Geospatial UI/UX Designer (Junior)

Vantor (Maxar Intelligence)

Herndon (VA)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 85,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking an entry-level UI/UX Designer to contribute to a modern, web-based Motion GEOINT product. Working alongside an experienced UI/UX lead, product managers, engineers, users, and other stakeholders, you will help translate user needs into wireframes, prototypes, and polished interfaces.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career designer with a strong foundation in visual design, usability, and web application design.

Qualifications

0–2 years of professional UI/UX design experience for web applications.
Portfolio demonstrating your design process and UI/UX work.
Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design of user experiences for browser-based applications, from early concepts through design handoff.
Create wireframes, user flows, mockups, interactive prototypes, and polished interface designs for assigned features.
Work with the UI/UX lead, product managers, users, and engineers to understand requirements and simplify complex workflows.
Use and contribute to an existing design system, component library, and set of web UI standards.
Apply established visual design, interaction, accessibility, and usability guidance across your work.
Assist with user research activities such as research preparation, note-taking, feedback sessions, usability testing, and synthesis.
Participate in design reviews, collaborative critiques, and product-planning discussions.
Partner with engineers during implementation to answer questions, clarify design intent, and adjust designs when technical constraints arise.
Revise designs based on feedback from users, teammates, stakeholders, and engineering partners.
Document design decisions and help keep design files organized and accessible to the team.