User Experience Designer-AITS- (Hybrid/Remote)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform analysis and requirements gathering for data organization, display, and user interaction with web applications, websites, and mobile applications. Conduct surveys, focus groups, user interviews, and test sessions to identify design elements, application behavior and screen navigation that will help create intuitive and well-designed user interfaces for applications. Consult with clients to identify, analyze, refine, and document business requirements and processes and develop associated solutions.
• Apply principles of user-centered design to the development and documentation of web applications, websites, and mobile apps, using methods that may include design patterns, wireframes, prototypes, user research, and usability evaluations. Design web and mobile applications to ensure the best possible experience for users. Communicate ideas, requirements, application behavior, and design concepts through written and verbal communications including presentations, mockups, wireframes, and interactive prototypes. Use principles and best practices of website design and development to ensure that user interface designs are accessible and meet state accessibility laws.
• Create the visual design for web applications, websites, and mobile apps.
• Work on front-end interfaces from designs using frameworks such as Foundation, Bootstrap, etc.
• Provide project management and leadership for small projects and initiatives, including: Provide coaching and mentoring to staff members, monitor and evaluate work products of team members for quality and adherence to standards, research industry trends and best practices to stay up to date on technologies, standards, and usability and design techniques. Present findings and make recommendations, analyze and design websites and applications based upon standards and practices established through the AITS SDLC as well as Application Development and Support (ADS) department standards and guidelines, provide estimates for assigned tasks for analysis and design activities, participate in technical information sharing opportunities with fellow team members, contribute to, and help maintain, web development standards.
• Collaborate with project team members to implement new systems and enhance existing ones. Interpret complex requirements and communicate with customers from both technical and non-technical backgrounds.
• Use principles and best practices of website design and development to ensure that user interface designs are accessible and meet state accessibility laws.
• Perform other related duties as assigned appropriate for a Senior User Experience Designer.