Apex Systems is hiring: User Experience Designer in Washington DC

User Experience Designer

Location: Seattle, WA (on-site)

Target Start Date: March 2025

Contract Duration: 6 months (potential extension/conversion)

Pay Rate: up to $65/hr on W2

Job Description:

Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what our customers are watching? Our Streaming Video platform is changing the way people watch movies and TV. From one service, we’re delivering versatile ways to watch hundreds of thousands of movies, TV series, and live events on the web, mobile, and TV. Our service is available in more than 200 territories globally, and we’re just getting started.

The Video UX Design Studio is seeking a highly skilled, customer-obsessed Sr. UX Designer to focus on our living room app experience. You'll be the expert in what is possible across the wide variety of supported systems like smart TVs, game consoles, streaming devices and know how to get the best CX out of our 10” / TV experience. You'll demonstrate depth by developing living room specific features across a variety of tech stacks (tvOS, JavaScript, Rust).

You will develop strong relationships with fellow Design Leaders and partner closely with Product and Engineering counterparts throughout the product development process to launch bar-raising experiences for customers around the world. As a creative lead, you have a passion for solving the problems of our customer, always putting their needs first.

The right candidate leads by doing and has a passion for solving problems at massive scale. You excel through innovation, creativity, and attention to detail. You are a proven strategic thinker and collaborator who flourishes in a large organization. You sincerely believe that design is more than how something looks, but also how it feels and functions. You enjoy great design debates and thrive on iterating based on customer feedback.

Responsibilities

• Quickly yet thoroughly create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to help define business and feature requirements via empirical online data, usability findings, market research, and proven UCD principles.
• Present design work to the user experience team, product team, and leadership for review and feedback
• Contribute to user interface design and development best practices and standards.
• 7+ years industry experience providing interaction design solutions for web and/or software applications.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience.
• Proficiency in a variety of design tools such as Figma, ProtoPie, or Sketch
• A strong online portfolio demonstrating past work experience and relevant, user-centered design solutions is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills including the ability to communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
• Self-starter who is a customer-obsessed, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic team player.
• Ability to work with highly technical teams and handle multiple projects in an agile, fast-paced environment.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at employeeservices@apexsystems.com or 844-463-6178.