Senior UX Designer - Remote Eligible

Senior Web Content Writer

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Senior Web Content Writer to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

Location of job: 80%- 100% Remote

The UX Designer will be responsible for creating a positive and productive end user experience for client's applications and websites and for maintaining a user-centric focus throughout product development.

Client is seeking a senior UX Designer to help create solutions that improve education technology integration and enable parents, teachers, schools, and district leaders to focus on what is most important -- their students. The UX Designer will play a critical role in ensuring the successful deployment of technology solutions by maintaining a strong user-centric focus and driving alignment with existing work in the field. They will work under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and use strong independent judgment.

UX Designers at client are responsible for:

• Overseeing/UI designs to ensure design decisions are grounded in user experience and adhere to agency-wide design standards and industry-wide best practices
• Translating research into user stories, requirements, flows, wireframes, and prototypes and collaborating on the future product roadmap
• Employing user testing and outreach to ensure products meets the needs of the end users, in collaboration with partners
• Partnering with the product team and other key stakeholders, including senior leadership, on design solutions and rationales; collaborating with internal and external teams of product designers, developers, and product managers

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

8

Required

Experience in software product development, digital design, UX/UI or a related field

8

Required

Designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices

8

Required

Experience conducting user and usability research

5

Required

Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills

5

Required

Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills

4

Required

Direct experience leading large-scale UX/UI efforts

4

Required

Documented experience developing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes in Figma or comparable design software

3

Required

Experience ensuring designs and websites conform to federal accessibility guidelines

1

Required

A portfolio of user research, visual design, and usability studies that demonstrates a high level of professionalism

3

Preferred

Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"

2

Preferred

Documented experience working for or closely with client or another state or local education agency