Job ID :
9595
Company :
Virginia Information Technology Agency
Location :
RICHMOND, VA
Type :
Contract
Duration :
6+ Months
Salary :
Open
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
09 Jan 2017
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Short Description:  Senior SharePoint UX Designer.

Complete Description:  *local candidates strongly preferred
*ONLY in-person interviews will be conducted, NO Skype, NO exceptions


This position will design the new home page for the agency’s SharePoint 2010 intranet. Other selected pages shall also be re-designed or created, e.g. newsletter, search, commissioner, help, etc.

Presently, the agency’s intranet is implemented using SharePoint 2010; the agency is planning to move to SharePoint 2016. This effort is to re-design the current SharePoint 2010 homepage and other selected pages so that they meet the following goals:

1. provides users with current, contextual aware information;
2. provides users a portal to agency resources;
3. provides a modern design sensibility;
4. begins the migration to SharePoint 2016, i.e. makes use of design ideas and approaches that are compatible with or implementable in SharePoint 2016; and
5. provides a responsive design that supports mobile, tablets, desktops, and other devices.

The agency has developed high-level requirements and mock-ups. This position will work within the business SharePoint program team to design the UX, to prepare wireframes and other appropriate artifacts, to participate in briefings, and to participate with the IT Agile team to implement the UX design. The role is expected to collaborate with the Agile team analyst and SharePoint lead. In addition, the role will work with the business content owner, business SharePoint owner, IT SharePoint managers, and agency executives to ensure that designs meet the agency’s needs and that these key stakeholders are satisfied.

The desired candidate will possess:
• seven to ten-year's demonstrated experience in web UX design
• five to seven-year's experience designing for SharePoint 2010 and 2013/2016
• three to five-year's experience working in an agile team
• demonstrated experience soliciting website requirements from business users and executives
• demonstrated experience creating wireframes and/or comparable design artifacts
• demonstrated experience creating website graphic elements
• demonstrated experience implementing websites using HTML/HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
• knowledge of the Commonwealth of Virginia web standards
• knowledge of industry accessibility standards, e.g. 508 compliance
• demonstrated experience briefing executives
• excellent writing and communications skills


Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
web UX design
Required
10
Years
SharePoint 2010 and 2013/2016 UX design
Required
5
Years
working in an agile team
Required
5
Years
soliciting website requirements from business users and executives
Required
7
Years
creating wireframes and/or comparable design artifacts
Required
10
Years
creating website graphic elements
Required
10
Years
implementing websites using HTML/HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
Required
10
Years
knowledge of the Commonwealth of Virginia web standards
Required
5
Years
knowledge of industry accessibility standards, e.g. 508 compliance
Required
5
Years
preparing and delivering executive briefings
Required
7
Years
excellent writing and communications skills
Required
10
Years