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Contract UX Designer (Evergreen)
Blue State Remote (🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America)
Lead the strategy, information architecture, and UX design for websites from kickoff through development. Conduct comprehensive user research and facilitate collaborative workshops to create intuitive design frameworks and prototypes.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy, information architecture and user experience design for websites, from kickoff to user research and through the development of sitemap, wireframes and/or prototypes
- Lead collaborative workshops and co-design activities to iterate with clients and users, quickly arriving at design solutions
- Contribute to discovery phases through competitive analysis, content and site audits, and qualitative and quantitative user research
- Structure and execute user-centered research, including user interviews, usability testing, survey creation and analyses, card sorting, and tree testing
- Synthesize and present research findings through user personas, user journeys, experience maps, and feature requirements documentation
- Create innovative and intuitive design frameworks articulated through wireframes, sitemaps, and clickable prototypes
- Work closely with visual designers, strategists, product managers, and developers throughout the design process, from concept to launch
Requirements
- 3+ years prior work experience in a related role
- A portfolio exhibiting your UX strategy and design experience and showcases wireframes and sitemaps
- Experience leading usability testing
- Experience with and genuine love of the intricacies of web as platform for delivering unique and intuitive experiences
- Methodical, problem-solving mindset and attention to detail
- Self-starting and flexible; with an ability to work independently
- The ability to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced, demanding environment
- Comfort with ambiguity and a commitment to constant iteration and improvement
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills
Benefits
- The salary range for this position is $85-$110 per hour; compensation will be commensurate with experience
- Diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have
- Equal opportunity workplace
Key Skills
About Blue State
We believe there’s no force more powerful than people taking collective action on the things they care about. When an organization wants to mobilize people around a common purpose, they come to us. We don’t pretend to have all the answers, but we know where to find them: in people. We listen, learn, and uncover new insights that often surprise us and our clients — and move us toward better results. Blue State got its start on the campaign trail, pioneering the use of digital to open up the democratic process. Our new approach caught on, and we set out to do more good: raising millions more for nonprofits, shaping legislation and public opinion, and connecting consumers with brands. While our approach is continually evolving, our ethos has never changed: Make good trouble. When the status quo stands in the way of progress, we challenge it. Be curious. We ask the tough questions and let the data lead to answers. Put people first. We let the user drive the program, not the other wa
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