UX/UI 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 looking to hire a UX/UI Designer for a leading global education firm known for its commitment to innovation, learning excellence, and a collaborative culture that empowers employees to make a meaningful impact in education worldwide. 

You’ll join the accessibility team to create accessible K–12 web and mobile experiences through user-centered design and cross-functional collaboration. This is a 4-6 month of contract opportunity. The role is located in Maryland and is fully remote.

UX/UI Designer Responsibilities:  

• Be a change agent evangelizing and bringing awareness to human-centered methodologies and practices across the company, supporting cross-functional product teams at different stages of understanding  

• Solve complex design problems and drive multiple efforts simultaneously  

• Approach each project with consideration for the larger School platform experience and business model  

• Deeply understand how products connect beyond your own product area and be mindful of touchpoints in the overall user journey across the school platform.  

• In collaboration with the UX Research team, dive into existing user research, metrics and balance with intuition and sensibility and translate user needs into tangible experiences for our solutions  

• Design and build user flows, wireframes, concepts, and interactive prototypes that will be used as the stimuli for research events and will help define development requirements and inform technology decisions  

• Confidently present designs to peers, stakeholders and leadership, and articulate rationales behind design decisions  

• Build presentations and lead discussions about experience-related aspects of the solution with different stakeholders throughout the organization, focused on feedback and action towards next steps  

• Design consistent approaches to patterns founded in research and best practice established from both inside and outside of the organization  

• Embrace and evangelize pattern-based system design – UX standards, best practices, styles, patterns and guidelines – as well as contribute to our design system by introducing high-quality, accessible and usable patterns and their appropriate usage 

UX/UI Designer Requirements:  

• Portfolio that demonstrates your design work in web and mobile solutions. We want to see and understand your process and how you collaborate across functions within the Product Development Lifecycle. 

• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Visual Communication, Digital Design, Product Design, Human Centered Design, or related field required. MFA or advanced degree a plus. 

• 5+ years' work experience in product development, user experience design, product design, creative, or marketing industries. 

• Knowledge of software usability principles and current trends and advances in interface design. 

• Product development experience in Ed Tech a plus. 

• Demonstrated success leading design efforts across multiple products to achieve a central solution. 

• Extensive experience creating low and high fidelity sketches and design documentation. 

• Strong communication, presentation and analytical skills. 

• Advanced knowledge of UX wireframe, visual design, and prototyping software (e.g. Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD / Creative Suite, Lucid/Miro). 

• In-depth understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript 

• Deep understanding of responsive design approaches 

• High-level understanding of accessibility guidelines and designing for optimal accessibility 

• Demonstrated experience working in an Agile environment. 

Qualifications:    

• Looking for a UX/UI designer with 5+ years of experience.  

• Well verse in UX Deliverable and UI Designing.   

• Candidates should be able to work with cross-functional teams.  

• Collaborative with the TPM team to review the final requirements.  

• Looking for a candidate who can work independently.  

• Candidate should have experience in product development, product design background and working with complex product applications.  

• Salesforce platform experience is a plus.  

• Someone who has experience in User flow, Wireframe and Design rationale.  

• Figma is a must.   

• Bachelor’s degree in human-computer interaction, human factors engineering, information architecture, digital design, interaction design is needed.   

• Do not need candidates with marketing Background. 

Required Education or equivalent related experience

• Bachelor's Degree – human-computer interaction, human factors engineering, information architecture, digital design, interaction design, or related field.  

Preferred Education or equivalent related experience 

• Master's Degree – human-computer interaction, human factors engineering, information architecture, digital design, interaction design, or related field. 

Perks & Benefits:  

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 

• Life Insurance 

• 401k Program 

• Commuter Benefit 

• eLearning 

• Education Reimbursement 

• Ongoing Training & Development 

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

To learn more about this UX/UI Designer opportunity, apply now. Our recruitment team will be in touch, guide you through the interview process, and advocate on your behalf. 

The application deadline 5/2/2025

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.