User Experience Designer

Are you a UX/UI Designer interested in joining an in-house team and collaborating with product owners and the full UX/UI team to design innovative user interfaces?

Our client, a leading insurance provider, is looking for a freelance UX/UI Designer to assist their Information Technology team for a few months, 40 hours a week, hybrid (3 days onsite) in Louisville, KY area. The manager hopes to extend the qualified candidate after 3-months.

Duties and Responsibilities

Work with a team to design user interfaces

Work with product owners and business analysts to understand business requirements

Create clean, visually consistent designs that follow user-centered design principles and practices

Create UI design deliverables: Sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, lo-fi and hi-fi layouts, prototypes

Manage design libraries and design systems with adherence to product and client branding requirements

Follow usability and accessibility standards

Perform UAT, cross-platform and accessibility testing

Work closely with IT leadership, peers, and business clients to create the best possible business solution including ways to improve software and business processes

Manage multiple deliverables until conclusion

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree or professional training, in UI Design, Web Design, Graphic Design or related field is preferred

3+ years of experience with web and application design

Excellent understanding of responsive design and grid principles

Strong typography, layout and visual design skills

Working knowledge of industry tools: Sketch, XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InVision

Previous experience with user centered design principles and practices, web/mobile standards, typography and color, and web/mobile usability and accessibility standards

Experience with cross-platform and accessibility testing

Ability to work with designers and developers to implement new ideas

Continued education and research into UI design trends

Working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and CSS

Experience creating rapid prototypes

Experience with digital analytics to assess the impact of all UI design and usability changes

Experience with user research, interviews, surveys and usability studies, translating findings into wireframes and prototypes

Experience with copywriting is a plus

Knowledge of tag management and analytics

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.