UI/UX Designer

ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. They are actively searching for a UX/UI Designer to support their ongoing Federal program, focusing on user research, interface design, and collaboration with project stakeholders. The role involves designing intuitive user interfaces and maintaining design standards while ensuring compliance with usability best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Design and conduct user research in the way which is in compliance with steps and methods in the design thinking process
• Convert research findings, user needs and feedback, and business requirements into actionable tasks
• Ideate features from scratch and develop intuitive user interfaces from low-fidelity wireframes through high-fidelity interactive prototypes
• Collaborate and communicate the user experience and findings with the project stakeholders including UX Designers, Researchers, Engineers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Product Managers throughout the design process
• Support development of design system and style guides with team collaboration
• Maintain user-interface and design patterns based on live style guides
• Ensure implementations follow web standards, accessibility, and usability best practices

Requirements:

• Have a real portfolio, Real URL or sites, that display Figma work
• Who knows Figma
• Can show lots of data and complex analysis without cluttering the screen
• Minimalistic and utilitarian
• Implements complex, feature heavy workflows in a simple and intuitive way
• Can shrink all of this to tablet and mobile viewports without significant loss of functionality
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Design, or related discipline or equivalent and 2-4 years of related experience
• Provide a portfolio showing use of research and UX/UI design skills
• Experience in Figma, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Design Suite, or other design software
• Knowledge of human computer interaction and usability design principles
• Strong experience and knowledge of User Research techniques and data collection methods
• Knowledge of responsive web design techniques to mitigate cross-browser and cross-device inconsistencies
• Knowledge of design systems and ability to follow an existing style guide
• Familiar with HTML5 and CSS3 capabilities for easy design handoff
• Knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG compliance
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects and timelines with minimal supervision
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance
• Public sector technology modernization experience