UI/UX Designer

Position Overview: VTG is seeking a talented and experienced UI/UX Designer to serve as an integrator between business needs and technical solutions. Must be able to work creatively and efficiently to solve difficult technical problems.

• Collaborate to define a future customer experience-led vision for the business and required capabilities to deliver it. Assess the impact and contribute to the business case. Conduct business analysis and opportunity modeling through stakeholder interviews and customer experience touchpoint design. Lead customer-centric strategy focused project streams and pitches. Ensure alignment with defined business goals throughout the service design process and the creation of services roadmaps. Interpret customer needs to effectively communicate and present service strategies. Inform Go To Market strategy for experiences to maximize value.

  A creative problem solver and design leader, skilled in the team sport of crafting solutions that are smart, simple, and lovable. You analyze the needs of the target users and how they perform tasks to create an optimized user experience. Expertly apply complex user interface & interaction design principles. Guide persona, archetype, or mindset development, user journey/flow creation, task analysis, and information architecture creation. Define & guide the planning, execution, & synthesis of user research and usability testing, and ensure research translates into meaningful ideation and actionable recommendations.

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• Required Skills:

  • 5-8+ years' experience delivering interface design solutions for clients
  • 5+ years' experience demonstrating proficiency or expertise in relevant professional design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (with an emphasis on XD), InVision, and more.
  • 5+ years' experience with user research and usability testing
  • Excellent written and oral presentation skills, including facilitation of small to large groups (5-30+ people)
  • Ability to provide clear, articulate rationale for design choices and approach
  • Expertise with Agile methodology and ability to work in iterative product design cycles
  • Bachelor's degree

  Desired Skills:

  • Experience using scrappy design tools like paper and slides
  • Background in Software Engineering or familiarity with custom development practices to effectively communicate with a highly technical, multidisciplinary team
  • Experience delivering design products across multiple networks
  • Experience leading teams of designers/creatives (3-7+ people)
  • Ability to translate user research findings into design requirements and design deliverables