Senior Graphic Artist and User Experience (UX) Designer
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Job Location:
Arlington, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 134000 - 184000
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
STR is hiring aSenior Graphic Artist and User Experience (UX) Designer in the Intelligence Division who is passionate about collaborative problem solving and working on the hardest national security problems. This position is located in our Arlington VA office.
We believe that each candidate has a unique set of skills experiences and perspectives that could enable us to provide our customers with innovative solutions. The skills listed below are intended to give you a sense for the position. If you see an overlap with your skills go ahead and apply!
About the Role
In this role youll design intuitive workflows and interfaces that help military personnel and decision-makers interpret complex data while creating compelling visual media that communicates mission impact to stakeholders and customers. Youll operate at the intersection of UX design graphic arts and digital media production transforming sophisticated technical capabilities into accessible engaging experiences.
What You Will Do:
- Design intuitive user-centric interfaces for mission software applications
- Develop wireframes prototypes and high-fidelity UI designs
- Translate complex data and workflows into clear visual experiences
- Create infographics briefing visuals and presentation graphics
- Produce marketing and outreach assets for demos trade shows and stakeholders
- Develop motion graphics animations and video media as needed
- Establish and maintain design systems and visual standards
- Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions
- Collaborate with engineers and implementation teams to ensure feasibility
- Present design concepts to leadership partners and customers
- Collect requirements from customer end users
- Contribute to Agile/Scrum product development teams
Who You Are:
- Bachelors degree in UX Design Graphic Design Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Visual Communications or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5 years of professional experience spanning UX design and graphic/visual design
- Strong portfolio demonstrating both product UX and visual media work
- Proficiency in tools such as Figma Adobe Creative Suite Sketch Axure InVision or Miro
- Experience with design systems user research and usability testing
- Expertise in visual design principles (layout typography color hierarchy)
- Experience designing across multiple platforms (desktop mobile XR or data systems)
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Active TS security clearance and ability to obtain a SCI clearance for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government
Even Better:
- Motion graphics or animation experience (e.g. After Effects)
- Video production/editing (Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro)
- Data visualization design expertise
- Experience supporting defense aerospace or national security programs
- Technical illustration or 3D visualization skills
- Proposal capture or marketing campaign graphic development
- Experience managing subcontractors or creative vendors
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $134000 - $184000
The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors such as but not limited to the candidates experience education training key skills/critical skills security clearances and prevailing market and business conditions.
STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston MA Arlington VA near Dayton OH Melbourne FL and Carlsbad CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense intelligence and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors radar sonar communications and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.
STRis committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
STR is not just any company. Our people culture and attitude along with their unique set of skills experiences and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We cant do it alone though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us more info.
STRis an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race color religion sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) marital status national origin age veteran status disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process email us atand provide your contact info.
Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- CSS
- InVision
- Balsamiq
- HTML5
- Information Architecture
- Ux
- Usability
- Wireframing
- UI
- Axure
- Responsive Web Design
- Sketch
