Senior UI/UX Project Designer (Part-time)

Verdantas•Reston, VA

9d•$145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Verdantas is seeking a part-time Senior UI/UX Project Designer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD, Washington, DC, or Reston, VA. In this role, you will design cohesive, workflow-driven experiences for an ecosystem of complex, data-intensive applications. The role translates complex business requirements into end-to-end user experiences, documents how applications work, and carries that understanding from early concept through final stakeholder-approved designs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience; a master’s degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience
18 years of UI/UX design, UI/UX development, or highly related experience with similar scope and responsibilities
Experience documenting user workflows and translating them into wireframes, prototypes, and final UI designs
Experience designing complex, workflow-driven enterprise applications
Proficiency with Adobe XD, Illustrator, and Photoshop in the required operating environment
TS/SCI with active CI Polygraph

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing or partnering on SCSS/SASS styling, micro-animations, or interaction feedback patterns
Familiarity with Java Web, NodeJS, AWS, GitLab, Agile/Scrum, and WebSockets or real-time data update patterns
Experience with UX research, prototyping, communication, and user-centered design methods

Responsibilities

Lead the design of complete, workflow-driven user experiences for complex enterprise applications, including both administrative functionality and end-user workflows
Document current and future-state user workflows, translating application behavior, user needs, and business requirements into clear interaction models, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs
Ensure design decisions are carried consistently from discovery through final approved design to minimize implementation gaps and reduce the need for developers to make independent UX decisions
Design intuitive user experiences for big-data applications, live-data interactions, and complex decision-support workflows
Create low-fidelity concepts, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity user interface designs that are ready for stakeholder review and developer implementation
Apply strong UI/UX design practices to improve usability, accessibility, interaction quality, and overall user satisfaction
Use design tools such as Adobe XD, Illustrator, and Photoshop to produce clear, production-ready interface designs and supporting design assets
Contribute to reusable design patterns, interface standards, and visual consistency across related applications and product workflows
Partner closely with product owners, stakeholders, developers, and technical teams to understand needs, clarify requirements, and translate complex concepts into cohesive user experiences
Facilitate design reviews, incorporate feedback, and drive alignment across business, product, and engineering stakeholders
Advise teams on UX implications of workflow, data, and technical decisions, helping project teams make user-centered design decisions
Work directly with technical contributors to support implementation clarity, including annotations, interaction notes, and design handoff documentation
Collaborate with software developers working in Java Web, NodeJS, AWS, and related environments to ensure designs are feasible, maintainable, and aligned with technical architecture
Support front-end implementation quality by providing guidance on styling, SCSS/SASS, micro-interactions, and user feedback patterns where applicable
Work effectively in Agile/Scrum delivery environments and coordinate design deliverables with sprint planning, backlog refinement, and iterative development cycles
Use version-controlled or DevOps-enabled collaboration practices, including GitLab where required, to support coordinated product delivery
Review designs for usability, consistency, accessibility, and implementation readiness before stakeholder approval and development handoff
Provide informal guidance, mentoring, or review support to designers and visualization specialists
Contribute to design standards, reusable assets, documentation practices, and workflow-design methods that improve quality and efficiency across application teams
Support a culture of design quality by helping teams understand user workflows, reduce ambiguity, and build applications that serve both end-user and administrative needs