User Experience Designer

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist @ Amaze Systems | Staff Augmentation, Benefits Negotiation

Location: Issaquah, WA

Job Type: 12+ Months Contract

Job Description:

UST is looking for an experienced, highly energetic, and collaborative UI/UX designer. The ideal candidate should be a dedicated and skillful UI/UX designer to design/develop user experience for software applications and digital tools for one of its premium clients in the US. The candidate should be collaborative, creative problem‑solver, communicating productively while working with a diverse group of stakeholders and executive‑level leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with solution architects, product owners, business users, and other IT/business stakeholders to design exceptional user experiences for multiple products concurrently.
• Solves complex design problems using the user‑centered design (UCD) process to account for user goals, accessibility, business requirements, and development needs.
• Uses a variety of iterative design methods to drive thoughtful design decisions including sketches, process flows, wireframes, and interactive simulations/prototypes.
• Analyzes and evaluates current user interfaces and proposes usability improvements (e.g., expert reviews).
• Uses motion and interactive design features in Figma to enhance visual design experience; conducts competitive analysis research to better understand prevalent interaction designs/solutions.
• Creates interactive simulations/prototypes to help project teams, stakeholders, and users explore and understand proposed business solutions.
• Maintains and enforces UX style guides, UI standards, and interaction design pattern libraries.
• Mentors and aids junior designers in the design process by providing guidance to ensure growth in UX disciplines.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years demonstrated professional experience as a UI/UX Designer.
• Online portfolio demonstrating the ability to create great user‑centered design solutions.
• Expert knowledge of design tools including Figma and Sketch.
• Hands‑on understanding of mobile UI patterns/interactions and experience designing for native mobile applications (Android and iOS).
• Hands‑on proficiency with selecting appropriate UI patterns and applying UCD methodologies to effectively solve design problems.
• Strong understanding of responsive web design principles and design system frameworks.
• Experience with front‑end development technologies (HTML/CSS).
• Strong understanding of accessible design principles and familiarity with WCAG 2.1 guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and conduct user research activities such as developing personas, user stories, conducting competitive analysis expert reviews, user interviews/contextual inquiry, field research, and surveys.
• Experience with planning and executing usability studies and reporting results back to project teams and business stakeholders.
• Creative and pragmatic problem solver with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills to clearly communicate design decisions and influence business stakeholders directly.
• Iteratively refine designs based on feedback and collaboration with leadership and peers.
• Aware of current and emerging industry trends and best practices.
• Remote working allowed and availability during Pacific (PST) hours.
• Recommended:
  Experience designing cross‑channel experiences for web and mobile; experience designing user interfaces in an enterprise environment; strong experience with form design.

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type: Contract

Job Function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting