Junior UI/UX & Visual Designer

Responsibilities

• Ideate and design solutions to meet user and stakeholder needs and requirements.
• Create highly detailed wireframes and clickable prototypes.
• Develop personas, journey maps and user content flows.
• Organize and maintain versioning and documentation, including design guides, libraries, etc.
• Present design ideas and solutions to team members, clients, and additional stakeholders.
• Deliver clean artifacts in various formats for development and project use.
• Organize and deliver high quality artifacts to internal team members or stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge of current UX and design updates and trends.
• Work closely with the UX team, developers, and stakeholders, harnessing Human Centered Design (HCD).

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Ability to pass a 7-year background check and obtain/maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.
• Must currently reside in the Continental United States.
• Must be open to working during Eastern Standard Time business hours to meet customer requirements.
• Candidates local to the DC/MD/Northern Virginia area must be willing to work a hybrid schedule (2-3 days per week) in Reston, VA, and at client sites throughout the DC/MD/Northern Virginia region, as needed.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Must be able to prioritize and self-start.
• Must be adaptable/flexible as priorities shift.
• Must be enthusiastic and have passion for learning and constant improvement.
• Must be open to collaboration, feedback and client asks.
• Must enjoy working with a vibrant team of outgoing personalities.
• Must have 2+ years of professional UI/UX and Visual Design experience.
• Must possess Expert level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Must demonstrate a strong visual portfolio with examples of HCD.
• Must experience working within Agile Frameworks.
• Must possess strong communications skills with the ability to engage clients and “sell” work.
• Must be proficient in creating reasonable and accurate time estimates for assigned tasks.
• Must have the ability to collaborate with design team, UI/UXers, developers and stakeholders.
• Must have experience designing for different platforms and sizes.