Job Description

Junior UX/UI Designer – (2403898)

Position Information

We seek a talented Junior UX/UI Designer to join our team and contribute to creating impactful digital experiences for the entire state of Texas. In this role, you’ll design intuitive user-friendly interfaces for responsive websites, working alongside experienced team members. You’ll collaborate on defining requirements, creating wireframes, designing prototypes, and interating based on feedback. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to grow their skills in a supportive environment. If you’re excited about UX/UI design and have a strong portfolio showcasing your work, we’d love to hear from you!

**Online portfolio is required**

Minimum Salary: 62,000.00 Maximum Salary: 72,000.00

Pay Basis: Yearly FLSA

Status: Nonexempt

Work Locations: Stassney Hq – Main 6230 East Stassney Lane Austin 78744

Travel: No

Shift: Day Job Shift Details: 40

Location Flexibility: Hybrid Location Flexibility Details: Up to 3 days telework after an initial onboarding period.

Benefits and Perks

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Position Description

We are seeking a talented Junior UX/UI Designer who is passionate about understanding user needs, desires, and behaviors. In this collaborative environment, you will strategically address business objectives while advocating for user needs and delivering value step-by-step. You’ll work closely with the UX/UI designer and web team contributing new features, extending our design system, and more. You’re comfortable discussing overarching requirements with stakeholders, technical details with developers and integrating accessibility best practices. Working with design systems, user patterns, and documentation will be part of your learning journey in this role.

Essential Duties:

• Help design engaging user-centered experiences for websites
• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand and define business objectives
• Creates user journey maps, empathy maps, and user personas
• Contribute to enterprise digital design system
• Collaborate with senior designer on components and document user interface states and development requirements
• Identity technical, business, and time limitations and design within these constraints
• Assist with user research activities documenting and implementing actionable feedback
• Contribute to vendor application/product reviews
• Stays up-to-date with UX best practices and industry standardsAssists translating industry standards, like Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) into understandable guidelines for user experience and interface design
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in web design or web development, or a related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis OR related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 3 years of experience in Interface design, Information architecture, User mobile design and/or web site design and production (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in Graphic design is preferred.

Competencies:

Experience in Figma application and Adobe Creative Cloud suite applications
Experience with Adobe Experience manager, Craft, Drupal, WordPress, or other content management systems
Understanding of design principles, best practices, and UX laws
Ability to prioritize, plan and time management skills
Experience with Monday.com, Confluence, Sharepoint, or other collaboration platforms
Understanding of WCAG 2.0
Demonstrated understanding of user experience and user interface design
Experience collaborating with stakeholders, developers, and other designers
Experience in user testing and user research
Understanding of graphic and visual design principles

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
Sitting – prolonged periods of time
Standing-prolonged periods of time
Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:

Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

Job: Travel/Public Information

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Standard

Job Level: Non-Management

Job Posting: Nov 5, 2024, 4:36:30 AM Unposting Date: Dec 5, 2024, 1:59:00 PM

State Job Title/s: Web Administrator III State Job Code/s: 0302

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

Applicant Information

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information