User Experience Associate Consultant (Graduating Dec. 2026 - Summer 2027)

Description

Hiring is mainly for Atlanta, Charlotte, DC/Reston and Richmond. You can state your preferred location when you apply. A portfolio is required.

You will join the Customer Experience team as a recent graduate, working on user experience (UX) design to make digital products that are easy to use, meaningful, and accessible. UX consultants here enjoy solving hard business problems with clean solutions while developing their skills and careers. They keep up with new design tools and methods and take additional training with real interest.

Consultants work with Fortune 500 companies in many industries and get exposure to a broad range of current technologies. You will gain hands-on, client-facing experience and on-the-job training, including a boot camp for new college hires that simulates client work.

The company supports UX associates with growth through coaching and mentoring from Subject Matter Experts.

The company is a consulting firm that uses technology to help clients succeed. Clients include Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized enterprises, and government agencies across the country. The firm was founded on the goal of building lasting client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Help build user-centered digital experiences through information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, and interface designs.
• Apply usability, accessibility, and interaction design practices to address complex business problems.
• Support user research and usability testing, and turn the findings into design recommendations.
• Work with designers, developers, analysts, and clients at every stage of the design process.
• Produce and present clear deliverables that explain your design reasoning and recommendations.
• Track changes in design, technology, and AI-enabled workflows, and judge how they apply to client solutions.

Requirements

• Graduating in December 2026 or May 2027 with a Bachelor's degree, or a +1 or accelerated master's degree, in Design, Information Science, HCI, or a similar field.
• Submit a portfolio of project work to be considered. Include a password if the portfolio is protected.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills for working with clients and teammates.
• A sharp analytical mind, practical problem-solving skills, and a real drive to learn and grow professionally.
• Strongly preferred: proficiency in Figma and Adobe CC. Working knowledge of accessibility best practices is a plus.
• Desired: the ability to use generative AI tools well to work more efficiently.
• A plus: hands-on experience with AI-powered prototyping and design tools for quickly generating concepts, user flows, wireframes, or interactive experiences.
• Familiarity with design systems, reusable components, and modern product design workflows.
• The ability to explain design decisions and link them to user and business needs.
• Demonstrated teamwork through coursework, internships, or team-based projects.
• Interest in emerging technologies, especially AI-powered design tools and workflows.
• Graduate students are considered only if they went directly from undergraduate study to graduate school and have no prior full-time work experience. Otherwise, see the experienced hire postings on the company's careers site.

Conditions

Work is onsite at a client location or company office when requested. Remote work is allowed when it fits company and client needs.

The company offers a flexible setup that supports work-life balance.

Base pay is $80,000-84,000. Pay depends on your geographic location. Colorado, Illinois, and Virginia follow their state equal pay laws.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. You must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer without sponsorship.

The company is a drug-free workplace.

The company does not use outside recruiting vendors. Apply directly.

The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to equality, inclusion, and fairness.

Benefits

• Traditional benefits include generous time off, health coverage, disability insurance, paid family leave, and more.
• Learning and development: certification and tuition support, on-demand courses, mentorship, and skill paths.
• Modern Health: a mental health platform with 1:1 care, group sessions, and self-serve resources for employees and their families.
• Carrot Fertility: fertility and family-building coverage for all paths to parenthood, including adoption, surrogacy, treatments, and pregnancy, plus optional employer-sponsored funds.
• Fringe: a company-paid stipend for lifestyle benefits chosen by the employee, from vendors such as Netflix, Spotify, and GrubHub to student loan repayment, travel, and fitness.
• Employee resource groups led by staff that support diversity and inclusion.
• Philanthropic partnerships and pro-bono projects that support local communities.
• 401(k) matching with no vesting period.