UX Designer

UX Designer – Senior Duration: 2/13/2025 - 8/12/2025 McLean VA- onsite 3 days per week Location: Hybrid- McLean, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Assignment Type: CTH Duration: 6 Months Must Have Qualifications: Expert at Figma(digital tool for design), working experience finding and tuning design systems for digital projects, wireframing - candidate needs expertise to be able to communicate and advise the client, and able to execute the agreed changes, Agile development process, Design sensibilities- up to date modern, trend and best practices. Confident but not abrasive as this is customer service focused role, self-start, strong written and verbal skills, resourceful and someone that can communicate within technical and business space effectively. Schedule: Standard Shortlisting Deadline:01/09 Are you looking for a mission driven, professionally nourishing, team oriented and flexible environment? Are you a strategic relationship builder and thinker, who is excited to tackle enterprise level website design and the creation, maintenance and governance of our digital design system. If you are ready to dedicate your talents towards something of real consequence, then we are looking for you! The successful candidate will demonstrate solid UX/UI experience, as well as experience managing and evolving design systems. This candidate should display great leadership and presence, and have company- and team-first mindset. They must also be self-driven and strategic with excellent communication skills. As a lead in our digital team, they will play an essential role in leading our web design efforts across our multiple digital properties. This individual is a highly motivated self-starter with amazing soft skills, who can collaborate with project managers, owner, business strategists, UX researchers and developers. Must be on top of the latest web design sensibilities, tools and best practices. Our Impact: Clients helps employees understand and value the mission and business. Our team of marketing, digital, creative and research professionals work in partnership with the PR/Media, business and technology teams to distill complex concepts into informational and educational content about how technology and innovation shape and evolve the housing market. This content is shared internally across our company via our intranet or externally across our enterprise digital properties and social platforms. Your Impact: Design Systems Creation and Management: Leverage atomic design principles to actively design, expand and continuously advance the future of our corporate websites design system. User-centered design approach: Put yourself in the user's shoes and craft experiences that are intuitive, simple and modern. Help them find what they’re looking for in the most streamlined way. Team Lead: Be a leader in a flat, cross-functional team. Help drive projects forward by not only doing your part, but suggesting strategies to get a project done in the most efficient way. Be proactive and take initiative to do, delegate or facilitate what needs to be done. Client & Partner Relations: Help engage and lead a team of cross-functional professionals that hold themselves to a high standard, operate in a team-first environment, take on new challenges and growth opportunities, deliver a high-quality product, exceed the needs of our stakeholders, and succeed in an ever-evolving environment. Brand Consistency: Be the gatekeeper to our brand, uphold modern, digital, brand consistency and create opportunities for the brand to be engaging and meaningful. Qualifications: Must submit a portfolio for review Has 5+ years of agency experience working on digital products and websites. College degree or equivalent work experience Knowledge of Atomic design principles Experience designing and managing enterprise-level design systems Experience working with UX research team to gather user data and formulate insights to improve IA, user experiences and visual design. Client consulting experience B-to-B experience Team lead experience Design documentation experience Prolific with Figma Adobe design tools Helpful but not required front dev knowledge Syntricate Technologies