Experience Design Associate

● The individual will have the vision and drive necessary to develop and lead our design team, both creatively and commercially.

● The role demands regular interaction & management of internal teams (Designers Developers, Business Development), external stakeholders (Clients & Vendors), and direct reporting to Management (Directors).

● With experience in managing people, he/she will enjoy being involved in the day to day whilst maintaining the ability to consider the bigger picture.

Responsibilities:

● Work with principal stakeholders & decision makers in client organizations to understand their Business/Organization Goals, User/Customer Behavior, and create Design Roadmaps & Strategies

for their Services & Products.

● Collect & analyze Business Requirements, create Design briefs & proposals, convert sales inquiries into projects.

● Lead prioritization discussions with leadership teams, defining scope, budget, timelines and resource allocation.

● Lead the Design Studio & projects to on-time and quality delivery as agreed by the client.

● Guide excellent design delivery, with thorough understanding of UX & UI Design.

● Work closely with Frontend & backend development, Content & Communication, Digital

Marketing and other teams to ensure the success of the projects.

● Raise and negotiate issues and risks with senior management of the client.

● Manage profitability of the projects & design studio.

● He/she needs to guide team members well and facilitate their constant learning in the organization.

● Stay up-to-date with latest achievements, best practices and trends in design.

● Establish best practices and design-thinking processes across the organization.

Expectations:

● Minimum 10+ years of core UX & UI Design experience.

● At least 3 years of experience leading and managing a small to medium design team (20 to 40 Members).

● Should have led at least 12 product design client projects hand-on, involving UX & UI Design teams, Front end development teams.

● Should have led & delivered at least 3 client projects in CX or Service Design.

● Experience in UX & UI Design for web, mobile & TV.

Qualifications:

1. 2-3 years of experience in project management or a technical role.

2. Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).

3. Excellent organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.

4. Strong written and verbal communication skills.

5. Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Trello).

6. Knowledge of software development lifecycle and testing methodologies.

• Understand product specifications and user psychologyConduct concept and usability testing and gather feedbackCreate personas through user research and dataDefine the right interaction model and evaluate its successDevelop wireframes and prototypes around customer needsFind creative ways to solve UX problems (e.g. usability, findability)Work with UI designers to implement attractive designsCommunicate design ideas and prototypes to developersKeep abreast of competitor products and industry trends

Requirements:
Good working knowledge of Adobe XD
Pay attention to details
Distill simplicity from complex user requirements
Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills

• Build enduring relationships with the clients and display an understanding of the client, industry, and business environment.

• Responsible for the P&L of the department.
• Track and review the entire operations process, weighing them against the set business targets in order to determine the effectiveness of any initiatives and implement necessary changes and solutions.
• Ensuring high-quality customer experience with brief understanding and validation to design project development and coordination from concept to execution stages.
• Take complete ownership of projects from start to finish. Manage customer negotiations and payment.
• Work closely with the client and your interior design and execution team to finalize the home design, 3D designs, and GFC (Good for Construction) Ensure the highest level of Design quality along with client satisfaction is maintained.
• Collaborate with the team and be accountable for all deliverables of team members.
• Develop strategic short/ long range plans to ensure on-time project completion.
• Devise project management guidelines, review projects with various stakeholders, coordinate staffing/scheduling, evaluate commercial project contracts, and establish milestones Plan, monitor and analyze key metrics for the day-to-day performance of the operations to ensure efficient and timely completion of projects.
• Collaborate with leadership in the development of performance goals and long-term operational plans.
• Maximize efficiency and productivity through extensive process analysis and interdepartmental collaboration.
• Set strategic goals for operational efficiency and increased productivity such as developing at least 10 vendors in each category and complete their onboarding.
• Hire and grow the team as per the organization's requirements with Human Resources.
• Analyze current operational processes and performance, recommending solutions for improvement.
• Develop, implement, and monitor day-to-day operational systems and processes that provide visibility into goals, progress and obstacles. 
• Build and maintain relationships with all department heads, external partners, and vendors to make decisions regarding operational activity and strategy.
• Devise strategies to ensure the growth of programs enterprise-wide, identifying and implementing process improvements that will maximize output and minimize.
• Uphold local governmental policies and standards, ensuring legislative regulations are followed for all.

Role Summary

We are looking for Front-End Web Developers who are motivated to combine the art of

design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX

design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You

will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and

technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the

application looks as well as how it works.

Responsibilities

• Develop new user-facing features
• Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, HTML and CSS/SCSS
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Cooperating with the back-end developer in the process of building the RESTful API
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Builds the interactive data visualization and data interfaces using web technologies.
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
• Translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual
• elements of the application.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 3 + years of experience in ReactJS / Native development
• Experience in writing extensive unit test.

• 
  8+ years of experience in software development using modern languages (ReactJS/Native etc)
• Thorough understanding of ReactJS, Redux, Node.Js, Express Js etc
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Design and develop scalable, performant and responsive FE architecture.
• Ability to deliver in test-driven method
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Nice to have worked on mobile products (IOS & Android)
• Experience in writing extensive unit tests
• Own code quality and experience in writing extensive unit tests
• Proven ability to learn and adapt to new technologies and frameworks quickly
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving capability.
• Team player
  Good time-management skills

Sup!

We are looking for a freelance UI/UX Mobile Designer to join our growing Design Team at Kickgadget. This is a position for a detail-oriented designer who is passionate about creating intuitive and insightful experiences for users.