UX Designer

Job#: 3026172

Job Description:

Junior UX Designer

Type: 12-month contract to hire

Location: United States - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Schedule: 5x days a week onsite

Compensation: $30-35/hr w2

Designer II (Design Systems - Web / Native Platforms):

2 years of relevant, on-the-job experience in a Product Design, UX Design, or Service Design role delivering complex design systems for web and native applications

A portfolio that demonstrates a strong attention to detail, experience with design systems, style guides, or component libraries for digital products, and experience designing digital experiences

Experience working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment

Proficiency with industry-standard design, prototyping, and workplace communication and collaboration applications

Proficiency with the latest Figma features, such as variables, and design system best practices, such as design tokens

Strong interpersonal, time-management, organizational, prioritization, and written and verbal communication skills

Highly motivated, engaged, and able to work effectively within a team environment, with attention to deliverable timelines

An understanding of information architecture, accessibility, and usability best practices

Experience collaborating closely with developers

Web Platforms:

Experience designing user interfaces for web and mobile experiences

Demonstrated understanding of modern web technologies and best practices, including responsive design and CSS flexbox and grid

Native Platforms:

Experience designing user interfaces for iOS and Android applications

Demonstrated understanding of iOS and Android platform conventions

Up to 2 years of relevant, on-the-job experience in a Product Design, UX Design, Service

Design, Design Research or Production Design role delivering design for web and native applications.

A portfolio that demonstrates a basic understanding of designing digital experiences for mobile and web-based applications.

Foundational knowledge of standard design and workplace applications, including industry standard design, prototyping, and collaboration software and Microsoft Office Suite.

Working understanding of new technologies and best practices in website navigation, browsers, mobile patterns, information architecture and usability.

Highly motivated, engaging and able to work effectively within a team environment, always delivering results on time.

Quick learner with solid organizational skills.

Technology:

Figma, Zeroheight, Atlassian Suite

Responsibilities:

Identifies and documents business problems to help shape a solution for moderately complex cross-organizational projects

Contributes ideas and supports cross-functional stakeholders during human-centered design sessions and group discussions

Collaborates with team members to ensure work meets agreed upon business requirements

With guidance, contributes to all design activities from discovery to implementation of design artifacts and prototypes

Supports member-focused research efforts and the synthesis of research findings to determine a direction that aligns with member needs

With guidance, creates and documents design assets and specifications, leveraging interaction design, visual design, and/or content design competencies.

Participates in critiques and design reviews to offer and receive relevant, focused, and actionable feedback

Uses usability and accessibility best practices to identify and respond to risks, ensuring optimal member experiences in accordance with relevant USAA risk and compliance policies and procedures

With guidance, contributes to identification and documentation of business problems to help shape a solution for moderately complex projects.

Supports portions of their workstream from discovery to implementation through the development of design artifacts, prototypes, and documentation.

With guidance, creates and designs assets, leveraging a basic understanding of interaction design, visual design or content design.

Supports human-centered research efforts and the synthesis of research findings in order to determine a direction that aligns with member and employee needs.

Attends critiques and design reviews to help develop a basic understanding of human-centered and service design principles and methodologies.

Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.