The client prefers local to Iowa candidates who can attend occasional in-office meetings. Travel and related expenses will not be reimbursed.
Purpose
Pure UX research and design role. No coding expected.
- Graduates of ISU HCI (Human Computer Interaction) program highly desired.
Required Experience
- Minimum 9 years’ experience required in Senior UX Designer/Researcher (Accessibility Specialist) and Information Architect.
Primary Focus
- UX research
- User-centered design
- User journey mapping
- Wireframes and prototypes
- Design recommendations
- Accessibility-first design
- Design documentation and annotations
Required Skills
- Advanced Figma
- UX research methodologies
- User flow creation
- Prototyping
- Accessibility (WCAG)
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Design documentation
Preferred Experience
- Heat maps (Crazy Egg, Hotjar, etc.)
- Card sorting
- Usability testing
- Nielsen Norman Group training
- Google UX Certification
- Formal UX/HCI education
Research Experience Desired:
- Heat maps
- Crazy Egg or similar analytics tools
- Card sorting
- User behavior analysis
- Data-driven design recommendations
Specialized UX Research Skills:
·Demonstrated mastery in moderating user testing sessions, executing usability labs, performing heuristic evaluations, mapping user journeys, and managing information architecture.
·WCAG 2.2 Level AA Mastery: Practical knowledge of implementing WCAG 2.2 Level AA requirements, focus management, keyboard navigation mechanics, and color contrast principles within visual layouts.
·Strong Communicator: Ability to clearly explain user research insights, interface design choices, and usability standards to technical team members, developers, and agency stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications (Optional Assets)
·Front-end engineering experience writing semantic HTML5 and modern, responsive CSS/SASS.
·Experience integrating interface designs into Angular or MVC .NET framework environments.
·Experience utilizing or extending the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS).
Required Skill sets
·User Experience Research, Usability testing, Usability labs, Heuristic evaluation, User journey mapping, Persona development, Information architecture, Card sorting, Wireframing, Interactive prototyping, UX design, WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance, Focus management, Keyboard navigation mechanics, Color contrast requirements, Accessibility auditing, technical communication, Design system vs usage
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