Intermediate UI/UX Designer
Position Description (Overview)
The Executive Office of Education is seeking a UI UX Designer to support critical enterprise initiatives. The ideal candidate is a strategic UI/UX professional who goes beyond implementing requirements to understand the underlying business need. They can translate business objectives into scalable, maintainable designs. They can confidently assess and enhance vendor-delivered solutions, challenge assumptions constructively, and collaborate with stakeholders to improve the overall application design. They think beyond individual features to create scalable, intuitive solutions that support long-term business goals.
Position Duties/Responsibilities
- Work on UX and UI design efforts, creating prototypes and wireframes
- Refined and updated the design system and component library
- Facilitate user research sessions
- Develop product requirements
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand user needs and translate user requirements into highly usable responsive experiences
Qualifications
The ideal candidate should have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or a related field
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in UI/UX design
- Experience working with Agile methodologies and cross-functional teams
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and usability testing
- Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, and InVision
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Benefits
Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Pay
$68-$72/hour
Schedule
Hybrid