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Position Title

UI/UX Designer

Position Type

Full Time, Remote

Position Location

Arlington, Virginia

Tracking Code

01154

Daily Responsibilities

The UI/UX Designer collaborates with instructional designers, developers, and content editors to design responsive user interfaces for both desktop and mobile applications. This position creates a cohesive visual design and collaborates with team members to ensure an optimal user experience by incorporating principles of graphic design, user-centered design, and information architecture. The UI/UX Designer also monitors the work of UI Designers and provides mentoring and coaching to improve user interfaces and the overall product experience.

  • Responsibilities
  • Develops user interfaces for a variety of products—including responsive web pages, mobile apps, and games.
  • Works with a cross-functional team in a fast-paced, agile development environment to deliver aesthetic and usable interactive experiences that keep the user’s focus on the content rather than the interface itself.
  • Utilizes principles of user-centered design and information architecture and effectively communicates their importance during team interactions.
  • Prepares interface and app sketches, style guides, wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes, and finished products.
  • Researches industry & technology creative trends and recommends appropriate advances to produce new user interfaces.
  • Meets with stakeholders to gather requirements and user stories.
  • Oversees a team of UI Designers who interact with other training professionals to produce online learning materials.
  • Recommends personnel for projects based on skills and abilities.
  • Monitors work products of UI Designers and escalates concerns as appropriate.
  • Provides support to UI Designers to facilitate tight timelines in a results-oriented environment and advises improvements to design using coaching and mentoring techniques.
  • Acts as liaison between section and other technical staff, if necessary.
  • Represents the section in planning meetings with government staff. 

Required: Degree
  • BA/BS degree in web design, graphic design, user interface design, or a related discipline.

Required: Experience
  • Minimum 5 years experience as a UI or UI/UX Designer.
  • Demonstrated ability to design visual interfaces when given user stories, use cases, concepts of operation, or requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience with end-to-end product design involving both UI and UX requirements.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in digital tools used to implement UI/UX designs (including, but not limited to Adobe CC).
  • Demonstrated experience designing responsive websites.
  • Demonstrated experience designing mobile apps.
  • Demonstrated history of collaborating effectively with cross-functional development teams.
  • Demonstrated understanding of web development technologies, as well as Section 508 accessibility guidelines.
  • Demonstrated experience serving as a functional lead, including mentoring/coaching junior staff.
  • Additional Experience:
    • Demonstrated experience coding in HTML, CSS, and/or JavaScript.
    • Demonstrated experience with Agile methodologies.
    • Demonstrated experience with game and simulation interfaces.
    • Demonstrated experience with eLearning courseware and learning management systems.

Required: Clearance
  • Public Trust; this position requires the ability to secure a security clearance of secret level, if needed 

About Systems Plus

Systems Plus is headquartered in Rockville, MD with over 2 decades of experience providing Global Enterprise Management, Technology, Engineering and Professional services and solutions across Defense and Federal Civilian government sectors.

From Discovery to Delivery, Systems Plus brings a greater measure of confidence, commitment and value to our clients. With various Defense and Federal contracts across the United States, Europe and Pacific/Asia, we are driving innovation and excellence within the Special Operations Forces Components and Commands, Defense Health Agency, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, National Institute of Standards and Technology, House of Representatives and more.

Through our diverse portfolio of clients and capabilities we power vision and insight—discover what’s possible with a Small Business that thinks BIG!

Interested individuals should email their resume with salary expectations and with a cover letter to [email protected] .

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