United Global Technologies - Columbia, SC, United States
Job Title: Usability Designer II
Responsibilities
40% Under the guidance of a higher level designer, creates user friendly, effective, and engaging user interfaces for platforms including mobile, tablet, or desktop applications. Hones the skills needed to create user interface design artifacts to describe the intended user experience.
25% Provides appropriate support and documentation to help maintain the usability integrity of application systems. Learns to establish standards, best practices, and processes. Researches user centered design best practices, innovations, trends and methodologies.
20% Learns to identify user needs, elicit user feedback, conduct user research activities and task flow analysis to improve user experience of each application. Synthesizes research findings into meaningful recommendations and actionable results. Share user data and insights with the team to communicate user needs and best practices. Tests and refines design decisions based on user feedback and analytics.
15% Works as a member of a team to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders including the business and application development teams. Serves as a true advocate for our users and thoroughly understand how audiences interact with our applications. Evangelizes user experience best practices and collaborates with customer and internal team members to validate conceptual designs.
Qualifications
Required Skills and Abilities: Solid technical knowledge of user experience and usability best practices and methodologies.
Solid understanding of page layout and interface design concepts.
Solid understanding of markup and style sheet languages (HTML/CSS) and optimizing design concepts around these technologies.
Good understanding of graphic design and typography.
Demonstrates flexibility for adapting to both changing business and client needs, and a changing technical environment.
Solid analytical and research skills.
Ability to interpret data and make appropriate recommendations.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and business staff.
Solid conceptual problem-solving skills.
Required Software and Other Tools: Graphic design software, Microsoft Office.
Required Technologies: Solid experience of Figma UI design tool, understanding of JavaScript-based applications.
Nice to Have: JavaScript development experience, Node.js and Vue.js development.
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Behavioral Research, Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Behavioral Research, Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.
Required Work Experience: 2 years user interface design experience.
Location: Columbia, SC 2401 Faraway Drive
Schedule: Start Date: 03/02/2026 Estimated End Date: 02/28/2027 Hours Per Week: 40.00 Hours Per Day: 8.00
Interview Notes: I/S Credit Check required during screenings NO C2 Required but please hold off on sponsored candidates Standard work hours - 8am-5pm - Hybrid, Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Remote Monday and Friday Interviews: In person, if local.
Team Commercial Systems Claims and Membership Commercial Systems has an initiative to create a modern UI experience for our business users. This hire will be critical to designing and potentially developing the front end experience and workflow for the users.
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Responsibilities
40% Under the guidance of a higher level designer, creates user friendly, effective, and engaging user interfaces for platforms including mobile, tablet, or desktop applications. Hones the skills needed to create user interface design artifacts to describe the intended user experience.
25% Provides appropriate support and documentation to help maintain the usability integrity of application systems. Learns to establish standards, best practices, and processes. Researches user centered design best practices, innovations, trends and methodologies.
20% Learns to identify user needs, elicit user feedback, conduct user research activities and task flow analysis to improve user experience of each application. Synthesizes research findings into meaningful recommendations and actionable results. Share user data and insights with the team to communicate user needs and best practices. Tests and refines design decisions based on user feedback and analytics.
15% Works as a member of a team to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders including the business and application development teams. Serves as a true advocate for our users and thoroughly understand how audiences interact with our applications. Evangelizes user experience best practices and collaborates with customer and internal team members to validate conceptual designs.
Qualifications
Required Skills and Abilities: Solid technical knowledge of user experience and usability best practices and methodologies.
Solid understanding of page layout and interface design concepts.
Solid understanding of markup and style sheet languages (HTML/CSS) and optimizing design concepts around these technologies.
Good understanding of graphic design and typography.
Demonstrates flexibility for adapting to both changing business and client needs, and a changing technical environment.
Solid analytical and research skills.
Ability to interpret data and make appropriate recommendations.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and business staff.
Solid conceptual problem-solving skills.
Required Software and Other Tools: Graphic design software, Microsoft Office.
Required Technologies: Solid experience of Figma UI design tool, understanding of JavaScript-based applications.
Nice to Have: JavaScript development experience, Node.js and Vue.js development.
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Behavioral Research, Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Behavioral Research, Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.
Required Work Experience: 2 years user interface design experience.
Location: Columbia, SC 2401 Faraway Drive
Schedule: Start Date: 03/02/2026 Estimated End Date: 02/28/2027 Hours Per Week: 40.00 Hours Per Day: 8.00
Interview Notes: I/S Credit Check required during screenings NO C2 Required but please hold off on sponsored candidates Standard work hours - 8am-5pm - Hybrid, Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Remote Monday and Friday Interviews: In person, if local.
Team Commercial Systems Claims and Membership Commercial Systems has an initiative to create a modern UI experience for our business users. This hire will be critical to designing and potentially developing the front end experience and workflow for the users.
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