UX Designer II

Kforce is seeking a UX Designer II to support small to medium-scope projects. This role focuses on understanding user experience, creative problem-solving, and product design. Responsibilities include iterating on UX concepts, working with researchers and developers, implementing UCD solutions, and creating high-fidelity designs, iconography, motion designs, and data visualizations. The designer will also use data for metrics, explore research context, and conduct user testing to iterate on designs.

Must Have

• Understand UI design impact on user experience.
• Familiarity with customer frameworks.
• Identify creative solutions independently.
• Iterate on UX concepts and components.
• Collaborate with UX researchers and developers.
• Implement UCD solutions and processes.
• Create high-fidelity interface designs.
• Design vector iconography, motion graphics, and branding.
• Develop design specifications.
• Create functional data visualizations.
• Strong grasp of composition, typography, and color.
• Utilize data for project metrics.
• Conduct regular user testing.
• 2-4 years experience with design communication tools.
• 2-4 years experience with intermediate design software.
• 2-4 years experience designing for various platforms.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• ADD insurance
• Paid time off (for salaried personnel)
• Paid sick leave (for hourly employees on Service Contract Act project)

Description

Kforce has a client that is seeking a UX Designer II to join their team. Summary: UX Designers play a supporting role, typically under the guidance of a more senior designer, on projects that are small to medium in scope. Areas of focus for this role include: Customer (or User) Focus:

• Understands how UI design impacts the overall user experience; Familiar with and can use customer frameworks
• Keeps up to date on news/incidents and understands what is happening in the market and with competitors

Creative Problem Solving:

• Asks the right questions to explore the problem
• Independently identifies different creative solutions
• Considers the problem from multiple angles
• Contributes to discussions about the future of the product or organization
• Looks for opportunities to develop new ideas or thinking within own role

Product Design:

• Iterate on defined user experience concepts and components for the product or project
• Works with UX Researcher to understand the user needs
• Assist in the developing concepts for the customer-facing product/application
• Work closely with visual designers and web developers to ensure the UX is implemented as designed
• Implement basic UCD solutions/processes
• Works with existing design patterns and style guides, occasionally introducing new patterns
• Creates high-fidelity interface designs, vector iconography, motion designs, branding materials, and design specifications
• Makes data visualization beautiful, elegant, and functional
• Has a deep understanding and passion for composition, typography and color

Data Driven Analysis & Testing:

• Proactively uses data to establish key metrics for projects
• Explores data to understand context of research work
• Regularly tests design work with users in partnership with UX Research team
• Iterates research methods based on testing and data analysis

Requirements

Minimum of 2-4 years of experience with each of the following:

• Using relevant tools for communicating designs to developers
• Using design software at intermediate level
• Understanding the nuances of designing for different platforms