Position : UI / UX Developer
Duration : 6 months with Extension
Location : Saint Paul, Minnesota (Remote) Meeting based onsite
Sample Tasks :
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and understand user needs, business objectives, and technical constraints, ensuring user-first designs are created.
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and data analysis to inform design decisions and improve overall user experience.
- Develop UX architecture including sitemaps, journey maps, wireflows, and taxonomy designs to structure and organize the user experience.
- Design low- and high-fidelity prototypes to validate design concepts and make iterative improvements based on user feedback.
- Create reusable component libraries and design systems to ensure consistency and scalability across multiple platforms and applications.
- Develop web components that align with modern HTML / CSS standards, ensuring compliance with WCAG accessibility guidelines for an inclusive user experience.
- Collaborate with developers to implement pixel-perfect designs, ensuring technical feasibility and seamless integration of design with development.
- Provide knowledge transfer to State staff
Desired Qualifications and Skills :
5 years of professional experience UI / UX design, with at least 3 years focused in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Zeplin, Axure, Adobe XD, or similar.Professional experience directly creating human-centered designs with a deep understanding of UX / UI principles, accessibility, and usability along with expertise in building customer journey maps, information architectures, and solving design challenges using UX patterns.Ability to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and business stakeholders.Excellent communication skills to present design ideas and rationales to both technical and non-technical audiences.Experience in creating interactive, low- and high-fidelity prototypes to test ideas and concepts effectively.Experience with A / B testing, behavioral analytics, and using insights to inform design decisions.Experience in building reusable component libraries and design systems to ensure long-term scalability and consistency across projects.Strong user-first mindset with the ability to advocate for end-user needs in every design decision.Critical thinking and creativity to overcome design and technical challenges.