Associate UI/UX Designer - Essex Management

The Emmes Company, LLC; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Home Anywhere in the US

401k Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Approved Time Off

Maternal/Paternal Leave

Casual Dress Code & Work Environment

Job summary

Essex Management, part of The Emmes Company, LLC, is seeking an Associate UI/UX Designer to join the MT&E team in a hybrid role. You will design clean, accessible UIs, create prototypes, and guide design and accessibility on client projects, working with cross-functional teams in an agile environment.

The position offers growth opportunities in an innovative tech environment, collaborating with premier research organizations.

Qualifications

• Understanding of design techniques and principles for prototypes and wireframes
• Experience with interaction design, design systems, and frameworks (Bootstrap, USWDS)
• Experience delivering design and accessibility deliverables on projects
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD) and Figma
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Good analytical skills with ability to convey concepts to diverse audiences
• Attention to detail
• Familiarity with LucidChart, HTML, and CSS (SCSS)
• 5+ years of UI/UX design experience
• Bachelor or Graduate degree in Design or Human-Computer Interaction
• A UI/UX portfolio demonstrating relevant work
• UI/UX certifications such as UXC or CUA are a plus
• Experience with USWDS is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design clean, accessible, and modern UIs for client projects
• Contribute to documentation, including design processes and design system guides
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver UI mocks and wireframes tied to features
• Apply UX research techniques (card sorting, story maps) to achieve design goals
• Assist with accessibility compliance and design system updates across projects

Job description

Overview

Associate UI/UX Designer - Essex Management

Location: Hybrid

Notice to Applicants concerning Location: For anyone who is local to Maryland/the DC Metro area, this role will require someone to work onsite two (2) days at the client site who is based in Rockville, MD.

About Essex

This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors.

Primary Purpose

This role works as part of the Essex Modern Technology & Engineering (MT&E) team and will be focused on UI/UX design. The role will be responsible for developing user interfaces, design prototypes, and providing design and accessibility guidance on client projects. This role provides strong career growth opportunities in an innovative technology environment working with premier research organizations.

Responsibilities

• Design clean, accessible, and modern UIs for client projects.
• Contribute to documentation, including design process working practices and design system guides.
• Work in a collaborative cross-functional team environment to deliver UI mocks and wireframes tied to features across all tiers in an agile environment.
• Leverage any combination of UX research techniques (e.g., card sorting, story maps) to achieve the desired design deliverable goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, when necessary, to complete cross-project initiatives (e.g., accessibility compliance, design system updates).

Qualifications

• A good understanding of design techniques and principles involved in the production of conceptual prototypes and wireframes.
• Experience with application interaction design, design systems, and frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation, USWDS).
• Experience providing design and accessibility deliverables on a project.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD) and Figma Design.
• Good communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to communicate concepts and recommendations confidently to a variety of audiences.
• Good attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of the following technologies and software: LucidChart, HTML, and CSS (SCSS).
• 5+ years of UI/UX design experience.
• Possession of a Bachelor or Graduate degree in Design or Human-Computer Interaction.
• A portfolio of UI/UX design work.

Preferred Experience:

• Possession of at least one of the following UI/UX certifications:
• UXC (Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification)
• CUA (Human Factors International Certified Usability Analyst)
• Experience working with USWDS (United States Web Design System).

Why work at Emmes?

At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through our Emmes Cares community engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:

• Flexible Approved Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Work From Home Anywhere in the US
• Maternal/Paternal Leave
• Casual Dress Code & Work Environment

The Emmes Company, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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