Chief UI/UX Designer

JOB TITLE: Associate Visual Designer

LOCATION: Remote/Hybrid.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ROLE:

We’re looking for a mid-level visual designer with expertise in Figma. You will help us in our internal and client projects. We highly value craft expertise, and we love to see strong product thinking as well.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Establish the look and feel for various interfaces, including websites, mobile devices, apps and any other devices
• Work within brand guidelines to create layouts that reinforce a brand’s style or voice through its visual touch points
• Design user-centered interaction models, wireframes or screen mockups
• Design logos, icons and infographics
• Create and organize design assets
• Juggle multiple projects while effectively managing timelines and expectations
• Deep understand of usability, accessibility and web standards
• Create and managing design systems
• Designing components, and tokens on Figma
• A keen eye for aesthetics & attention to detail
• Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
• Take in constructive feedback and produce quality work
• Work cross-functionally with engineering & design teams
• UX Experience is also a plus

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE GREAT IN THIS ROLE:

• A solid foundation in typography, layout and design
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with transitions, motion design and dynamic interaction
• Excellent visual, written and verbal communication skills, along with presentation and negotiation skills

SOFT SKILLS:

• Collaboration - Ability to work in teams across the world
• Adaptability - situations are unexpected and need to be quick to adapt
• Open-mindedness - Expect to see things outside the ordinary

LIFE AT FOUNTANE:

• Fountane offers an environment where all members are supported, challenged, recognized & given opportunities to grow to their fullest potential.
• Competitive pay
• Health insurance for spouses, kids, and parents.
• PF/ESI or equivalent
• Individual/team bonuses
• Fun/challenging variety of projects/industries
• Flexible workplace policy - remote/physical
• Flat organization - no micromanagement
• Individual contribution - set your deadlines
• Above all - culture that helps you grow exponentially!

Qualifications - No bachelor's degree required. Good communication skills are a must!

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Established in 2017, Fountane Inc is a Ventures Lab incubating and investing in new competitive technology businesses from scratch. Thus far, we’ve created half a dozen multi-million valuation companies in the US and a handful of sister ventures for large corporations, including Target, US Ventures, and Imprint Engine.

We’re a team of 80 strong from around the world that are radically open-minded and believes in excellence, respecting one another, and pushing our boundaries to the furthest it's ever been. 

• Must be passionate about designing for web and social media
• Must have experience in Facebook & Google Ad Graphics Proven graphic designing experience
• A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics
• Familiarity with design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, CorelDraw and Photoshop)
• Must have video creation experience
• A keen eye for aesthetics and details
• Excellent communication skills, Must be quick in understanding and implementing ideas
• Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
• Degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus
• With Good Communication Skills.
• Experience 3+ yrs

UI/UX Design Internship at a stealth product startup. 

You will learn:
Product Design

UX Research

UI Design

Futuristic Labs is exactly what it sounds like - a place to 'dream' & 'build' futuristic products. A research and product development studio with an enthusiastic team working towards building innovative consumer products to create a future with superior and healthier lifestyle.

http://futuristiclabs.io/

At the moment we are set out to solve home cooking. To achieve this, we have RIKU, our flagship product, which is a fully automatic, AI assisted rice and curry maker. Other products in this ecosystem are : Semi - A smart induction cook top, A digital kitchen app and a Recipe platform; The perfect blend of hardware and software.

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So if you love good home cooked food and are excited to build an automated solution for the entire cooking process, then this is the place for you!

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We are looking for a product designer who has a good understanding of the entire design cycle right from user research, problem discovery, sketching and wire-framing, building flows and interactions, to creating pixel-perfect screens, testing prototypes and working with developers. And most importantly - repeating the cycle all over again to see what more can be done.

We are a fast-paced team focused on complex design challenges. This position works closely with many other teams and will be an advocate for user experience. By constantly focusing on the user, you’ll create products that are not only amazing to look at, but also intuitive and useful to thousands of people worldwide. We are a lean startup and expect you to wear many hats when needed and you are not afraid of getting your hands dirty.

As a Product Designer you will:

• As the first ever Product Designer, you'll be the core owner of our mobile app from start to finish. You’ll help us better understand our users’ needs & pain points, and will have the skills to turn your learnings into beautifully designed visuals and interactions. You'll report to our CTO and collaborate with the engineering team.
• You are an active collaborator/contributor for our other web applications.
• Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams including Product, Engineering, Marketing and various Business teams to deliver delightful customer experiences
• Work closely with the engineering team to assure design quality by auditing implementation during development.
• Define the product briefs together with stakeholders, get buy-in of your design.
• Attend product meetings and have a granular understanding of the company’s goals.
• Facilitate product vision by researching, conceiving, wire framing, sketching, prototyping, and mocking up user experiences as well as developing system information architecture.
• Drive user research, create detailed user journeys and take appropriate design decisions backed by user-behavior and data.
• Effectively work with a team of designers, help them in raising the bar, resolving road-blocks, prioritizing and breaking down complex projects into simpler tasks
• Use basic analytics tools to gather customer data (funnel), iterate on product based on data & feedback to drive improvements in overall product experience.
• Ensure that we have the right product velocity by working with business, growth, and core product teams.
• Measure and iterate on your developed product once it’s live based on product OKRs
• Help team members with other aspects of running a sprint, such as stakeholder interviews, research, user testing and design documentation.
• Mentor junior designers to help other designers work efficiently and participate actively in the hiring process.
• Establish design systems to maintain design consistency and coherence across the brand.
• Develop & document internal tools & processes to translate product requirements into unique designs for desired experiences.

What do we think you need to succeed in this role:

• Experience: You have 3+ yrs experience in a Product Design or related role (Visual Design, UI/UX/CX Design) in designing preferably consumer facing digital products.
• Empathy: You have deep empathy and interest in keeping your customers point of view in the forefront, as well as constantly validating your design either through quantitative or qualitative research.
• Expertise: You have a deep understanding of UX, prototyping, visual design, typography, components usage, wire-framing, information architecture and visual hierarchy along with relentless execution powers. You are well versed with one of the design tools: Photoshop, XD or Figma and its underlying best practices
• Execute: You can create pixel-perfect visual designs with a good sense of aesthetics, with great attention to detail.
• Ownership: You can work independently and have high ownership of getting things done. You take the lead in discovering problems and execution.
• Leadership: You have the ability to lead and manage several complex projects simultaneously
• Growth Mindset: You welcome challenges, product feedback and ambiguity as a path to unlock your maximum potential.
• First Principle’s Thinker: You excel at understanding and solving complex problems via first principles. You can understand business, design and engineering goals along with constraints.
• Planner: You are good at project management and comfortable breaking down complex projects into simpler tasks.
• Timeline focused: You take pride in balancing fast shipping with quality shipping, with the ability to deliver solid work on a tight schedule.
• Curiosity: You love exploring new products in the market for coming up with new ways to make the product more complete and robust.
• Learner: You have the ability to learn quickly, teach yourself new skills, and thrive within a complex, fast-paced environment
• Effective Communicator: You are comfortable and confident articulating ideas and presenting your work/thoughts in verbal or written form.

Benefits

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Being in an early start-up, you will be working closely and along with the leadership team and can potentially learn and grow exponentially.(other roles)

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Futuristic Labs. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our people. We train and reward talent and are looking to develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each othe

m56 Studios, Bangalore is looking for a UI Designer to join our growing team. We design, develop and operate engaging digital and mobile experiences for global brands, celebrities and media companies. We are looking for a UI Designer to turn ideas into easy-to-use products for our clients. UI Designers responsibilities include taking understanding the visual language, designing graphic elements and building components. To be successful in this role, you should have experience with the relevant design tools. If you also have a portfolio of professional design projects that includes work with web/mobile applications, we'd like to meet you. Ultimately, you will make our product more user-friendly and intuitive to attract and retain customers.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product management, UX and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience
• Execute all visual design stages from hi-fidelity mocks to final hand-off to engineering
• Have a great understanding of visual aesthetics on web and mobile.
• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks.
• Familiar with the handoff process (e. g. 9Slicing).
• Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback.

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a UI Designer or similar role.
• Portfolio of design projects.
• Solid experience in creating UI, graphic design or illustration.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator or other visual design and wire-framing tools.
• Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction.
• Ability to present your designs and sell your solutions to various stakeholders.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies.
• Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Good time-management skills.
• Experience with after effects or 3d would be a good bonus.
• Almost half our products are games, so if you have prior gaming experience then that would be a plus as well.

• Create Intuitive websites, Responsive design, Web and Mobile application/Product interfaces
• Good at following practices like W3C standards, Tableless layout & SEO friendly markup
• Creating ideas for a social media campaign, print communication, packaging and branding
• Creating promotional videos by collaborating with the marketing team
• Create and iterate design mock-ups, prototypes, specs and production visual assets such as graphics and icons

Identify customers needs and gaps in our content and recommend new topics

Required:

• A portfolio that demonstrates your visual and interaction design experience
• Strong ability to communicate, articulate your design decisions, and consider feedback from product managers, engineers and other designers
• Experience with 3D software tools like Maya, Blender, Unity, etc
• Should be well-versed in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
• Passionate about graphic design, typography, photography, motion, and illustration

Degree in Design, Fine Arts or a related field is a plus

Responsibilities and Duties

• Creative in designing Creatives, Flyers, brochures, infographics, banner ads, on-screen marketing promotions, advertisements, posters according to requirement.
• Design creatives that are innovative and eye-catching, but at the same time, in line with the brand personality and visual guidelines.
• Come up with innovative ways to elevate the brand.
• Contribute to a culture that supports creativity through exploration, technological innovation, and individual development.

• Strong conceptualization ability, strong visual communication ability, and creative skills.
• Understanding of contemporary user experience planning, interaction design, and visual design.
• Candidate must absolutely be in sync with recent design standards and trends.
• Work experience in designing UI for mobile, web and desktop-based applications
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery a plus
• Expertise in Creating Pixel Perfect HTML/ CSS/Theme a plus
• Understanding and experience with responsive and multi-device design.
• Strong working knowledge of Photoshop and associated design tools.
• Working with Content management systems
• Editing content, debugging code and re-designing webpages