communicate to leadership; provides recommendations to mitigate identified risksMay develop and manage content for highly visible websites or applications, abiding by design guidelinesParticipates in grading candidate homeworks and participating in panel interviews
Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experienceMA degree and 5+ years of experience
Prior experience serving as a mentor to junior level team membersExperience with design software such as Figma, Miro, Adobe or other designer toolsFront end skillsAccessibility experience
Preferred Qualifications:Bilingual English/SpanishExperience with United States Web Design System
To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit:
https://adhocteam.us/join/Benefits:Company-subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision InsuranceUse What You Need Vacation Policy401K with employer matchPaid parental leave after one year of service
Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.In support of theColorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $120,000-$125,000, Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.job reference: SENIO001646Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)