Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gunnison is a company focused on tackling ambitious technology projects in the greater Washington, D.C. metro area. They are seeking a Web UI/UX Designer to design and develop website updates, conduct client consultations, and co-manage web projects while maintaining high-quality customer service.
Responsibilities
- Design and Develop Web Site updates
- Conduct client consultations regarding UX, information architecture, design, and layout
- Co-manage web project with other site-builder colleagues. Maintain all design artifacts
- Create content site maps and conceptual wireframes or mock-ups
- Generate appealing design composites for customers
- Convert design composites from Figma and Adobe Xd into custom themes and standards-compliant CSS and JavaScript
- Debug and troubleshoot CSS and JavaScript for new and existing websites. Perform CSS and graphic customizations for existing websites
- Work effectively and collaboratively with Development and Production colleagues on assigned customer projects
- Follow development standards, governance processes and best practices. Participate in code reviews and quality control processes
- Maintain professional relationships with customers, management, colleagues and deliver high-quality customer service
- Create comprehensive templates for future use
- Create a comprehensive theme or style for custom pages across modules
Skills
- 3+ years of experience
- Ability to assess verbal and written requirements from customers and transform them into interactive designs and project artifacts
- Ability to design website themes
- Experience with publishing platforms
- Solid knowledge of Figma and Photoshop/Illustrator; skilled at converting layered design files into HTML/CSS themes
- Understanding of effective front-end development techniques and tools, such as Angular, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5 and CSS3
- Understanding of server-side rendering and its benefits and use cases
- Knowledge of functional programming and object-oriented programming paradigms
- Understanding the basics of 508 compliancy
- Adept at multi-tasking in a fast-paced, high-profile environment
- Ability to evolve skill sets and quickly adopt innovative technologies
- Equally comfortable working on a project team as well as independently
- Organization and attention to detail; professional communication (written and verbal) abilities
- Training on human-centered design
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Graphic Design, Web Design or a related field is highly desirable; a Bachelor's degree, equivalent work experience will be strongly considered
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
- Programming skills in python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
- Ability to plan and design responsive sites for multiple viewports
- Understanding of the version control and deployments using GitLab
- 508/Accessibility certification
- Human-centered design certifications
Benefits
- Fully remote
- Training on human-centered design
- Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer
- There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison
- The opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding
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