UX/UI Designer

We are seeking a talented UX/UI Designer to join our team and help us create outstanding digital experiences that impact the entire state of Texas. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing intuitive, user-centered experiences and interfaces for responsive websites, applications, and other digital products. You'll collaborate with teams to define and design requirements, create wireframes, prototypes, and iterate on designs based on user feedback. If you are passionate about creating engaging and user-friendly experiences and have a strong portfolio, we would love to hear from you. 

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)
 

We are looking for someone who understands users' needs, desires, and behaviors. You think strategically when solving business objectives, advocating for user needs and know how to deliver value incrementally. You drive UX and UI design for new features, capabilities, and products, and are comfortable talking high-level needs with stakeholders, discussing functionality with developers, and sharing feedback/opinions with team members. You understand accessibility and deploy best practices at every stage. Design systems, user patterns, and documentation are your daily practices. 

Essential Duties:

• User Research: Conduct user research to understand user needs, behaviors, and pain points. Use methods such as user interviews, surveys, and usability tests. 
• Design Strategy: Support and implement UX strategies for sites and products that align with business goals. User Needs: Develop user journey maps, empathy maps, and user personas to better understand and address user needs.
• Wireframing and Prototyping: Create wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to visualize and test design concepts. 
• Usability Testing: Conduct regular usability tests to identify areas for improvement and validate design decisions. 
• Collaboration: Work closely with UX designers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure the design vision is implemented. 
• Accessibility: Implement accessibility best practices at every stage of the design process following WCAG guidelines. 
• Design Systems: Use, maintain, and extend design systems, user patterns, and documentation to ensure consistency across projects. 
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest UX/UI trends and best practices to continuously improve our design processes and outcomes.  
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Web, User Experience or Comm Design, Information Studies or related. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 4 years of experience in user experience / user interface design or related design work. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and Certifications: Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Competencies:

• Expertise in Figma, Sketch, or InVision and other design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud
• Experience conducting user research
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager, Craft, Drupal, or Wordpress content management systems
• Solid understanding of experience design principles, best practices, and UX laws
• Strong prioritization, planning and time management skills
• Experience with Monday.com, Confluence, SharePoint, or other collaboration platforms
• Solid understanding of WCAG 2.0
• Demonstrated understanding of user experience and user interface design

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)
• To be selected for and continue employment in this position, the selected incumbent must maintain the security or integrity of the agency’s critical infrastructure and will be subject to regular assessments of criminal history and/or reviewed for connections to foreign adversaries.

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

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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