User Experience Designer

Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands.

We’re currently seeking a passionate User Experience (UX) Designer for a 4+ month W2 contract opportunity with our tech-focused education client.

This position is 100% remote, but candidates must be located in the EST or CST time zones. The role offers a competitive pay rate of $50 - $53 hourly.

As a UX Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping intuitive and engaging digital experiences that enhance K-12 curriculum delivery. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design solutions that prioritize the needs of students and educators, ensuring the best possible user experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply a user-centered approach to product development using a Continuous Discovery framework.
• Collaborate with teams across business, content, digital strategy, research, and engineering to create seamless experiences.
• Manage your own UX work within a specific workstream while contributing to broader design deliverables.
• Champion human-centered design within Agile sprint teams and help refine design practices that align with Agile methodologies.
• Solve complex design problems and drive multiple design efforts simultaneously.
• Design user flows, wireframes, concepts, and interactive prototypes to guide development and inform technology decisions.
• Confidently present designs to stakeholders and leadership, explaining the rationale behind design choices.
• Contribute to the design system by introducing high-quality, accessible, and reusable design patterns.

Job Requirements:

• A portfolio showcasing your experience in web and mobile UX design.
• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Visual Communication, Digital Design, Product Design, Human-Centered Design, or a related field (advanced degree a plus).
• 5+ years of professional experience in UX design, product development, or related fields.
• Expertise in usability principles, interface design trends, and Agile environments.
• Extensive experience with low and high-fidelity design sketches, wireframes, and documentation.
• Advanced knowledge of design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Lucid, Miro, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive design principles.
• A demonstrated ability to work within Agile teams.
• Product development experience in Ed Tech.

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401k Program
• Commuter Benefits
• eLearning and Education Reimbursement
• Ongoing Training & Development

To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week, and the assignment length must be a minimum of 10 weeks.

If you are ready to contribute to an innovative and impactful educational project, apply now! Our recruitment team will guide you through the interview process and advocate on your behalf.

Application deadline November 28th, 2024.

Employer Details:

• Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
• Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
• Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
• Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
• Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.