Job Description

Job Summary:

The UI/UX Designer will be responsible for creating user-centered designs for the Guidance Document Portal catering to three distinct user personas: Public Users, Agency Users, and Secretary of State Administrative Staff. The role involves producing responsive, mobile-friendly, and WCAG 2.1 AA compliant designs aligned with State of Oklahoma branding standards. Deliverables include wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and a reusable design system, supporting the project through discovery, design, and development phases.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct UX research and persona workshops for Public Users, Agency Users, and SOS Admin users.
• Design low-fidelity wireframes for homepage, guidance search, index, detail, and subscription pages.
• Create agency dashboards and workflows for adding, amending, and rescinding documents with clear step-by-step interfaces.
• Design administrative dashboards including publishing queue, user and subscriber management, agency management, docket management, audit logs, and reports.
• Produce high-fidelity mockups using Figma or Adobe XD consistent with State of Oklahoma branding.
• Design key UI elements like logo placement, headers, footers, and ensure consistent styling across pages.
• Ensure mobile responsiveness across desktop, tablet, and mobile breakpoints.
• Design color-coded status labels with accessible contrast for various document states.
• Build a reusable Design System and Component Library including buttons, forms, tables, modals, and status badges.
• Create interactive prototypes for client walkthroughs and stakeholder approvals.
• Ensure all designs meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards including color contrast, keyboard navigation, and ARIA patterns.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to maintain design fidelity during implementation.
• Conduct usability reviews and iterate designs based on feedback.

Required Skills & Certifications:

• Proficiency with Figma (primary), Adobe XD, Sketch, and InVision.
• Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind, and Bootstrap.
• Experience creating design systems; familiarity with Storybook is a plus.
• Ability to create clickable, realistic prototypes.
• Experience with accessibility tools such as axe DevTools, WAVE, Stark, and Contrast Checker.
• Strong understanding of WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria.
• Minimum 2 years designing US Government or public sector portals.
• Experience designing for diverse citizen users and document search/repository interfaces.
• Familiarity with US Web Design System (USWDS) and state-specific branding standards.
• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Fine Arts, Computer Science, or equivalent.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

• Experience with State of Oklahoma branding guidelines.
• Motion design and micro-interactions expertise.
• Section 508 audit experience.
• Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification.
• IAAP CPACC or WAS (Web Accessibility Specialist) certification (highly preferred).
• Google UX Design Certificate.

Special Considerations:

• Part-time project-based contract with approximately 25% allocation.
• Remote work location.
• WCAG 2.1 AA compliance is mandatory for all deliverables.
• Collaboration with multiple stakeholders including project managers, solution architects, developers, QA, and business teams.
• Work involves supporting discovery, design, and development phases over 8-10 weeks.

Scheduling:

• Part-time allocation (~25%) over an 8-10 week duration.
• Estimated total of 100 hours, front-loaded during discovery and design phases with ongoing support during development.

Job Tags

Contract work, Part time

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