Job ID :
11662
Company :
Internal Postings
Location :
WASHINGTON, DC
Type :
Contract
Duration :
6 months
Salary :
Open
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
05 Mar 2018
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Our team has a need for a visual designer who is creative and has experience in designing great digital products. As our team's portfolio has recently expanded to include a wide array of new digital products, we need a designer who has proven experience in creating and managing design systems to help us create design systems for new product lines, and to maintain the existing design system associated with one product line. 

Duties and Accountabilities:
  • Help to create design systems for our various product lines by standardizing and systematizing modular design elements.
  • Work with internal stakeholder to create designs for new digital products following corporate style guide and branding guidelines.
  • Conduct design reviews of new digital products and make recommendations on overall design direction and branding.
  • Provide design support to many internal stakeholders throughout the different stages of product life cycles.
  • Build consensus among internal stakeholders around visual design and information architecture.
  • Work with developers to ensure design integrity through the development process
  • Translate user stories into sitemaps, flows, wireframes and prototypes of user experiences.
  • Use an evidence-based approach to deliver user experience and design options.
  • Be familiar with, and stay current on, design best practices and standards.
Selection Criteria:
  • Strong portfolio of past work.
  • A minimum of 3+ years' experience designing web/mobile/digital interfaces and creating design systems.
  • Demonstrable experience creating and working with design systems.Please include example(s) in portfolio.
  • Proficiency in industry-standard design tools, particularly Sketch and InVision.Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop preferable.
  • Experience working with front-end developers to ensure design integrity during implementation.
  • Proven experience creating responsive design templates and mobile web applications.
  • Strong design skills, good grasp of visual hierarchy and ability to create clean designs that follow best practices.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and agile development environment.
  • Strong knowledge of Information Architecture principles and best practices, and ability to create organized, intuitive interfaces.