Scientific User Experience (UX) Designer

Spire Communications; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness stipend

Life and disability insurance

PTO 18 days + holidays

Home office stipend

401(k) employer contribution

Training stipend

Job summary

Spire Communications is seeking a UX Designer to shape NSF.gov usability and information architecture, collaborating with designers, developers, content strategists, and stakeholders. You will create research-informed wireframes, prototypes, and testing plans to enhance navigation and content organization.

The role is hybrid, with potential for full-time placement at the client site in Alexandria, VA. Experience in SharePoint and ServiceNow will support internal platforms.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in user research to inform design decisions.
• Strong information architecture and content organization skills.
• Proven experience in interaction design and usability improvements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and synthesize usability studies to guide design choices.
• Shape the information architecture for NSF.gov and internal platforms.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and testing plans to improve task flow.
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and stakeholders across teams.

Skills

User research

Information architecture

Interaction design

Tools

SharePoint

ServiceNow

Job description

Scientific User Experience (UX) Designer

Spire Communications is hiring a full-time User Experience (UX) Designer with demonstrated expertise in user research, information architecture, and interaction design to support communications for the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). This role shapes the usability and information architecture of NSF.gov and internal platforms, including Microsoft SharePoint and ServiceNow Employee Center, through research-driven design and user-centered analysis. Working closely with website designers, developers, content strategists, and stakeholders, the UX Designer develops research-informed recommendations, wireframes, prototypes, and testing plans that improve navigation, content organization, and task completion while balancing user needs, technical feasibility, accessibility requirements, and agency goals.

The position is hybrid, with potential for full-time at the client site in Alexandria, VA.

Medical (United Healthcare), dental (CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield), and vision (United Concordia) plans paid at 100% (employee premium) plus 30% contribution to family premium

Monthly $50 wellness stipend for gym memberships, spa services, etc.

Life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)

18 days PTO and 8 federal holidays per year (+Veterans Day for those who have served)

Home office expense reimbursement

401(k) plan with automatic 3% of salary employer contribution

Annual stipend for employee and/or job-related training