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Our direct client is looking for a UI/UX Research and Designer Specialist for a Hybrid Contract position in Trenton, NJ
Note:
- Hybrid Position requiring 2 days/week in the office.
- Local candidate preferred.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Experienced UX Designer to drive discovery, design, workflows, and usability testing activities. Need strong background in UX design and user research, solid understanding of SW development lifecycle and exp building enterprise-level apps.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate with internal and external groups
- Must have Knowledge and understanding of WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.
- This role is pivotal in driving discovery, design, workflows, and usability testing activities for both our internal and external applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in UX design and user research, along with a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle. Experience in building enterprise-level applications is essential.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other designers to balance user needs and business requirements, ensuring we deliver user-centered experiences.
- Identify opportunities to optimize and simplify complex processes, reducing cognitive load and minimizing user errors.
- Utilize the existing Design System and UI styles to maintain design consistency across applications.
- Create clickable prototypes to test design assumptions and hypotheses.
- Work with multiple application teams to deliver project-required deliverables on time.
- Perform design quality assurance during development.
- Ensure that designs and code are accessible to all users.
Must-Haves:
- Extensive experience in designing enterprise-level applications.
- Experience conducting user research, including user interviews, usability testing, and creating user journey maps.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex research findings or user/business needs into actionable insights.
- Proficiency in interaction design, with a solid understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
- Excellent storytelling, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to present ideas and influence stakeholders effectively.
- Proficiency in design and prototyping tools.
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.
- Bachelor's degree or certification in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, or a related field.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in UX design.
- A strong portfolio of enterprise applications explaining your role, methodology, problems solved, steps taken, learnings, and outcomes.
- LinkedIn profile.
SKILL MATRIX:
- Experience in Website application UI/UX graphic design - Required
- User Reseach Experience - Required
- Adobe XD - Required
- Photoshop - Required
- Illustrator - Required
- InDesign - Required
- HTML5 - Required
- Dreamweaver - Required
- CSS3 - Required
- Overall technical and IT experience - Required
- Experience designing and documenting User Interface and User Experience - Required
- WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines. - Required
- Pega Platform - Nice to have
- Experience with agile methodology - Nice to have
- 4 year college degree or equivalent technical study - Required
Question 1: One-hour unpaid lunch. Do you accept this requirement?
Question 2: Finger printing, full state and federal background check to be completed by the State of NJ. Do you accept this requirement?
Question 3: In what City and State is candidate currently located?
Question 4: Please provide link to LinkedIn profile if available.
Question 5: Please provide link to candidate's online portfolio if available.
Question 6: Please confirm this candidate will come onsite for an in person interview.
Question 7: Please confirm the candidate is comfortable with working in the office two days a week.
Location: Hybrid in Trenton, NJ (2 days/week onsite)
Type: Contract
Please send resume to "jobs at etechnovision dot com" with B808B in Subject for immediate consideration.