Jr. UI/UX Designer

Grambling State University; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Grambling State University’s Office of Technology Services (Product Delivery) is seeking a Junior UI/UX Designer to shape the design, usability, and overall user experience of new and existing applications.

Based in Baton Rouge, LA, this position supports IT project delivery across the state, working alongside engineering teams to strengthen user-centered standards and improve how people interact with product features.

Qualifications

• Two years of IT experience or six years of full-time work experience in any field.
• An associate’s degree or a bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field.

Responsibilities

• Create and edit wireframes and mockups according to standards.
• Participate in project planning meetings, user interviews, and usability studies.
• Join design and usability reviews for systems in development and production.
• Take part in design reviews and critiques to support ideation and maintain standards.
• Assist with troubleshooting user flow issues across projects.
• Participate in usability testing and user acceptance testing.
• Attend daily standups, planning, and retrospectives to keep leadership informed.
• Help prepare presentations and refine project documents to meet design standards.
• Help develop the section’s document library and design process guidance.
• Research and stay current on OTS and industry design, usability, accessibility standards.
• Perform other tasks, special projects, analyses, and plans as directed.

Skills

IT experience

UX/UI exposure

Education

Associate degree in information technology

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Grambling State University’s Office of Technology Services (Product Delivery) is seeking a Junior UI/UX Designer to help shape the design, usability, and overall user experience of new and existing applications. This role supports IT project delivery across the state, working alongside engineering teams to strengthen user-centered standards and improve how people interact with product features.

Based in Baton Rouge, LA, this position sits within the Office of Technology Services (OTS), Product Delivery division, within the Engineering section, and will work with OTS-developed tools and processes for design and user experience.

What you’ll do

• Create and edit wireframes and mockups in alignment with accepted standards and procedures.
• Participate in project planning meetings, user interviews, and usability studies to understand user needs related to applications under development.
• Join design and usability reviews for systems in development and production.
• Take part in design reviews and critiques to support ideation around user requirements and maintain standards across teams and projects.
• Assist with troubleshooting user flow issues across projects.
• Participate in usability testing and user acceptance testing.
• Attend project meetings such as daily standups, planning, and retrospectives, keeping project leadership informed of progress toward project goals.
• Support the preparation of presentations and refinement of project documents to meet design and language standards.
• Help develop the section’s document library and standards, including documentation for the design process, best practices, and guidance for internal teams and other OTS sections.
• Research and stay current on OTS and industry standards related to design, usability, user experience, and accessibility.
• Perform other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed.

Minimum qualifications

• Two years of experience in information technology; OR
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR
• An associate’s degree in information technology; OR
• A bachelor’s degree.

Certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Additional qualification notes

• Experience substitution: every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience toward the six years of full-time work experience in any field.
• Maximum substitution: up to 120 semester hours can be substituted, representing up to four years of experience.

Appointment and other job information

• Appointment type: filled by promotion of a current permanent status Office of State Technology employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.
• Disability employment: Louisiana is a “State as a Model Employer” for People with Disabilities.
• Civil Service test: no Civil Service test score is required to be considered for this vacancy.
• Application requirements: resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections; applications may be rejected if incomplete.
• Background checks: a background check including criminal record history will be conducted prior to a new hire; a criminal history check may also be conducted on employees changing positions.
• Drug testing: prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing.
• Eligibility verification: new hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via E-verify.
• Contact: Danielle Martin, HR Analyst, Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources, [e-mail].

This vacancy is listed under Agriculture, Standards and Platforms with Req 227400. For the official State Civil Service job specifications, the documentation is available via the posted link.