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Ad Hoc LLC

Digital-first government for the common good.

Senior UX Designer, Researcher

Research ScientistResearch ScientistFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 501-1,000Since 2014H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

7 days ago

Salary

$115K - $125K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Senior UX Designer, Researcher

Ad Hoc LLC

• Serve as an experienced individual contributor within a team, with the expectation that you will further develop your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills • Responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements • Impacts the long-term goals of the program, while contributing to the development of the program's UX strategy • May serve as the disciplines primary lead when working with stakeholders and utilize strong influential skills to drive improvements in UX processes and practices • May lead cross functional efforts for delivery team members and team leads • Navigates ambiguous requirements and environments to support delivery • Leads the delivery of design work such as design initiative briefs, discovery artifacts, sketches, wireframes, UX flows, low and high fidelity prototypes, heuristic evaluations, competitive analysis, and design system contributions • Plans, conducts, analyzes, and shares knowledge from research based on the teams questions and goals • Influences and communicates research strategy for the program • Delivers design work including discovery artifacts, sketches and rough prototypes, wireframes, UX flows, and high fidelity prototypes

Job Requirements

  • Bachelors degree and 7+ years of experience
  • Prior experience serving as a mentor to junior level team members
  • Experience with design software such as Figma, Miro, Adobe or other designer tools
  • Experience with research principles and relevant technologies, understands roles with which they interact and how their work impacts business goals
  • Self-starter, works independently
  • Firm grasp of Agile best practices

Benefits

  • Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401K with employer match
  • Paid parental leave after one year of service
  • Employee Assistance Program

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