UX/UI Designer

Steampunk, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk, Inc. is seeking a UI/UX Designer in McLean, Virginia, responsible for guiding government clients through innovative design processes. You will engage in user research, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure your designs meet high usability and accessibility standards.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's Degree in HCD, HCI, or UX design and have strong experience in interface design and user testing. Join a dynamic environment fostering collaboration and creativity.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional UX and UI experience designing solutions for multi-platform digital products.
• Current portfolio demonstrating ideology, methods, tools, skills, and craft.
• Demonstrated experience conducting user research and translating needs into solutions.
• Experience in UI design including wireframing, prototyping, and accessibility testing.

Responsibilities

• Guide clients through discovery to understand goals and user needs.
• Conduct workshops to define insights and create user experience vision.
• Design intuitive and accessible interfaces through a test and learn process.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables across projects.

Skills

User research

UI design

Prototyping

Agile methodologies

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

508 compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in HCD, HCI, and/or UX design

Tools

Sketch

Zeplin

Job description

As a UI/UX Designer, you will be responsible for guiding government clients through our Design Intelligence™ framework, incorporating human‑centered methods to solve complex user experience challenges. You will plan and execute UX initiatives from discovery through interface design; research, prototyping, iteration, visual design, user, usability, and accessibility testing. You will serve as the voice of the customer and make sure their needs are considered and met within a proposed solution.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of the discovery process to understand client mission and goals, stakeholders, users and their ecosystems, current state journeys, user segments, program and project objectives.
• Conduct workshops and interviews to help frame pain points and opportunities, define insights, validate hypotheses, and create a compelling experience vision.
• Understand the relevance of and how artifacts like journey maps, service blueprints, personas, ecosystem and experience maps fit into crafting the user experience.
• Conduct user research and testing and effectively translate user needs into an implementable digital experience.
• Collaborate and communicate stakeholder and user needs on a cross‑functional team within an agile environment.
• Understand and embrace the specifications and constraints of a given technology, platform and/or operational environment.
• Design intuitive, elegant, and accessible interfaces supported through a test and learn process.
• Ensure all deliverables across a variety of projects are produced at the highest quality.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance.
• 4+ years of professional UX and UI experience designing viable solutions for multi‑platform digital products.
• Current portfolio demonstrating ideology, methods, tools, skills, and craft.
• Demonstrated experience conducting primary and secondary user research including user interviews, discovery and co‑creation workshops, heuristic evaluation, card‑sorting, and applying insights to personas, journey maps, site maps, ecosystem maps, information architecture, and interface design.
• Demonstrated experience in UI design including wireframing, low‑ and high‑fidelity prototyping, moderated and unmoderated user testing, and accessibility testing.
• Knowledge and experience with 508 compliance requirements.
• Experience working on a scrum team within the Agile delivery framework and integrating research and design into technical sprints, including writing user stories and story‑pointing.
• Proficiency in tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, Zeplin, and other prototyping tools.
• Desire to keep pace with ever‑changing industry tools and best practices with the ability to make recommendations as needed for the best outcome.
• Experience collaborating within a multi‑disciplinary delivery team including service designers, technologists, data scientists, engineers, solution architects, and change managers.
• A natural curiosity for solving problems coupled with strong analytical skills.
• A collaborative nature with excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working in a project‑based environment.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in HCD, HCI, and/or UX design.

Bonus Points

• Previous work experience in or with the federal government.
• Previous work experience as a consultant.
• Experience working on a cross‑functional Salesforce implementation team.

Compensation

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $75,000 to $140,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional benefits here.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E‑Verify program.