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Title: UX Designer
Location : DC Metro Area
Target Start Date : ASAP
Type: contract
Pay Rate: DOE
We are seeking a talented UX Designer to help create intuitive, accessible, and engaging digital experiences for complex products. This role is ideal for a designer who enjoys solving challenging user problems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leveraging emerging technologies including AI to deliver meaningful business and customer outcomes.
As a key member of the UX team, you'll lead design efforts from discovery through delivery, partner closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers, and influence product direction through user-centered design, research insights, and strategic thinking.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design of intuitive, scalable user experiences across web and digital products using Figma or similar design tools.
- Partner with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle, from discovery and research through implementation and launch.
- Plan, conduct, and synthesize user research to identify customer needs and translate insights into actionable design solutions.
- Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that align with established design systems.
- Advocate for usability, accessibility, and inclusive design, ensuring compliance with WCAG and Section 508 standards.
- Utilize AI-powered design and productivity tools to accelerate ideation, prototyping, and design workflows.
- Balance innovation with consistency by contributing to and leveraging shared design systems and UX standards.
- Present design concepts and communicate design rationale effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
- Navigate ambiguity, prioritize competing initiatives, and adapt to evolving business needs while maintaining a user-centered focus.
- Mentor junior designers and contribute to a collaborative, continuous learning environment.
Qualifications
- 3 6 years of professional UX design experience with a strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end product design work.
- Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Expertise with Figma or comparable UX/UI design tools.
- Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and translating findings into product improvements.
- Strong understanding of UX principles, interaction design, information architecture, and visual design best practices.
- Deep knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG and Section 508 compliance.
- Experience incorporating AI-powered design tools into design and prototyping workflows.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities with the confidence to make informed design decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience collaborating within Agile product development teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience contributing to or maintaining enterprise design systems.
- Background designing complex, data-rich, or enterprise software applications.
- Experience facilitating design workshops or leading collaborative discovery sessions.
- Familiarity with design metrics and using qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisions.
What You'll Gain
- The opportunity to solve meaningful, complex product challenges with a collaborative, cross-functional team.
- Exposure to cutting-edge AI-enabled design practices and emerging technologies.
- Opportunities to influence product strategy through user research and design leadership.
- A collaborative environment that values creativity, continuous learning, accessibility, and innovation.
- Opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and increased ownership across product initiatives.
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