Senior UX Designer - Onshore

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in San Antonio, TX that is seeking an Onshore Senior UX Designer.

Summary:
We are looking for an experienced icon designer and illustrator to join our client's Design System team on a contract basis. This multi-disciplinary individual will help update an extensive library of illustrations and icons to reflect the company's evolving brand expression. In partnership with designers and developers, the Senior UX Designer will assist in all phases of the project, from creating, testing, and documenting the new style to working with developers to ensure successful implementation.

Responsibilities:
* 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
* Supports member-focused research efforts and the synthesis of research findings to determine a creative direction that aligns with member needs, the brand expression, and the Reveille design system
* With guidance, creates and documents visual assets and specifications, leveraging icon design, illustration, 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 and experience in semiotics to identify and respond to risks, ensuring optimal member experiences in accordance with relevant risk and compliance policies and procedures

Assists in all phases of the project:
* Style research, ideation, iteration, and definition
* Prototyping and testing
* Documentation
* Technical implementation
* Library build-out (creation of dozens or hundreds of assets that work as a cohesive set)

REQUIREMENTS:
* 5+ years of relevant professional experience in an illustration, icon design, visual design, or product design delivering complex design systems for web and native applications
* A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional creativity, craft, attention to detail, and thoughtfulness
* A demonstrated ability to work in several styles and methods, from precise vectors to expressive digital painting
* Experience developing cohesive, brand-appropriate, and scalable icon and illustration styles and executing them across hundreds of assets
* Experience creating and managing icon and illustration libraries for mobile and web-based applications
* Familiarity working with design system or style guide
* Experience collaborating closely with developers
* Experience working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment
* Proficiency with industry-standard design, prototyping, and workplace communication and collaboration applications
* Professional experience in user interface design, user experience design, and/or branding and identity design
* Type design experience, including knowledge of and ability to use font creation software (e.g., FontLab, Glyphs) for creating and editing custom typefaces and creating icon fonts
* Previous experience in user interface design, branding, and identity design
* Previous experience working on a significant brand refresh or rebranding initiative
* Proficiency in motion design and animation, including the use of motion graphics applications like Adobe After Effects
* Experience with: Figma, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Zeroheight, Atlassian Suite

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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