The Hana Group is hiring : Design Strategist in Washington

Overview Design Strategist (DC Metro area)

The Hana Group is actively seeking a Design Strategist to join our dynamic team, where we work directly with clients to solution through their biggest challenges. You will be responsible for gathering and organizing different types of data and information from a myriad of sources and helping to translate it into clear findings that help create viable, enduring solutions. You will use charts, diagrams, collaboration tools, wireframes and infographics to guide our clients through our process, the Hana Way. It is more than conveying complex information, it is using it to empower better decision making.

We are looking for creative professionals to leverage human centered design principles to work side by side with our clients, developing a curated selection of deliverables to help them achieve their goals. We are a powerful team that is growing quickly – join us on our journey to build something amazing!

Responsibilities Work across a multidisciplined team to help identify client challenges and support building appropriate solutions using visual, interactive, and strategy-based products

Take detailed notes during client meetings and support the quick turn of collaborative drafts

Be comfortable speaking with other creative, strategy, and management team members about desired outcomes and products that drive to client success

Leverage varied design methodologies to attack problems at their core

Draft and produce diagrams, charts, infographics, and other products for print, digital, and web

Help build information hierarchies and frameworks that drive understanding and a positive user experience

Combine quantitative data and qualitative information to develop well rounded solutions that facilitate understanding

Leverage branding to ensure consistency

Be comfortable with asking for and taking different types of feedback from team members and clients to iterate on deliverables

Identify education opportunities and proactively request material and training required to grow

Be a positive teammate, both on client site and within our team

Work Schedule Full time, 40 hours per week

Some travel required to attend conferences and business events

Qualifications Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Design, Graphic Design, UX Design, Interaction Design, Human Factors, Digital Media or a related field

4+ years of experience in human centered design or a related role

High level of familiarity with Adobe suite, Microsoft products required

Familiarity with web development and building information hierarchies from scratch preferred

Comfortable with multitasking and strict deadlines

Secret Clearance required. Top Secret clearance preferred

Familiarity with data management and turning data into useful information for clients

Experience across one or multiple design areas (e.g., experience design, brand, information design, graphic design) to help build the best solutions for each project

Highly motivated to solve problems, pitch in, and unravel complexity

Positive attitude, active teammate

Benefits HTS offers our employees a comprehensive benefit package.

Our standard package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Basic Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Life Insurance, Voluntary Long Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts and 401(k), + more!

Time Off : 11 Federal Holidays per year up to 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year

Bonus Program

Technology package that includes a Hana-provided owned MacBook Pro, monitor, mouse and keyboard

HTS is an EEO employer : D / V / M / G

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