Job title: UX Designer (Temporary W2)
Company: Anthro-Tech
Job description: Anthro-Tech is seeking a skilled UX Designer to join our smart and inspired team. This is a temporary, remote W-2 position offering part-time to full-time support on an as-needed basis, with the potential to transition to a long-term role at the end of that period.We are looking for someone passionate about delivering thoughtful design solutions informed by user research. You’ll be consulting with business, communications, development, and design teams to create highly useful and usable websites, web & mobile applications, kiosks, and other products and services.Some things you would’ve done last week if you were working with us:
- Worked collaboratively with a client team and other Anthro-Tech consultants to create a customer journey map
- Sketched a variety of design concepts to share and iterate with other team members
- Developed an interactive wireframe prototype for usability testing
- Led a collaborative design session to work out a complex interaction flow
- Provided feedback to a colleague on how to improve the aesthetics of their presentation for another client
- Facilitated a design thinking workshop to identify innovative solutions
Other things you might do:
- Collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team including UX researchers, developers, visual designers, content strategists, and project managers
- Design infographics, personas, user task flows, presentations, and design concepts
- Collect and address feedback on a design from both stakeholders and users
- Iterate designs based on feedback from users, clients or project team
- Lead sketching and brainstorming sessions
- Present concepts to clients, walking them through the rationale of design decisions
What you bring to the position
- A proven track record of 5+ years of professional experience as a design practitioner
- A Bachelor’s degree in human-centered design, interaction design, a related field OR compelling related work experience
- A strong portfolio of your design work including, sketching, wireframes, prototypes, and work across multiple domains, platforms/devices
- Strong visual and graphic design skills with experience designing within existing branding guidelines and expanding them for attractive, cohesive graphics
- Excellent communication and listening skills – write, speak and present information effectively, persuasively, and confidently in a variety of communication settings
- Possess a strong understanding of human-centered design principles and the design thinking process
- Experience with software tools such as: Adobe Creative Suite, Figma (or similar), Sketch, Miro/Mural, Axure, and MS Office products
- Basic knowledge of technology capabilities/constraints. HTML and CSS (desired)
- Strong attention to detail
- A passion for making an impact by working with our clients and continually learning and growing your expertise
SchedulingThis is a temporary, remote W-2 position offering part-time to full-time support on an as-needed basis, starting as soon as possible through June 2025, with the potential for extension.You’ll be assigned to specific projects with estimated weekly hours (0–40) provided in advance to support planning. We aim to confirm your schedule at least one week ahead.Team collaboration typically occurs between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM Pacific Time. Outside those hours, your schedule is flexible and can be arranged with your manager.Compensation and BenefitsAnthro-Tech offers competitive compensation and limited benefits for this role including:Paid Time Off (PTO) – you’ll accrue PTO for each hour you work. Full-time team members accrue approximately 15 PTO days per yearActual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role of UX Designer (Temporary W2) is $45.00 – $54.00 per hour + limited benefits.Applications should include the following:
- Cover letter stating interest, background, and salary requirements.
- Resume and a short write-up describing your most significant design accomplishment(s).
- Link to a portfolio of relevant design projects.
Thank you for your interest!About Anthro-TechAnthro-Tech is a human-centered design consultancy focused on government agencies, nonprofits, and enterprises with a social impact mission. We help organizations gain a deep understanding of their customers through research to design products and services that are usable, useful, and make a positive impact on peoples’ everyday lives.Over the past 20 years, we’ve partnered with many organizations to transform how they engage their customers, including dozens of county, state, and federal government organizations, global foundations, and fortune 500 clients. Anthro-Tech was founded in 1997. We are a woman-owned business with offices and user experience labs in Olympia and Seattle, Washington.We are driven by our purpose – to build a great business that makes things better for people.Our values: * Help others succeed
- Set the bar high
- Be optimistic AND face the brutal facts
- Continually learn and grow expertise
- Passionate about making an impact
Expected salary: $45 – 54 per hour
Location: Olympia, WA
Job date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:20:43 GMT
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