Senior UI/UX Designer (web/mobile design) (Only Arizona Candidates)

State of AZ AZDOA Senior UI/UX Designer Req # 1733

MUST HAVE: Experience in UI/UX design, with a strong portfolio showcasing web/mobile design projects.

Position Description:

Looking for an UI/UX Designer to create a centralized portal that connects Arizona citizens to state services. This portal will act as a front door, providing streamlined access to public-facing state government services and simplify the citizen experience.

Responsibility:

• Candidate will pick up and refine preexisting designs, create high-fidelity design artifacts and interactive prototypes in Figma, and ensure alignment across multiple stakeholders including executives, development teams, and various working groups within the program.
• The ideal candidate should have a strong design sense, solid prototyping skills, and can clearly communicate their ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop a user-centric experience that s both intuitive and visually compelling, enabling seamless navigation, data access, and collaboration across various services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Prototype: Create and iterate on user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes in Figma.
• Executive Collaboration: Present design concepts to executives and integrate their feedback into the platform s look and feel.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Work with various working groups (developers, product managers, SMEs) to ensure a cohesive design approach and gather continuous feedback.
• Style Guide Maintenance: Own and update the program s design system including colors, typography, iconography, and UI components.
• Demo & Visual Presentations: Build interactive demos to illustrate feature functionality; design visual documents and infographics for executive-level presentations.
• Development Handoff: Provide the dev team with design assets, specs, and guidance to ensure alignment during implementation.
• User Research & Feedback: (If applicable) Conduct or assist in usability testing sessions to validate design decisions.
• Accessibility Oversight: Oversee WCAG compliance and inclusive design standards for all digital, print, and presentation materials to ensure accessible user experiences.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on the latest design tools and industry trends, recommending process enhancements for better workflows.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the Business Analyst in gathering requirements to understand and identify business needs and the objectives related to the required data elements.
• Perform analysis on the data requirements and clarify any questions with business stakeholders to clarify the data requirements.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases for both manual and automated testing.
• Validate reports to ensure data quality, data accuracy, and data consistency objectives are met.
• Create SQL scripts to build data sets based on the requirements to validate data against developed reports checking for discrepancies, data inconsistencies and counts.
• Identify and communicate any data related issues using established agency processes.
• Support business users during User Acceptance Testing; ability to answer or investigate any questions or issues raised.
• Design and maintain automated test scripts using Microsoft technologies.

Skills Required

• Figma Expertise: Proficiency in creating components, design systems, and interactive prototypes.
• Design Principles: Solid understanding of responsive design, color theory, typography, and layout.
• Collaboration: Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams (developers, product managers, execs) in an agile or iterative environment.
• Presentation Skills: Capable of clearly articulating design decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Portfolio: Demonstrated workflows, mockups, or prototypes reflecting user-centric design solutions.

Skills Preferred

• Frontend Familiarity: Basic understanding of HTML/CSS for seamless developer handoff.
• User Testing: Familiarity with usability testing, user interviews, and data analysis to inform design decisions.
• Visual Storytelling: Skilled at transforming complex ideas into clear visual artifacts for executive-level presentations.
• Project & Stakeholder Management: Comfortable managing timelines, stakeholder expectations, and design backlogs.

Work Experience

• Design System & Brand Management: Experience creating or scaling a design system in an organization.
• Prototyping & Animation: Experience building interactive prototypes and micro-interactions.

Education/Training Required

Bachelor s degree (or equivalent experience)

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

State of AZ AZDOA Senior UI/UX Designer Req # 1733

MUST HAVE: Experience in UI/UX design, with a strong portfolio showcasing web/mobile design projects.

Position Description:

Looking for an UI/UX Designer to create a centralized portal that connects Arizona citizens to state services. This portal will act as a front door, providing streamlined access to public-facing state government services and simplify the citizen experience.

Responsibility:

• Candidate will pick up and refine preexisting designs, create high-fidelity design artifacts and interactive prototypes in Figma, and ensure alignment across multiple stakeholders including executives, development teams, and various working groups within the program.
• The ideal candidate should have a strong design sense, solid prototyping skills, and can clearly communicate their ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop a user-centric experience that s both intuitive and visually compelling, enabling seamless navigation, data access, and collaboration across various services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Prototype: Create and iterate on user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes in Figma.
• Executive Collaboration: Present design concepts to executives and integrate their feedback into the platform s look and feel.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Work with various working groups (developers, product managers, SMEs) to ensure a cohesive design approach and gather continuous feedback.
• Style Guide Maintenance: Own and update the program s design system including colors, typography, iconography, and UI components.
• Demo & Visual Presentations: Build interactive demos to illustrate feature functionality; design visual documents and infographics for executive-level presentations.
• Development Handoff: Provide the dev team with design assets, specs, and guidance to ensure alignment during implementation.
• User Research & Feedback: (If applicable) Conduct or assist in usability testing sessions to validate design decisions.
• Accessibility Oversight: Oversee WCAG compliance and inclusive design standards for all digital, print, and presentation materials to ensure accessible user experiences.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on the latest design tools and industry trends, recommending process enhancements for better workflows.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the Business Analyst in gathering requirements to understand and identify business needs and the objectives related to the required data elements.
• Perform analysis on the data requirements and clarify any questions with business stakeholders to clarify the data requirements.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases for both manual and automated testing.
• Validate reports to ensure data quality, data accuracy, and data consistency objectives are met.
• Create SQL scripts to build data sets based on the requirements to validate data against developed reports checking for discrepancies, data inconsistencies and counts.
• Identify and communicate any data related issues using established agency processes.
• Support business users during User Acceptance Testing; ability to answer or investigate any questions or issues raised.
• Design and maintain automated test scripts using Microsoft technologies.

Skills Required

• Figma Expertise: Proficiency in creating components, design systems, and interactive prototypes.
• Design Principles: Solid understanding of responsive design, color theory, typography, and layout.
• Collaboration: Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams (developers, product managers, execs) in an agile or iterative environment.
• Presentation Skills: Capable of clearly articulating design decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Portfolio: Demonstrated workflows, mockups, or prototypes reflecting user-centric design solutions.

Skills Preferred

• Frontend Familiarity: Basic understanding of HTML/CSS for seamless developer handoff.
• User Testing: Familiarity with usability testing, user interviews, and data analysis to inform design decisions.
• Visual Storytelling: Skilled at transforming complex ideas into clear visual artifacts for executive-level presentations.
• Project & Stakeholder Management: Comfortable managing timelines, stakeholder expectations, and design backlogs.

Work Experience

• Design System & Brand Management: Experience creating or scaling a design system in an organization.
• Prototyping & Animation: Experience building interactive prototypes and micro-interactions.

Education/Training Required

Bachelor s degree (or equivalent experience)

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.