Title: UI/UX designer
Duration: Until 6/30/2026 with possible extension
Location: Madison, WI ( Local or willing to relocate- Hybrid- 60% remote, 40% office)
New contractor must start onsite for a five-day orientation/onboarding.
Project details: This position will plan for, identify and document standards, processes and guidance for custom applications user interfaces, specifically addressing accessibility and mobile friendly techniques. The position translates functional needs into user-friendly designs, conducts accessibility testing, and ensures applications provide consistent, responsive experience across devices and assistive technologies. This position would also review applications for meeting accessibility WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. This position will primarily work with Custom Apps Supervisors and Application Architect Lead along with collaborations with other IT staff and development teams. To be successful, the designer will need to take initiative and own tasks or products, plan work along with being self-motivating including excellent communications, time management, listening, collaboration, problem solving and adaptability skillsets.
Top Skills (5) & Years of Experience:
• Advanced level experience designing web-based application user interfaces that are accessible and mobile friendly to users, adhering to relevant accessibility guidelines meeting or exceeding WCAG 2.1 AA or higher requirements and compliance with related regulations, such as, the American Disabilities Act (ADA) Section 508 for custom applications. (4+ years)
• Advanced level experience with front-end web development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular). (4+ years)
• Advanced level experience identifying, documenting and implementing accessibility, mobile and usability standards, processes and guidance into an organization. (4+ years)
• Experience using Accessibility tools and techniques to ensure compliance with requirements, such as, Lighthouse, Axe dev, NVDA, Aria, jaws, ANDI) (4+ years)
• Experience designing user interfaces by using tools, such as, Adobe XD, Figma for prototyping, user flows and wireframes.
Nice to Have:
• Experience working at DNR or in another Government agency.
• Experience working with Microsoft Suite, including SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, etc.
• UX certifications or training in UX design and accessibility standards.
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