Material UI Designer Job at Beacon Hill in Boston

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Base pay range

$50.00/hr - $70.00/hr

Our client is seeking an experienced UI/UX Design Contractor to lead a comprehensive theme and visual redesign of our digital cybersecurity product, and to deliver final theme design in Figma format. This is a 2-3 month contract opportunity with potential for ongoing work as we continue to evolve our product offering.

This role is mostly remote with the occasional onsite meeting. Their office is located in Boston, MA.

This role will start off as 40 hours but hours may decrease to 25 as the project progresses. Must be available during regular business hours.

Project Scope

You will be responsible for refreshing the look and feel of our Material UI-based application, creating a more compelling and visually engaging user experience for a functional, workflow-driven cybersecurity platform focused on user productivity and task completion. This is not a complete restructuring but rather a strategic "facelift" that enhances visual hierarchy, contrast, and color implementation across both light and dark themes.

Key Responsibilities

• Redesign and enhance the existing Material UI theme within the confines of our established design system structure
• Develop improved light and dark theme variations with enhanced contrast and visual appeal
• Incorporate elements from our corporate brand palette while maintaining white-label flexibility
• Recommend/identify sensible UI elements that could inherit brand colors for customers who request it
• Collaborate closely with UX, UI Development, and Marketing teams through iterative design reviews
• Deliver final designs in Figma format for seamless integration with our existing workflow

Required Qualifications

• Material UI Expertise: You're familiar designing for Material UI (MUI) frameworks, including possibilities and limitations of Material front-end and how theming is applied programmatically to UI elements
• Enterprise Software Design: You have experience designing for enterprise software applications
• Design Systems Experience: Youve worked with established design systems and component libraries
• Figma Proficiency: Advanced skills in Figma for design creation and collaboration with other UX team members
• Theme Design Experience: Portfolio demonstrating successful theme/skin design projects for functional applications
• Color Theory Knowledge: Understanding of color psychology, accessibility, and brand application
• WCAG compliance: Familiarity with how a theme supports AA standards for accessibility

Nice to Have

• Experience designing for, or familiarity with, the cybersecurity domain or security-focused enterprise applications
• Experience with brand integration in B2B software environments
• Previous experience interfacing with agile development teams
• Some proximity to Boston area and available for occasional in-person reviews and workshops at our Seaport office

Application Requirements

• Portfolio showcasing Material UI theme design work
• Examples of design system component work
• The ability to speak to your approach to theme redesign projects
• Availability and preferred start date
  

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Completion of this form is voluntary and will not affect your opportunity for employment, or the terms or conditions of your employment. This form will be used for reporting purposes only and will be kept separate from all other records.

Company Profile:

Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs.

Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

Beacon Hill. Employing the Future

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design and Marketing

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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