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NYC Department of Social Services · 4 days ago
Senior UI/UX Designer
Manhattan, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
4+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Ensure that DHS web and mobile applications are developed and maintained in compliance with the agency’s style guide to standardize the design, display and functionality of their products and features, enabling a consistent, intuitive, and user-friendly experience.
Work with the project team and business stakeholders to gather and understand the business requirements and turn them into groomed user stories for development including the creation of mockups and wireframes.
Perform an analysis of the DHS web and mobile applications to develop user acceptance test (UAT) scenarios to confirm and/or improve application performance based on the UAT outcomes.
Conduct Sprint Planning according to the Agile Methodology practiced by DHS.
Lead a team of designers and inter-disciplinary groups to monitor the work done, address questions on and identify solutions for the implementation of application designs and features.
Conduct demonstrations of new features and functionalities, to ensure project team and end-user proficiency with new and existing systems, programs, and applications across departments.
Develop written formal and informal documentation such as presentations, functional design documents, non-functional requirement documents that illustrate specific system features, for a variety of ITS and non-ITS audiences. Coordinate, track, and report on progress being made on project tasks across any of the systems, to management, stakeholders, and relevant teams.
Work on multiple projects in a fast-paced work environment and ensure that project deadlines are met.
Qualification
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Required
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
An associate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to '1', '2', or '3' above.
Preferred
Creating and modifying interaction and interface designs, prototype designs, wireframe tools, workflow diagrams and mockups. - Adobe Creative Suite, Angular, Angular Js, Axure, Bootstrap, CSS3, HTML, HTML5, Illustrator, JavaScript across browser platforms, MVC, .Net, Photoshop, Sketch, and Visio. - Mobile and Web design and development. - Creating style guides. - Gathering and translating business requirements into functional tasks for implementation. - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. - Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills. - Ability to work as a member of a team and demonstrate a willingness to learn from others. - Demonstrate very good time management skills. - Knowledge and experience with JIRA and WordPress a plus.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Residency Requirement: New York City Residency is not required for this position
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Benefits
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Company
NYC Department of Social Services
The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).
10,001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ann Marie Scalia
General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer
Beatriz Fritschler, MPA
Deputy Commissioner, Strategic Partnerships
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