Senior UX Designer II, Digital Innovations (remote)

This is a remote position

Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government. We’re looking for people with an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to improve how the government serves people. If you thrive on change and can see the possibilities in ambiguity, then we want you here with us.   

Work on things that matter

Working at Ad Hoc means putting your time and skills towards helping the government better serve the public. Our teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government thinks about and uses technology. 

Built for a remote life

Ad Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We’ve designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team since the beginning. Being remote by design allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives. With a generous PTO policy and Slack channels for every interest (from bird watching to space nerds to home décor), our company culture acknowledges all the things happening in your life. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for your family or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that’s welcomed. 

What matters most

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We’re a team that loves the challenge of government-size projects and loves to see our customers succeed. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.

What you’ll do as a Senior UX Designer II 

As a Senior UX Designer II on the Digital Innovations team, you will make a direct contribution to our goal of enabling more agencies to deliver effective digital services. The Digital Innovations team works across the company to create tools and services Ad Hoc teams can use to better serve our customers, differentiate us from competitors, and help the growth team attract, engage, and align our services to their needs. As a designer on the Digital Innovations Team, you will have responsibility to work cross-functionality as a team to achieve these goals. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering design work, including discovery artifacts, sketches and rough prototypes, wireframes, UX flows, and high fidelity prototypes
• Helping to drive team delivery by collaborating on priorities and work product using agile methods.
• Managing deadlines through teamwork
• Using your design skills to make strong typography, layout, and hierarchy choices
• Providing design critique, heuristic evaluations, and competitive analysis
• Providing and receiving mentorship from other designers
• Contributing to design libraries and providing visual design and brand artifacts
• Participating in company initiatives and recruiting efforts 
• Creating business development materials

Some basic requirements

• All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories
• As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust security clearance
• Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute
• Some federal contracts require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment

Tips for applying

• If your application seems like a good match, we’ll invite you to complete a quick writing assignment, which we evaluate blindly. This helps us have a greater understanding of how you approach design problems, while also reducing bias from our hiring process. We will not ask you to do any form of whiteboarding or spec work.
• Include a portfolio of 3-5 UX-focused work samples with your application. We want to understand how you think and solve problems. Clearly explain your process and the reasoning behind the decisions made, include visual artifacts, and identify both your role and the impact you had. Your portfolio can be anything from a website to a slide deck. How you build it is up to you.  

Ad Hoc is a great place to be. Our benefits package includes: 

• Company-subsidized health, dental, life, and vision insurance
• Use what you need vacation policy
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year 
• $2,000 continuing education/annual conference attendance stipend

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

In support of the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual 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 is $101,570 - $136,994 and information on benefits offered is here. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.