UX Designer

A Fortune 50 financial services company is seeking a highly motivated UX Designer for our client in the McLean, VA area. They are seeking a talented and experienced UX Design contractor to develop user-centered design solutions that will enhance the functionality and search experience on our company intranet.

This role requires onsite presence at least 2 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Support and/or develop user-centered design solutions for all levels of products and digital initiatives via user interface solutions and interaction models.


• Prioritizes initiatives and coordinates deployment of current and future User Experience (UX) design projects.


• Serves as a UX project lead, representing and managing team involvement of large complex technical projects.


• Oversee/direct most complex/unusual tasks with significant impact and broad latitude.


• Develop and recommend comprehensive user experience (UX) strategies.


• Analyze the user experience by evaluating the applications end-to-end, seeking out opportunities for improved experiences.


• Influence project team members and business partners by explaining the impact of designing/developing with the end-user in mind.


• Define user experience goals and oversees research initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, User-Centered Design/Human-Computer Interaction, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.


• Extensive experience of design fundamentals, such as color theory, typography and composition.


• Experience in interaction design, visual design, and industry standards.


• Extensive experience of user centered design processes and best practices.


• Expertise with modern development standards, techniques and methodologies (e.g., HTML, XHTML, AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, etc.).


• Expert knowledge of best practices for web and mobile-based content, tools, and forms.


• Extensive experience interpreting requirements into executable design solutions.