UX/UI Designer

11 Hours ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The UX/UI Designer will join the accessibility team and focus on designing user-friendly K–12 web and mobile experiences that meet WCAG/ADA standards. Responsibilities include evangelizing human-centered methodologies, solving complex design problems, and designing user flows and prototypes. The designer will also present designs, lead discussions, and ensure WCAG conformance. This contract position requires 5+ years of experience in product development, user experience design, or related fields.
Must have:
  • Portfolio demonstrating design work in web and mobile solutions
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in product development
  • Knowledge of software usability principles
  • 3+ years of accessibility experience
Good to have:
  • Product development experience in Ed Tech
  • Demonstrated success leading design efforts
  • Experience creating design documentation
  • Experience working in an Agile environment
Perks:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k Program
  • Commuter Benefit
  • eLearning
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Ongoing Training & Development

Job Details

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 focus on accessibility, designing user-friendly K–12 web and mobile experiences that meet WCAG/ADA standards through collaboration and human-centered design.

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

  • Develop creative and innovative accessibility solutions or implement accessibility best practices

  • Ensure WCAG conformance and compliance with ADA standards

  • Train and mentor peers on accessibility best practices

UX/UI Designer Requirements:

Design 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 in 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.

  • Understand a target audience's needs and other motivating factors, and translate them into concepts for

Accessibility Requirements

  • 3+ years experience of accessibility experience

  • Familiarity with assistive technologies like screen readers, voice recognition software, and keyboard navigation

  • Experience in designing accessible products

  • Knowledge of WCAG, Section 508, and other accessibility standards.

  • Create wireframes, prototypes, and design systems that prioritize accessibility

  • Document accessibility efforts

(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

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About The Company

Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands. Onward Search provides staffing and talent solutions for creative, marketing, and technology professionals. They offer services such as creative staffing, digital accessibility solutions, and sales and growth marketing solutions. Onward Search helps professionals find jobs and helps companies find talent.

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