User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III Job at Chenega Corporation
Overview:
Springfield, VA
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
As one of the newest Chenega companies, Chenega Defense & Aerospace Solutions (CDAS) was developed with the purpose of providing expert Engineering and Technical Support Services to federal customers.
The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III supports the customer by applying extensive knowledge of interactive web design tools and web technologies (e.g., Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3), Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML5), Adobe Creative products, Bootstrap, or other design frameworks), experience designing user-centered web-based products from concept to execution, including those for desktop, web, and mobile devices, and application of visual media design principles, theory, practices, user-centered web design principles, and UX processes. The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III starts with a deep understanding of the goals of customers and the business so that they can create experiences that delight. The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III is well-versed in all aspects of current visual design standards and trends and will be responsible for managing project design reviews, resource planning, and execution for all project work related to visual design. The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III develops the overall layout and UI design for various applications and digital solutions. They will work with text, images, type, font, size, color, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Using images, text, and color, statistical data is transformed into visual graphics and diagrams, making complex ideas more accessible. The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III demonstrates analytic, communication, and time-management skills and possesses creative and artistic ability.Responsibilities:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
How you’ll grow
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Corporate citizenship
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User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III
Springfield, VA
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
As one of the newest Chenega companies, Chenega Defense & Aerospace Solutions (CDAS) was developed with the purpose of providing expert Engineering and Technical Support Services to federal customers.
The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III supports the customer by applying extensive knowledge of interactive web design tools and web technologies (e.g., Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3), Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML5), Adobe Creative products, Bootstrap, or other design frameworks), experience designing user-centered web-based products from concept to execution, including those for desktop, web, and mobile devices, and application of visual media design principles, theory, practices, user-centered web design principles, and UX processes. The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III starts with a deep understanding of the goals of customers and the business so that they can create experiences that delight. The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III is well-versed in all aspects of current visual design standards and trends and will be responsible for managing project design reviews, resource planning, and execution for all project work related to visual design. The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III develops the overall layout and UI design for various applications and digital solutions. They will work with text, images, type, font, size, color, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Using images, text, and color, statistical data is transformed into visual graphics and diagrams, making complex ideas more accessible. The User Experience (UX) Designer, Level III demonstrates analytic, communication, and time-management skills and possesses creative and artistic ability.
- Conduct design evaluations for the customer’s web enterprises to enable the build-out of respective web designs to enhance the user experience.
- Create and deliver design educational and informational briefs.
- Work with UI/UX Research and Development teams to evaluate ideas and concepts, assist with making critical decisions affecting the user experience, and incorporate varying stages of the design into the UX process.
- Create and implement Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML5 markup language, and other markup languages as needed to support design implementation.
- Define the design rationale and explain visual choices to cross-functional teams.
- Express concepts verbally and visually.
- Create detailed wireframes for complex web and mobile applications.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams and application users to conceptualize, design, and prototype excellent user experiences while maintaining functionality and simple workflows.
- Participate in design activities to identify new product ideas and optimize existing products.
- Research and implement modern web technologies to create innovative user interfaces and improve workflow efficiency.
- Share ideas with internal teams on best practices around information architecture, interaction, visual designs, usability, and supporting technologies.
- Develop thoughtful recommendations on information architecture, user experience, accessibility compliance, use of graphics, mobile optimization, responsiveness, and additional web best practices.
- Develop estimates on the scope and duration of work required for individuals or team(s) to deliver client requirements.
- Design new user-facing products by transforming an idea from scientific presentations to websites to online productivity tools.
- Create visual concepts using developer software tools to write HTML/CSS and other browser-based technologies, like JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, and SCSS.
- Write efficient, reusable code to update and expand an existing design system to support content libraries for future use.
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
- Collaborate with UI/UX team members during design and content reviews to refine user experiences.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure best practices.
- Create products and services adhering to brand guidelines to facilitate future digital transformation
- Translate architecture and other technical solutions into design products.
- Apply results of web usability testing and web user research studies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of UX and the execution of its principles toward research, content, and design.
- Demonstrate visual expertise, including gathering raw data from various sources and developing comprehensive and visually engaging designs.
- Consult with the client to define the strategy needed to expand and enhance the product in both scopes of content and technical features.
- Provide thoughtful recommendations on the use of graphics, mobile optimization, accessibility compliance, and additional web best practices.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred
- Nielsen Norman Group UX certification is preferred
- 3+ years of experience implementing industry standards for user experience methodologies, design technical resources, and web best practices preferred
- TS/SCI clearance
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Intermediate technical experience in creating and implementing UI elements that are flexible enough to be displayed on multiple browsers, screen sizes, platforms, and devices.- Produce designs, user interfaces graphics, and corresponding visual elements that adhere to the Style Guide.
- Intermediate experience with web-based scripting languages and familiarity with designing for multiple browsers and platforms.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing web design software (Adobe Master Collection CS6/Adobe Creative Cloud) and applications (Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Photoshop).
- Demonstrated experience designing products for front-end development and web applications.
- Demonstrated experience applying best practices for web accessibility, usability, and technical implementation.
- Demonstrated experience creating, editing, organizing, and storing digital file formats (e.g., tiff, gif, png, pdf, jpg, SVG, HTML, CSS).
How you’ll grow
At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.
Corporate citizenship
Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.
Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.
Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/
Tips from your Talent Acquisition team
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:
Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com
Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/
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