UI/UX designer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of junior designers
• Work with stakeholders to understand business objectives and translate them into design requirements
• Plan and conduct user research, and present findings to internal and external stakeholders
• Develop user personas, user journeys, and usage scenarios
• Create wireframes, storyboards, sitemaps, and screen flows
• Design and iterate on interactive prototypes
• Conduct usability testing, analyze user behavior and feedback, and refine designs to improve the user experience
• Assist with content development to support overall UX
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional team members and stakeholders
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Mandatory Qualifications

• Level III: More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects, including at least two (2) years in a leadership role as a Specialist
• Four (4) or more years of experience in UI/UX design covering the full lifecycle of design deliverables (wireframes, mockups, journey maps, prototypes, storyboards, user surveys)
• Four (4) or more years of experience using Adobe Creative Suite or Figma

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with user research, user modeling, and usability testing
• Experience with CSS3, HTML5, and JavaScript
• Three (3) or more years of experience supervising employees
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Human-Computer Interaction or a related design field

Location: Albany NY (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour

Work Location: In person