Lead UI/UX Designer — Accessibility & Design System

State of Louisiana

Baton Rouge (LA)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 76,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

The State of Louisiana, Office of Technology Services, Architecture, Standards & Platform, seeks a designer who will partner with product and engineering teams to deliver accessible, user-centered designs and contribute to the statewide design system and standards. The role supports the statewide design practice and aligns with the Division of Administration’s mission.

Responsibilities include leading usability studies, design reviews, and design critiques; creating training assets; maintaining

Qualifications

Five years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services.
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services.
An associate's degree in information technology plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services.
A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services.
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus two years of experience in information technology, project management or administrative services.
A master's degree plus two years of experience in information technology, project management or administrative services.
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Responsibilities

Performs design, usability and user experience functions for the section.
Creates and edits wireframes and mockups that conform to accepted standards and procedures.
Participates in project planning meetings, leads user interviews and usability studies to discuss and understand user needs with respect to applications being developed.
Leads and participates in design and usability reviews of systems in development and production.
Leads design reviews and design critiques to help ideate on user requirements and maintain standards across teams.
Leads fellow designers in troubleshooting user flow issues across projects.
Conducts accessibility audits of systems.
Assists with the successful delivery of IT projects statewide:
Leads usability testing and assists with user acceptance testing.
Attends and participates in project meetings such as daily standups, planning and retrospectives, keeping project leadership informed of progress towards project goals.
Assists in the preparation and creation of presentations and refinement of project documents to meet design and language standards.
Assists in the creation of training assets.
Assists with the development of the section's document library and standards, including documents for design process, best practices, and guidance for internal teams and other OTS sections.
Researches and remains informed of OTS and industry standards with respect to design, usability, user experience and accessibility.
Performs all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed.