Hybrid (Must live in Austin, TX area)
Short-term Contract 04/16/2025 - 08/31/2025. This contract may be extended up to 3 years.
I. JOB DESCRIPTION
The UX Designer will be responsible for creating a positive and productive end user experience for TEA applications and websites and for maintaining a user-centric focus throughout product development.
TEA is seeking a senior UX and Product Design lead to help create solutions that improve education technology integration and enable parents, teachers, schools, and district leaders to focus on what is most important -- their students. The UX and Product Design Lead will play a critical role in ensuring the successful deployment of technology solutions by maintaining a strong user-centric focus and driving alignment with existing work in the field. They will work under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and use strong independent judgment.
UX Designers at TEA are responsible for:
+ Overseeing/UI designs to ensure design decisions are grounded in user experience and adhere to agency-wide design standards and industry-wide best practices
+ Translating research into user stories, requirements, flows, wireframes, and prototypes and collaborating on the future product roadmap
+ Employing user testing and outreach to ensure products meets the needs of the end users, in collaboration with partners
+ Partnering with the product team and other key stakeholders, including senior leadership, on design solutions and rationales; collaborating with internal and external teams of product designers, developers, and product managers
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years
Required/Preferred
Experience
8
Required
Experience in software product development, digital design, UX/UI or a related field
8
Required
Designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices
8
Required
A portfolio of user research, visual design, and usability studies that demonstrates a high level of professionalism
8
Required
Experience conducting user and usability research
5
Required
Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills
5
Required
Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills
4
Required
Direct experience leading large-scale UX/UI efforts
4
Required
Documented experience developing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes in Figma or comparable design software
3
Required
Experience ensuring designs and website confirm to federal accessibility guidelines
3
Preferred
Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"
2
Preferred
Documented experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency
Note: This contract may be extended up to 3 additional fiscal years at the same title, level and rate. The primary work location(s) will be at 80% - 100% remote.
United States
