Job#: 3046417
Job Description:
About the Role
We are seeking a UX Designer to shape the user experience of our legislative software platforms within the Legislative Management Services (LMS) division.
This role owns the design work that turns complex legislative processes into interfaces that clerks, legislators, and legislative staff can use confidently under session-day pressure. The UX Designer will partner with Product Managers, Business Analysts, and React and .NET engineering teams to move from requirements and user research through wireframes, prototypes, and production-ready designs, while building and maintaining the design system that keeps our products consistent.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on designer who is comfortable working directly with clients and developers, has strong opinions about accessibility and usability, and is eager to use AI-assisted design tools to move faster from idea to testable design.
Key Responsibilities:
o Translate product requirements and user insights into user flows, information architecture, low- and high-fidelity designs, and clickable prototypes.
o Leverage existing wireframes from previous client engagements as a baseline and tailor them to new client specifications.
o Design interactions and micro-interactions that hold up under the pace and pressure of legislative session work.
o Present design concepts to stakeholders and incorporate feedback through successive iterations.
o Produce and maintain component libraries, design systems, design tokens, and documentation to ensure consistency across the product ecosystem.
o Work closely with React and .NET developers to ensure designs are implementable; provide clear specifications, CSS and style guidance, and production-ready assets.
o Extend and apply the Material UI component framework rather than reinventing patterns.
o Advocate for accessibility, performance, and responsive design best practices throughout the delivery process.
o Conduct usability testing with legislative end users, gather feedback, and iterate on designs.
o Measure UX outcomes using product analytics and qualitative research.
o Partner with Business Analysts and Product Managers so requirements-gathering sessions translate cleanly into design direction.
o Synthesize research findings into actionable design decisions and share them with product and delivery teams.
o Use Claude Design and other AI-assisted design tools to rapidly generate prototypes, mockups, and visual concepts, accelerating the path from idea to testable design.
o Identify opportunities to bring AI into the design and documentation workflow, and share effective practices with the broader team.
o Apply the same accessibility, quality, and brand standards to AI-generated output as to any other design work.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Bonus Skills:
Travel Requirement:
Expected Travel of 25%-35%, depending on project needs, offering opportunities to observe legislative users in their own environment, validate designs directly with clients, and build stronger relationships during discovery, usability testing, and delivery phases. Travel ensures hands-on involvement and successful design outcomes.
Work Location & Engagement:
This role is based in Richmond, VA. The position begins as a six-month contract with the intent to convert to direct hire.
We ask that you work onsite for the 2 weeks to ramp up on our platforms, our clients, and the team. After that, a hybrid schedule is available based on performance and project needs, with continued travel as outlined above.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
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Employee Type:
Contract
Location:
Richmond, VA, US
Job Type:
Digital Experience and Content Strategy
Date Posted:
August 14, 2026
Pay Range:
$50 - $60 per hour
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