Product Designer

Job Title: :Product Designer

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: :Falls Church, VA or remote within the U.S. (no California, Hawaii or Alaska)

The Role: :We are looking for a highly motivated, skilled, and independent Product Designer to join our team to champion the implementation and delivery of UX/UI best practices. Enjoys working on large scale projects that focus on the product as a whole instead of specific elements. We value design, usability, and authenticity. We need your help to create clean and well-designed products for our projects. This role is going to be a key player in our product team, work highly cross-functional, and be accountable for all design activities.

About Us: Tesla Government Inc. (no affiliation with the automotive company) is a rapidly growing small business, located in Falls Church, Virginia. Founded in 2009, Tesla Government’s initiatives are designed to improve how government agencies manage and share information internally while extending to other government agencies and external partners. With decades of federal, military, and NGO experience, our proven agile approach delivers results and impactful solutions within a swift timeframe. Our metrics- driven approach and focus on performance reduces risk and ensures rapid adoption and project success.

We offer Flex PTO, flexible work schedule, health benefits, 4% matching on 401k contributions, competitive compensation, work from home (telework), and an Apple MacBook Pro. We have a friendly, active work environment, and our projects make a difference.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned):

Collaborate with the Development Team and Business Analyst to develop user flows, wireframes, mockups, and final designs that meet the business objectives of the organization, advance our brand strategy, and reflect best practices

Work with GIS Specialists and Content Editors to provide UI artwork for articles, maps, banners, diagrams, etc.

Plan and co-facilitate workshops internally and externally. Manage approaches that identify and solve complex problems.

Serve as a subject matter expert on UX and UI design concepts through an innate capacity for creating engaging, highly usable designs and layouts.

Design, optimize and deliver useful and elegant best-in-class digital experiences working from a multidisciplinary, holistic perspective from concept to execution and implementation

Constantly measure how designs are performing for target customers; iterate and improve those experiences as needed

Coordinate user testing efforts, interpret test results, and incorporate results into design efforts.

Understand technical constraints, user goals and business requirements that shape current and future workplace productivity-related services.

Required Qualifications:

Experience in UX design

Experience in the full design lifecycle and working on large scale projects

Expert knowledge in UX/UI processed and ability to champion the process

Able to work independently as a one person design team

Familiarity with HTML/CSS and JavaScript for purposes of designing interfaces

Experience styling and branding websites, including color, layout, art, and imagery

Skilled in Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to meet deadlines without compromising quality

US citizenship

Ability to obtain a security clearance

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

Extremely skilled in Figma implementation and best practices

Worked closely with a product manager and client success team

Ability to implement designs in HTML/CSS/JavaScript is a plus

Experience in working with the US Government is a plus

Education/Experience:

4-6 years of web design experience

Graduate degree preferred

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.:

Salary: :The wage range for this role takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Tesla, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is 130k-150k.

Tesla Government Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Tesla Government adheres to a policy of employment-at-will which allows either party to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice.