Remote UI/UX Designer Job in District of Columbia, United States Guidehouse

Who you are

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree; Associate degree can be substituted with 2 additional years of relevant experience; Or Bachelor’s degree can be substituted with 4 additional years of relevant experience
• 4-6 years of IT experience as UI/UX designer
• Knowledge of design concepts including interface design, prototyping, and design systems development
• Proficiency with design tools like Sketch or Adobe XD
• Follow best practices and standards
• Ability to articulate design requirements to the development team
• Understanding of Web Development best practices (HTML5, CSS3)
• Ability to maintain a big-picture vision while defining detailed requirements
• Ability to communicate technical expertise to management and others
• Ability to apply and provide feedback on service operation model and practices
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain a federal Public Trust

Desirables

• Experience with single-page applications and REST API
• Human-Centered Design (HCD) experience
• Experience in product decisions from definition to release
• Experience with federal government systems and projects
• Experience implementing 508 Compliance

What the job involves

• Support & implement UI/UX design modifications based on feedback in an agile environment
• Participate in product decisions from definition to release
• Collaborate with product owners, scrum team, and stakeholders to understand and define requirements for new and existing features
• Work with developers to validate features during sprints and improve designs based on user research and testing
• Contribute to development of best practices and standards used by product and engineering teams