UI Developer

$75,000 - $80,000/Yr

Gunnison Consulting Group - Suitland, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Suitland, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Gunnison Consulting Group Inc is seeking a motivated and customer-oriented UI Developer to support their Census client. The role involves designing and developing website updates, conducting client consultations, and co-managing web projects. The ideal candidate will maintain design artifacts, set up multi-dev workflow tools, and create comprehensive templates for future use, all while ensuring high-quality customer service and adherence to development standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop website updates.
• Conduct client consultations regarding UX, information architecture, design, and layout.
• Co-manage web projects with other site-builder colleagues.
• Maintain all design artifacts.
• Set up multi-dev workflow tools and processes, leading the team toward CSS preprocessing.
• Create content site maps and conceptual wireframes or mock-ups.
• Generate appealing design composites for customers.
• Convert design composites from Adobe Photoshop or Adobe XD into custom themes and standards-compliant CSS and JavaScript.
• Debug and troubleshoot CSS and JavaScript for new and existing websites.
• Perform CSS and graphic customizations for existing websites.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with Development and Production colleagues on assigned customer projects.
• Follow development standards, governance processes, and best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and quality control processes.
• Maintain professional relationships with customers, management, and colleagues, delivering high-quality customer service.
• Create comprehensive templates for future use.
• Create a comprehensive theme or style for custom pages across modules.
• Prepare presentations to stakeholders and customers with exacting detail and quality.
• Prepare project reports, using input from project leaders.
• Prepare and maintain project budgets, under the leadership of a Project Director.
• Perform quality reviews of various types of documents, including project plans and security documentation.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in UI development.
• Ability to assess verbal and written requirements from customers and transform them into interactive designs and project artifacts.
• Ability to design website themes.
• Excellent HTML/CSS skills; ability to plan and design responsive sites for multiple viewports.
• Experience with CMS/publishing platforms.
• Solid knowledge of Photoshop or Illustrator; skilled at converting layered design files into HTML/CSS themes.
• Understanding of effective front-end development techniques and tools, such as JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Highly proficient with Vue.js framework and its core principles such as components, reactivity, and the virtual DOM.
• Familiarity with the Vue.js ecosystem, including Vue CLI, Vuex, Vuex ORM, Vue Router.
• Understanding of server-side rendering and its benefits and use cases.
• Knowledge of functional programming and object-oriented programming paradigms.
• Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented, and clean JavaScript code.
• Understanding of version control and deployments using GitLab.
• Understanding the basics of 508 compliance.
• Adept at multitasking in a fast-paced, high-profile environment.
• Ability to evolve skill sets and quickly adopt innovative technologies.
• Organization and attention to detail; professional communication (written and verbal) abilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Graphic Design, Web Design, or a related field is highly desirable; equivalent work experience will be strongly considered.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Benefits

• Bonuses and profit-sharing
• 401k Matching
• Certifications and training allowance of $2,500/year
• 3 weeks of personal leave your first year (160 hours can roll over every year)
• 5 days of Flex-Time-Off per year