Job Description

ECS is seeking a UX / UI Web Designer to design the UI architecture, interface, and interaction flow of new web and on ‐device software applications to include the wireframes, mock-ups and process flows. This position works for the US Postal Services' Inspector General's Office (OIG) at our Arlington, VA office.

Please Note: This position is contingent upon additional funding and requires a Public Trust background investigation. This entails an in-depth background check & either US Citizenship or Permanent Resident (Green Card) status.

Responsibilities include:

• Will serve as a designer in the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) External
  Services Directorate, responsible for user experience and interface design
• Quickly yet thoroughly create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups as needed to
  effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors
• Develop and maintain detailed user-interface specifications
• Engage with stakeholders to do evaluation of needs, goals, mission, values, and overall
  objectives of site
• Solicit and incorporate feedback from CIGIE/USPS OIG/IG Community subject matter and technical
  experts throughout the engagement.
• Leverage the U.S. design standards to the greatest extent possible
• Limit custom coding to the greatest extent possible to promote efficient knowledge-transfer and
  cost-effective in-house maintenance
• Throughout development, when significant design choices are required, develop multiple concepts
  for feedback from CIGIE/USPS OIG/IG Community POCs
• Create user ‐centered designs for software projects by considering customer feedback
• Design the UI architecture, interface, and interaction flow of new web and on ‐device software applications
• Create and evaluate interaction models, user task flows, screen designs, and UI details that promote ease of use and
• optimize the user experience
• Breakdown complex requirements and concepts into well ‐thought visual designs and workflows
• Participates in testing, validating own and others’ functionality
• Modernize and improve existing graphics, fonts, and other design elements, with the goal of achieving a modern looking website

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information
  architect, or similar role
• Conceptual understanding of User Interface Design and the Design Process
• Intermediate to advanced user of Adobe Creative Suite (or other designer tools)
• Intermediate level of HTML, CSS and Bootstrap
• Basic JavaScript skills
• Understanding of Less and Sass
• Understanding of responsive design and touch interface interaction techniques and be in sync with recent design standards and trends
• Understanding of the limitations of web and mobile, with approaches/ideas to flex those boundaries. A solid portfolio of work demonstrating experience creating great user‐centered design solutions across multiple interfaces and screen sizes
• Ability to work collaboratively with developers, project managers, and cross ‐functional teams to ensure that designs are successfully created and implemented to achieve the user goals
• Experience creating UI specs & wireframes. Flexibility and willingness to move from idea, to whiteboard, to execution quickly and provide choices to stakeholders
• Experience in proposing and executing new interactive graphics based on existing data, with the goal of making the data already collect more accessible and interactive
• Ability to improve the “user paths” on the site, ensuring that users’ destinations can be reached in a minimum of clicks

Note: This position requires working onsite 4 days a week at out USPS customer site in Arlington, VA.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 annually

General Description of Benefits