Ui/ux Designer

Overview Kimley-Horn is looking for a UI/UX Designer to join our firmwide Technology Solutions team! As a UI/UX Designer, you will create intuitive, user-centered designs, identify and prioritize product needs, and collaborate closely with our cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional experiences. The ideal candidate will be creative, flexible, results-oriented and have a desire to build their career at Kimley-Horn.

This is an in-office position.

Responsibilities

• Design and support existing and emerging software products in Kimley-Horn’s portfolio
• Collaborate with product teams to understand customer needs and pain points, and translate those insights into functional requirements.
• Produce high quality design deliverables, including user flows, wireframes, and prototypes that are intuitive, on-brand and meet functionality requirements
• Document design decisions and specifications to ensure alignment across development and QA teams.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to analyze user behaviors, validate design decisions and improve user experience.
• Stay informed on industry trends and apply best practices in UI/UX design and accessibility standards.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including software developers, QA, product owners, and engineers to ensure the seamless implementation of user-centric designs.
• Thrive as part of a specialized Product Development team and play a central role in shaping our brand’s evolution within the product space

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Graphic Design, Human-Centered Design, or a similar field
• 2+ years of related work experience
• Proficiency in Figma and FigJam
• Basic knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
• Proactive self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Excellent visual design skills with an emphasis on clean, modern aesthetic
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Natural collaborator with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player with a positive, solution-seeking attitude and a high sense of personal responsibility

Preferred Technical Experience:

• UI/UX or Product Design certification through bootcamp
• Experience with accessibility standards is a plus
• A blend of creativity and technical understanding, allowing you to visualize designs that are both striking and feasible.

Please provide a copy or link to your portfolio with related work samples.

Why Kimley-Horn? At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients and employees, are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 16 years!