Junior UI/UX & Visual Designer

Inadev is currently seeking a Junior UI/UX & Visual Designer to shepherd the visual identity direction, along with the UI/UX strategy, for a myriad of federal and commercial accounts. This individual will work on exciting design projects and emerging-tech engagements, focusing on things like identity intelligence, immersive technology, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), virtualization, augmented reality and digital transformation.

Responsibilities:

• Visual design and UI/UX strategy

• Ideate and design solutions to meet user and stakeholder needs and requirements

• Design iteratively to incorporate project goals and continued research feedback

• Create highly detailed wireframes and clickable prototypes

• Create responsive designs to adapt to various platforms and sizes

• Develop personas, journey maps and user content flows

• Organize and maintain versioning and documentation, including design guides, libraries, etc.

• Present design ideas and solutions to team members, clients, and additional stakeholders

• Deliver clean artifacts in various formats for development and project use

• Organize and deliver high quality artifacts to internal team members or stakeholders

• Maintain knowledge of current UX and design updates and trends

• Work closely with the UX team, developers, and stakeholders, harnessing Human Centered Design (HCD)

• Experience working within Agile Frameworks

• As part of a cross-functional Agile team, coordinate with team members to follow best practices, plan work, and communicate with the client on progress

• Develop user personas and stories

• Participate and contribute to all agile ceremonies/events

• Work closely with the team to ensure that user stories and acceptance criteria are accurately captured

• Excellent communication skills to be able to interact directly with non-technical client stakeholders and act in a business-to-technical translation role

• Self-motivated and self-managing.

• Proficient in creating reasonable and accurate time estimates for assigned tasks.

Requirements:

Non-Technical Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

• Ability to pass a 7-year background check and obtain/maintain a U.S. Government Clearance

• Must currently reside in the Continental United States.

• Must be open to working during Eastern Standard Time business hours to meet customer requirements.

• This position is 100% remote for candidates outside the DC/MD/Northern Virginia area. Candidates local to the DC/MD/Northern Virginia area must be willing to work a hybrid schedule (2-3 days per week) in Reston, VA, and at client sites throughout the DC/MD/Northern Virginia region, as needed.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Must be able to prioritize and self-start.

• Must be adaptable/flexible as priorities shift.

• Must be enthusiastic and have passion for learning and constant improvement.

• Must be open to collaboration, feedback and client asks.

• Must enjoy working with a vibrant team of outgoing personalities.

Mandatory Requirements/Skills:

• Must have 2+ years of professional UI/UX and Visual Design experience.

• Must possess Expert level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.

• Must demonstrate a strong visual portfolio with examples of HCD.

• Experience working within Agile Frameworks.

• Must possess strong communications skills with the ability to engage clients and "sell" work.

• Must be proficient in creating reasonable and accurate time estimates for assigned tasks.

• Must have the ability to collaborate with design team, UI/UXers, developers and stakeholders.

• Must have experience designing for different platforms and sizes.

Desired Requirements/Skills:

• Active/Current DHS-USCIS Entry on Duty (EOD) Clearance/Investigation.

• Experience with user research, information architecture and user experience strategy.

• Excellent written skills.

• Previous experience working with federal agencies.

• Experience with video editing software.