Job title: Design Strategist, Mid
Company: Booz Allen Hamilton
Job description: Design Strategist, MidKey Role:Conduct thorough research, craft compelling narratives, and develop innovative solutions that align with organizational goals. Identify user needs, brainstorming creative ideas, and prototyping effective solutions. Explore all aspects of a customer’s experience, establishing a complete understanding of their needs and preferences through a variety of tools and techniques, including extensive contextual research, ethnographic research, and usability studies. Translate research into actionable user insights for clients, designers, leadership, and other stakeholders. Apply advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, and full industry knowledge, and develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work independently without considerable direction, and mentor and supervise team members.Basic Qualifications:
- Experience using critical thinking to work on end-to-end projects
- Ability to lead and facilitate human-centered design processes to develop innovative solutions that meet user needs and drive business goals, and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and marketers, to ensure a cohesive and user-centric approach throughout the project lifecycle
- Ability to conduct comprehensive user research, including ethnographic studies, contextual inquiries, and usability testing, to gather deep insights into user behaviors, motivations, and pain points
- Ability to synthesize research findings into actionable insights and design principles that inform the development of user personas, journey maps, and wireframes
- Ability to develop compelling content that effectively communicates design concepts, user insights, and project outcomes to both internal and external stakeholders, and write clear, engaging, and persuasive content for various platforms, including websites, blogs, social media, and marketing materials, ensuring all content aligns with the company’s brand voice and messaging
- Ability to advocate for the user at every stage of the design process, ensuring that their needs and perspectives are represented and prioritized
- Ability to stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies, like Artificial Intelligence, in design and content creation, and apply this knowledge to continuously improve our processes and outputs
- Ability to submit a portfolio and work samples
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Experience with content management systems (CMS) and web analytics tools
- Experience in human-centered design, user research, and content writing
- Experience in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite or Figma
- Ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively
- Ability to think creatively and strategically, balancing user needs with business objectives, pay strict attention to detail, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to display a portfolio showcasing design projects and writing samples that demonstrate a deep understanding of user-centered design principles and effective communication
- Possession of excellent verbal and written communication
- Possession of excellent collaboration and organizational skills
- Bachelor’s degree in design, Human-Computer Interaction, Communications, or a related field preferred; Master’s degree in design, Human-Computer Interaction, Communications, or a related field a plus
Clearance:Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.CompensationAt Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $60,400.00 to $137,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.
- If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
- If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.
EEO CommitmentWe’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
Expected salary: $60400 – 137000 per year
Location: Arlington, VA
Job date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 05:15:03 GMT
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