UX/UI Designer (Contract)

• 33 - 39 USD per Hour
• Full Time
• Posted : 10 months ago

MoCaFi is committed to building a financial services platform that helps America's marginalized communities create wealth through better access to public, private, and social capital. We are a fintech built for government and non-profit organizations committed to creating finance for all. Our platform is a turnkey digital banking solution for delivering cash payments, deposit accounts, and wealth empowerment tools at the city, state, and federal levels.

• You enjoy the challenge of creating seamless user experiences by understanding user behavior through data and research.
• You're passionate about designing user-friendly experiences by understanding user journeys and pain points.
• You thrive with creativity when faced with ambiguity and technical limitations.
• You make daunting tasks approachable and enjoyable.
• You love to build, test, and iterate.
• You have the desire to build, collaborate and develop strong and positive team relationships.
• You are inquisitive and unafraid to ask questions!

• Help drive the design and product process - from early vision concepts to wireframes, to visual design, and onto pixel-perfect delivery.
• Feedback-happy: able to comfortably and articulately give and receive criticism to improve from there
• Managing design files by keeping them up-to-date and ensuring the latest version is shown across all internal platforms
• Contribute and leverage our evolving design system
• Create presentations and sharable materials for our internal team
• Conduct competitive research and analysis
• Keep up-to-date with industry standards and best practices
• Identify tools, templates, and techniques that evolve existing approaches

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience in Interaction, Information, Interface, Graphic or Human-centered Design
• Knowledge of prototyping software (Figma, Adobe XD, InVision, Zeplin etc…)
• Strong communication, written, and interpersonal skills
• Systems thinking
• Attention to detail, organization skills, strong work ethic, and ability to handle confidentiality
• Ability to collaborate with a cross-functional team and produce quick concept designs & prototypes.
• Flexibility to iterate frequently, with a passion and drive for building best-in-class solutions and applications.
• Ability to influence others to support decisions.
• Comfortable working with engineering and product management teams to define and implement designs.
• An understanding of Design-thinking activities such as Personas, Journey Maps, Service Blueprints and User Research
• Existing knowledge of user-centered design methods and techniques
• Knowledge of accessibility design standards
• Must be a highly collaborative team player who will thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and organizational skills
• This is a completely remote contract position*
• Local and Remote candidates are encouraged to apply*

• An empowering workplace that values initiative and critical thinking
• Work on achieving our financial inclusion mission
• A supportive and inclusive culture: recognizes contributions and celebrates wins
• A welcoming environment that appreciates your bringing your entire self to work
• Time to rest and recharge -- flexible time off policy as long as you can get your job done and make arrangements with your manager to cover you if needed

Skills

• User Experience Design
• User Interface Design
• prototyping software
• Graphic Design
• User Research