REMOTE - UI/UX Designer
Posted Today by Calance
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
Remote or Hartford, Connecticut
Summary: The UI/UX Designer role is a remote position focused on enhancing digital government services through user-centric design methodologies. The designer will collaborate with a cross-functional team to implement service design, graphic design, and website design while conducting user analysis and testing. Candidates must have extensive experience in user-centered design and be proficient in various design tools and methodologies. Travel to Hartford, CT facilities is required for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve digital government services.
- Develop and implement service design, graphic design, and website design.
- Conduct user-centric analysis and testing methodologies.
- Maintain documentation of work performed.
- Participate in agile sprints and manage tasks from the product backlog.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in user-centered service design.
- 5+ years of experience in website and graphic design with a portfolio of work.
- 3+ years of experience in user acceptance testing.
- Proficiency in HTML 5, Bootstrap 4.0+, CSS 3, and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience with enterprise CMS platforms and agile development methodologies.
Salary (Rate): £65.00 hourly
City: Hartford
Country: United States
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
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** We will NOT accept 3rd Party (C2C) Contractors **
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JOB DETAILS:
Position:UI/UX Designer
JOB REF#:44453 - 65611
Duration:12+ Months (On-going Contract)
Location:REMOTE ( Hartford, CT 06103 )
Pay Rate:$65.00 (W2 only) or $70.00 (INCORPORATED), (Not accepting 1099 or C2C)
This role is 100% REMOTE, but you must be able to travel to the facilities in Hartford, CT.
UI/UX Designer will work closely with our cross-functional project team focused on building and improving the digital government services. The UI/UX Designer will support the mission by developing and implementing service design, graphic design, and website design with new and ongoing projects. Furthermore, the UI/UX Designer will work with the team to implement user-centric analysis and testing methodologies to improve each digital product. They will bring fresh, creative ideas, and an excellent eye for detail. Must understanding user experience design and development methodologies, working in an AGILE environment.
UI/UX Designer will work as part of an iterative team using agile sprints. Work will be assigned based on items in the product backlog associated with Website Improvements. These tasks may be adjusted, reduced, or expanded as the project progresses through various phases. They will maintain and provide written documentation on any work performed in conjunction with this engagement.
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
User Centered Service Design At least 5 years of experience and use cases with the following:
- Building and communicating understandings of the users and their behavior
- Working with a cross-functional team to prioritize work to meet user needs
- Providing insights on how users interact with the service or product
- Designing and redesigning services
Website & Graphic Design At least 5 years of experience and use cases with the following:
- A portfolio of work including examples of at least 2 real-time projects
- Understanding of design thinking and design principals related to designing and developing graphics, user interface, user experience, content for website development, social media and print
- Designing layouts, typography, line composition, color, and other graphic design fundamentals
- Performs the most complex duties in design and preparation of electronic graphic artwork using various media
- Understanding component-based development within a CMS
- Experience in responsive development across all media platforms: web, mobile, etc.
- Experience working with an enterprise CMS platform such as Sitecore, Adobe Experience Manager, Drupal, Joomla, etc.
- Coding experience and understanding HTML 5, Bootstrap 4.0+, CSS 3
- Understanding of image optimization for web and mobile
- Confers with supervisors and others as to most appropriate media and method of design
- Performs a full range of graphic art activity
- Design and maintain websites
User Acceptance Testing At least 3 years of experience and use cases with the following:
- Building and running tests (ideally automated) to confirm the service or product meets user and stakeholder needs
- Helping to discover problems while the service is being developed, not once it is live
- Checking the operating environment to make sure test results are valid
- Helping increase user and agency confidence in future service or product delivery
- Helping reduce the risk of reputational damage
- Recruiting and leading testing groups; running research sessions with users
- Understanding accessibility issues and engage with team to build with equality
Digital Platforms, Tools, & Discipline At least 3 years of experience and use cases with the following:
- Worked with enterprise scale digital platforms and products
- Used productivity and analysis tools to manage iterative delivery, such as JIRA, Google Analytics, Git Repository, MS TEAMS, Confluence
- Experience working in the Agile development methodology
Performance in Complex Situations At least 3 years of experience and user cases with the following:
- Communication and collaboration with state-wide partners
- Encouraging of an interactive, cooperative, collaborative, and customer-focused work environment
- Comfort in blazing a path through an ambiguous work environment
- Judgement fitting to the ever-changing environment
- Government-specific task management
UI/UX Design Experience: (MUST provide portfolio of work including 2 examples of real-time work with resume)
- Associate degree or higher in UI/UX design, HCI design, graphic design, web design, or web development
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Must understanding user experience design and development methodologies, working in an AGILE processes/environments.
- MUST be able to Travel to various state offices will be required (downtown Hartford and the Greater Hartford area).
User Acceptance Testing
- Knowledge of best practices for user experience research and testing
- Willingness to participate ethnographic research and interviews
UI/UX Design
- Experience in designing, managing, and optimizing websites
- Experience working in an enterprise component-based CMS
- Experience in wireframing, prototyping, mock-up creation, IA mapping, user flows
- Proficiency in HTML 5, Bootstrap 4.0+, CSS 3
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite: including Adobe XD, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- Proficiency in Figma, Miro, Zeplin
- An understanding of social media management and content creation
- Understanding of image and video optimization for online media
- Understanding and application of visual design principles
- Understanding responsive design
- Understanding the importance of accessibility and the development requirements to meet compliance with WCAG standards
- Experience with A11Y testing tools
- Experience in Agile development process
User Acceptance Testing
- Knowledge of best practices for user experience research and testing
- Willingness to participate in ethnographic research and interviews
Performance in Complex Situations
- Ability to distill complex concepts into simple ideas
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, handle and prioritize simultaneous requests, and manage laterally and upwards
- Comfort in blazing a path through an ambiguous work environment
- Prioritization, organization, and triage in an independent environment
- Understanding of the Agile development process
Desired Skills/Experience:
- 5 years professional experience in web design, graphic design, web development
- 1 year of user-centered design
- 1 year of user research and analytics
- 1 year of customer relationship management platforms such as Salesforce
- 1 year of web content management platforms such as Sitecore
Education: Associate degree or higher in UI/UX design, HCI design, graphic design, web design, or web development
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Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings:
- EPO/PPO Medical Plans
- HMO/PPO Dental programs
- Vision - VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
- 401K Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
- Paid Bi-Weekly/Direct Deposit
- Flex Spending Plan
- Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD or LTD plans