User Experience Designer

HYBRID IN ROCHESTER, NY 12 month contract... MUST have 3-8 years of professional work experience within UX Design Description ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Participate in the creation, prototyping, development, and validation of human interface/systems structure, behavior, and graphic designs for digital systems and products. • Function as part of a cross-functional design team and employ a user-centered design methodology to develop new and derivative user interface designs for web based applications. • Work with product planning, end-users, and product development team members to elicit and understand user and functional system requirements. • Conduct competitive benchmarking activities to determine and provide recommendations regarding best-of-breed designs. • Perform task analyses / workflow analyses of existing and emerging user work practices. • Conduct heuristic evaluations of systems and designs. • Create flow diagrams, information architectures, screen layouts and prototypes. • Create and maintain user interface design specifications. • Plan and/or conduct usability tests on user interfaces. Skills • Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills (written/verbal), including presentation skills. • Ability to demonstrate proven visual design /development skills and industry standard platform /OS (operating system) experience. • Demonstrate ability to create design concepts and prototypes using tools such as Axure RP, Sketch, Photoshop, and HTML/CSS. Additional Skills & Qualifications Portfolio: must have a portfolio that has their work expressed through the process not just the end result, and speak on the process. Experience Level Expert Level About TEKsystems We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law