UX Designer 4 /REDMOND, WA ( Remote )-3+ Months Contract

Title: UX Designer 4
Location: REDMOND, WA ( Remote )
Duration: 3+ Months Contract

Need Ex-Microsoft Employee

Typical Day in the Role
• Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is to support marketing within the org.
• Key projects: This role will contribute to creating high fidelity wireframes, develop prototypes, and use Figma proficiently to make low to mid-fidelity designs for usability testing and transform designs into high fidelity prototypes.
• Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of about 10% meetings (1-2 hours per day) and the remaining 90% will be heads down work.

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition
• What makes this role interesting? - This role provides the opportunity to work on tools that will impact numerous Microsoft products.
• Unique Selling Points: This role is essential for integrating design concepts into functional prototypes, ensuring readiness for user testing and future scalability.

Candidate Requirements
• Years of Experience Required: 6 or more overall years of experience in the field.
• Degrees or certifications required: No degree is required to be eligible for this role.
• Disqualifiers: Candidates with no Figma experience in the last year, or those who are unable to create high fidelity wireframes, or profiles submitted without a portfolio will not be eligible for the role.
• Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain experience with developing prototypes and using Figma proficiently to make low to mid-fidelity designs for usability testing and transform designs into high fidelity prototypes. It will also have expert level Figma experience, 7 or more years of experience with corporate/business graphic design, their portfolio will include a variety of their experience with graphic design, and has heavy experience with Fluent UI, and Microsoft systems and tooling.
• Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on quality of work and deadlines.

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience
1. Minimum 6 years' experience with Figma [Must have been used within the last year]
2. Minimum 6 years' experience with Design Library Components [Fluent UI preferred, but other design systems will be acceptable]
3. Minimum 4 years' experience with creating prototypes in Figma.

Hard Skills Assessments
• Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: Before end of March.
• Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include 1 round, 30 minutes each.
• Required Candidate Preparation: Candidates should have their portfolio prepared prior to the assessment and should be prepared to speak on resume and relevant experience.

Role Description: Seeking a UX/UI Designer who can create high fidelity wireframes, develop prototypes, and use Figma proficiently to make low to mid-fidelity designs for usability testing and transform designs into high fidelity prototypes.

Responsibilities:
• Elevate design concepts to HiFi interfaces using Fluent UI design system in Figma, ready for testing.
• Create and manage a reusable component library in Figma for design consistency.
• Align design efforts with project requirements for user-centric solutions.
• Build Figma prototypes for usability testing, incorporating interaction design.
• Update designs responsively and quickly based on feedback from UX test sessions, team reviews, and other feedback forums.
• Efficiently prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment to meet tight deadlines.

Requirements:
• Advanced Figma skills with experience in Fluent UI and complex component construction.
• Experience in building and maintaining a Figma component library for future designs
• Nice to have experience using Microsoft's Fluent UI standards / Fluent UI design system .
• Solid UX/UI design foundation for intuitive and visually appealing design creation.
• Proven ability to create responsive, accessible designs across web and mobile.
• Exceptional technical precision and attention to detail in design execution.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication for seamless collaboration with teams.

This role is essential for integrating design concepts into functional prototypes, ensuring readiness for user testing and future scalability.