Gaming UX Designer

Position Overview

As a Design Intern at Enigma Digital, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to real-world projects that redefine the digital space. You will work closely with our team of experienced designers to learn the ropes of digital design, from conceptualization to execution. This internship is designed to offer you a hands-on experience in the industry while contributing to impactful projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the creation of digital design assets for a variety of platforms, including web, mobile, and social media.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute creative ideas for campaign strategies and design concepts.
• Support the design team in researching design trends, user behaviours, and new technologies.
• Help prepare presentations and mock-ups for client pitches and internal reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, development, and product management, to ensure design consistency and coherence.
• Receive and act on feedback from senior design staff to refine and iterate on design projects.
• Aid in the maintenance of design files and assets, ensuring they are organized and up-to-date.
• Engage in learning opportunities, such as workshops and training sessions, to enhance your design skills and knowledge.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or a recent graduate of a degree program in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field.
• A portfolio showcasing design skills and a keen eye for aesthetics.
• Basic proficiency in design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Figma).
• A strong desire to learn and grow within the field of digital design.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• An understanding of design principles, typography, colour theory, and user-centred design practices.
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
• A positive attitude and eagerness to take on new challenges.

What We Offer

• A collaborative and creative work atmosphere where ideas are valued and growth is encouraged.
• Exposure to real-world design projects for top-tier clients.
• Mentorship from industry professionals with years of experience.
• A chance to build your professional portfolio with diverse and challenging assignments.
• A flexible schedule to accommodate your academic commitments.
• A certificate of internship completion.

Kickstart your design career with an internship at Enigma Digital. Apply today and take the first step towards becoming a digital design expert in an environment that celebrates creativity and innovation!

About Us:
We are a Napkin to a Product Market Fit Studio and work together with our customers in the journey of "an idea to the first product version". Most of our customers are Corporate Innovation Hubs and Early Stage Organizations.

Here are a couple of things about us that may interest you:

1. Fast growing: We were featured as one of Deloitte's Fastest 50 growing tech companies from India thrice (2016, 2018 and 2019). What this means for you is a great career growth opportunity

2. Successful track record: Our founders have had past successes - founded a decision management company acquired by SAP AG (now part of Hana Big data stack and NetWeaver BPM), an early engineering team of Zoho (a leading billion $ SaaS player) & some Private Equity experience. Some of our past colleagues from these companies went on to become CTOs (Redbus) and founded companies (one of them founded and then exited to Apple). We are profitable and what that means for you is long-term opportunities to generate wealth

3. Current success: Marquee customers (including the venture capital division of a large conglomerate) along with some exciting startups that are part of our clientele. We work on building MVP products. What this means for you is cutting-edge technology learning opportunities

4. Top Class peer group: We have a talented set of folks primarily focused on solving cool and exciting problems

5. Top-Class Learning & Development Programs: We run our entire L&D programs.

Must Haves:
• Minimum 3- 6 years of design experience
• At least two years of experience working on digital products which include creating highly-detailed annotated wireframes, user flows, process flows and high-fidelity screens
• Worked on Information Architecture, Interaction Design and Product Design
• Strong knowledge of user interface design processes and methodology, particularly as applied to Web-based applications and mobile applications Can establish and run a good design process (exploratory and evaluative research, sprints, reviews etc.)
• Are comfortable with and interested in actively designing the product by himself/herself
• Familiarity and experience with a standard design, prototyping, and user research tools, such as Figma, Miro, and Sketch.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Are deeply empathetic to customers and users and understand how the business works
• Design systems experience is an added advantage
Responsibilities:
• Clear understanding of the critical characteristics of the intended user population

• Understanding of the users' current jobs and tasks, underlying goals, and mental models of their work process and products
• Understanding of platform-specific nomenclature
• The ability to sketch and generate big-picture ideas for early-stage UX work

• Experience developing rapid prototypes
• Design test case scenarios
• Collate feedback from users for further improvement

Responsibilities:

1. Execute visual designs & graphics from wireframes to development-ready stage
2. Assess user feedback in collaboration with product team
3. Build UI improvement hypotheses and innovative ideas for effective communication
4. Coordinate with engineering team for development
5. Build & manage design library and standards

Requirements:

1. Diploma / Degree in design from reputed institute (completed / ongoing)
2. Exposure to B2C / Mobile products (Preferred) 
3. Hands-on knowledge of design tools such as Sketch, XD, Figma, Zeplin
4. Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
   
   

About Us 

upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a  new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale.  upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management,  Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, etc. upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build careers of tomorrow. 

• upGrad was awarded the Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19 • upGrad was also ranked as one of the LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most  sought-after startups in India 

• upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany. 

• We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech • upGrad is the official education partner for the Government of India - Startup India program 

• Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning \

Role Summary 

This role will primarily be responsible for envisioning, defining, and owning the execution of upGrad's product design strategy. As the strategic design leader, team coach, and customer champion you'll galvanize people to solve complex problems, developing strategies, and ensuring product designers have the space to create products that deliver enduring value.  You will also lead change cross-functionally to drive better experiences and influence our company's product, operations, content, and data to unlock the unrealized wants of learners and coaches across new subjects and fields.

You’ll lead your team through the design process, help build a vision, and navigate ambiguity through partnering with research and enabling experimentation, all while mentoring, and growing a hardworking and capable design team.  

You’ll run design critiques, host collaboration & brainstorming sessions, drive design execution excellence, identify areas of process efficiency, and promote a high-output and fast-paced design practice.

Roles & Responsibilities

•  Work closely with your team and other designers in defining, designing, and iterating  on product features across web and mobile platforms 
• Get out of the Office and work with research to observe the impact of your work in the real world, and take that input back to your work as a designer to be constantly improving our products.
• Invest in design standards, documentation, and processes alongside your team members to further our design practice 
•  Shape product strategy and vision together with product managers and have a significant impact across all the product teams
• Bring consistency to all the platforms and products
• Drive and support cross-team initiatives that make the Design practice better at upGrad such as improving our hiring processes, expanding our community presence,  interviewing potential new team members
• Work in the way that works for you and what you're designing, whether that's spending time sketching or jumping straight into pixels and code.
•  Work with other members of the Design team to help them deliver great work and develop their own skills. This could be as a mentor, a coach, or a collaborator. 

Skills Required::

•  7 years of Product Design experience with at least 2 years of experience leading  product design teams
• Consistent track record of leading highly collaborative cross-functional teams thought ambiguity and deliver the best products possible to our customers are an experienced mentor and coachable to give and receive honest, thoughtful,  and direct feedback that removes roadblocks encourages growth, and accelerates delivery
• Are intent on crafting psychologically optimistic spaces where your direct reports and your collaborators are confident in sharing their ideas, opinions, and reservations in order to get to the best customer-focused solution
• Experienced recruiting, hiring, and retaining multi-disciplinary design teams
• Ability to understand complex feature sets and their dependencies while being able  to deliver a design strategy that accounts for capabilities and limitations of the product 
•  Methodology rich, including standard approaches for design deliverables including  user journeys, research plans, mocks, prototypes, documentation, and quality checks 
•  Have the ability to communicate research findings and design decisions openly and  confidently, regardless of the audience  
• Have partnered with research teams or led research experiments to validate and  inform product thinking 
• Have a proven history of partnering with engineering in a continuous delivery environment

What you’ll be doing:

• You’ll collaborate in perfect synergy with other designers and product managers on India’s top community safety app, and design in a fast-paced environment.
• You’ll understand the user experience strategy for a productand drive the overall design solutions based on usability, consistency, business goals, time to market and customer experience.
• You’ll create wireframes, storyboards, user flows and process flows to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• You’ll apply user-focused design processes to create high quality user experiences on our app.

What you’ll bring to the team:

• You’ll bring an in-depth understanding of design patterns across web and mobile platforms.
• You’ll bring critical experience and skills in visual design, UX design, research, micro-interactions
• You’ll bring a demonstrated ability to be a self-starter who will drive progress.
• An expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Invision, Pixate, Framer or other visual design and wire-framing tools.

Interview Process & Prep Notes:

Portfolio Review
Design Approach, Experience, Project overview. Be ready to deep dive and effectively articulate your experience in the UX Field by showing us your portfolio, showcasing past experience, sharing your understanding of design approach, design thinking and your wizardry with tools, processes or unique skill-sets.

Design Assignment
Solution Approach, Task Flows, Mind Maps, Prototyping, Visual skills. The moment is finally here where you walk the talk and demonstrate your ability in UX Designing by acing a short challenging assignment shared by our designers.

Team Fitment
Behavioural Assessment, Culture Fit, Project Knowledge, Role OperationBe yourself. It works out better for everyone if we are genuine and can see if we are a cultural fit for each other.
Everyone here is focused on our mission and hope we can align.