Graphic Designer

Role - UI Designer

Experience - Min 2 years

Location - Mumbai & Bangalore

About our client :-

Our Client is a brand co-creation platform that transforms powerful ideas into authentic, profitable, and experience-led brands that can define the future of brands in key consumption categories like fashion and lifestyle; food and FMCG, home and decor and beauty and wellness. We are a team of experienced entrepreneurs, marquee investors, and industry professionals who have expertise and experience in building some of the most popular brands in the country. We partner with passionate entrepreneurs to combine our collective learning and experience with data science, digital ethnography, and technology platforms to build brands that connect to the new generation of Indian consumers.

What you’ll be doing :-

• Own the solution design and user experience aspects of any project/product. This includes conducting user research through interviews, observations and other research methods & translating it into insights that are simple, intuitive and result in delightful user experiences.

• Understands product specifications and identifies user touchpoints/ interactions through the various journeys

• Work closely with the product team to translate business requirements into user personas, conceptual diagrams, wireframes, prototypes (paper sketches to high- fidelity), flow diagrams and finally production quality mocks for web, mobile web and apps.

• Create images and videos for our various products selling on multiple e-commerce websites.

• Producing graphic content for landing pages, page layouts, site graphics & static & banners

• Defining standards and guidelines for UI and Usability.

• Will work across different brands from food/fashion/BPC categories.

• Suggest design solutions in the form of sketches, storyboards, wireframes, and paper/interactive prototypes.

What will you bring :-

• You are comfortable working hands-on in a fast-paced start-up environment.

• Must have the ability to work with a sense of urgency and be able to successfully navigate changing priorities

• 2-3 years of experience as a visual designer

• Advanced proficiency in visual design software, such as Adobe Creative Suite's InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator or any other relevant tools

• Knowledge of 3D design and animation tools such as 3DS Max, Maya.

Why work with us :-

• You will be part of our founding team and get your hands dirty in the 0-1 stage of building a D2C brand.

• You will work with a solid set of people from diverse backgrounds.

• You will independently lead projects and have ownership of your deliverables.

• You will be pushed out of your comfort zone and watch your learning curve spike

Role in: Senior UX Design  

Work Location: Goa  

Engagement: Full Time

Company : https://screenroot.com/">Screenroot  

Role & Responsibilities

• Should be capable of creating the full stack of UX deliverables, from personas & storyboards to information architecture, define flows & journeys and wireframes.
• Using any means necessary to develop high and low fidelity prototypes to make the design case internally and externally to customers.
• Analyze data and devise strong companion visualizations and interaction design.
• Achieve consensus and communicate design requirements.
• Develop alternative approaches to meeting product requirements, using judgment to suggest optimal solutions to design problems that balance customer need, business constraints, and technological realities.
• Take responsibility for creating the wireframes of key customer experiences and projects, concentrating on end-to-end scenarios and key user tasks.
• The individual should be comfortable working with senior members of the management team and clients in interactive design sessions.
• Mentor talented junior members of your team to become well-rounded design professionals.

Experience:

• Ideally a design degree preferred in UX design or cognitive science/human factors.
• 6+ years of UX design experience is preferred.
• An outstanding Portfolio is a must. Portfolio should showcase a good mix of web, mobile apps and Enterprise Platforms.
• Capable of defining and implementing design systems; demonstrate experience with industry/platform standards.
• Prior experience in conceptual development and creative interactive prototypes.
• Excellent strategic problem-solving skills in the field of design.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage several projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze an application and transform the design to make it simple and easy to use.
• Ability to gather and synthesize information quickly and efficiently.
• Able to successfully negotiate a range of projects, from vague to well-defined, simple to complex, implementation to innovation.
• Needs to have a very good understanding of emotional design principles.
• Effective communicator, presenter, and negotiator.
• Experience with major design tools including Figma, Adobe XD, Whimsical and Invision etc.

What you will be doing

As a User Experience Researcher, you’ll play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. Working with stakeholders across functions and levels, you'll have impact at all stages of product development. You will conduct end- to-end research using a variety of methodologies, helping us gain confidence in our understanding of our users, their needs and the opportunities this uncovers for our products. You'll be empowered to work with autonomy and creativity every step of the way, partnering with key stakeholders across product management, design, analytics, data science, marketing and engineering to influence product design and direction.

What you will be doing

• Build and execute impactful research plans that provide deep customer insights needed to impact strategy and UX. Innovate and develop approaches to measure users’ experiences.
• Execute rigorous research within complex constraints such as recruiting hard-to-reach audiences, overcoming remote research technology challenges, and adapting approaches to give people of all abilities, languages, and boundaries space to contribute.
• Synthesize and derive insights across research that you will conduct on your own or in partnership with other researchers, prior research, and quantitative data sources including product telemetry and experimentation to derive useful and human-centered insights.
• Build clear and compelling narratives that land your customer-focused, human-centric research insights at the right level of altitude for different partners including engineering, design, and marketing teams.
• Continuously inform design and engineering plans using customer insight (qualitative and quantitative). Critical to this accountability will be identifying gaps and customer pain points, as well as potential customer delighters.

What are we looking for

• 5+years of UX Research and analysis experience in the consumer-facing Product space.
• Extensive experience with qualitative and quantitative user research, including experimental design, sample selection and recruiting, surveys, focus groups, in-person and remote usability testing, ethnographic field research, and more.
• Portfolio containing work samples representing complex system research and user testing outcomes for web, desktop and mobile experiences.
• Degree in HCI, Human Factors, Anthropology, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Engineering or a related subject, and practical, hands-on experience conducting research in technology-related fields.
• Ability to productively collaborate with project stakeholders and teams that are both local and geographically distributed, representing a variety of cultures.
• Ability to keep track of multiple projects and connect the dots, to complement the core product and business values.
• Willingness to work both independently and collaboratively with tight deadlines, and multi-task efficiently in high volume, fast-paced settings.
• Strong communication skills to confidently present to various audience types and seniority levels, and an ability to provide bottom-line insights that help teams realize the tangible value and productively execute on research/testing findings.
• Strong data collection and analysis skills to be self-sufficient in generating, analyzing and presenting results from quantitative & qualitative research, and an ability to translate complex analyses into actionable and sustainable recommendations.
• Commitment to best practices, user advocacy, and thought leadership that drive positive outcomes focused on high levels of quality and innovation.

What will you get

• Chance to play a pivotal role in designing and building next-gen hospitality tech platform
• Top tier scale from day 1 - related battle scars/glory
• Chance to work with world-class talent (Ex Amazon, Apple, Walmart, Swiggy etc)

Senior Manager - Research

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 the 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

As a User Research Professional you will establish UX Research practice for your pods and collaborate closely with the product and tech leadership to shape our products. You will work with your peer(s) to set clear methods, standards and metrics for gathering qualitative and quantitative insights to continuously deepen the actionable knowledge of our product teams.

You will work with teams to develop research awareness, skills for engaging learners, community and experts, also knowledge for discerning what is important to take into product or innovation practices. You will maintain the highest level of research rigour across all types of studies and constraints. In addition to laying the foundation for user research for your pods, you will conduct and lead key research activities, applying quantitative or qualitative research methodologies to generate actionable insights for our products, brand and strategic direction. Your success will be the team’s commitment to research practices and knowledge of deep learning practices which are hidden in plain sight from across India's hinterland to metros.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and coach team of UX researchers across any one of the Discovery and Growth, Learning experience, Careers, and Breakout pods
• Partner with User Researchers, Design Leads, Product Managers, and Engineering managers to drive all stages of research from early product direction through summative validation in an Agile work environment
• Lead prioritization about what we research, when to research it, and how that research is conducted; This might mean working with cross-functional teams, multiple devices, brands, and platforms, in order to find opportunities to further improve the user experience
• Influence a diverse set of stakeholders through excellent relationship building, and crisply providing insight and deep domain expertise in research practices and product development
• Put the needs of our varied set of users front and center and driving, through influence and well-constructed presentations of insights, the user experience strategy of our many products
• As a voice of the user, effectively challenge and elevate the customer experience in a data-driven environment
• Design, recruit and moderate research studies regularly (both in-person and remote)
• Use a variety of research methods and tools to best reach the goals of each project in order to provide rich, actionable insights
• Communicate research findings and prioritized recommendations to internal stakeholders in a clear and compelling way

Skills Required

• You have 6+ years of experience as a User Research Leader with experience building successful practices inside of companies
• You have to lead a team of at least 4 people
• You have deep knowledge of qualitative research methods and tools across the Indian diaspora, as well as knowledge of quantitative methods
• You know how to analyze and work with design, business, and product data tracking
• You have an excellent knowledge of UX standards, and bring a deep background in psychology, social sciences, or anthropology to the practice
• You have strong oral and written communication skills in both Hind, English, and ideally one other language relevant to our deep reach in India. Any other language is a bonus.
• Your excellent presentation skills will help you collaborate with team members from a wide range of teams and geographies across India.
• You have experience in working in an agile environment and the ability to adapt quickly to changing product priorities
• BA or MS in Psychology, Anthropology or Design with a strong focus on User Research is an added bonus

• A graphic design qualification or similar.
• Portfolio with design projects.
• Proven work experience as a graphic designer.
• Working experience with image design tools (e.g. Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, corel draw).
• A keen eye for visual details.
• Aesthetic skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate with team members.

Requirement:

• 1 to 2 years’ experience on developing apps or games
• Passionate about games as well as creating digital assets.
• Should be understanding of current mobile platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and other Adobe Creative Cloud tools etc.
• Should be fast in execution with Adobe Creative Cloud tools.
• Should be understanding of popular mobile, casual, and social games.
• Willing to work in a game product Startup company.

Why Should you Join us ?.

• Lots of learning opportunities- Free Books / Courses.
• Competitive Salary
• Free Medical Insurance for you and your family!
• Lunch on all day you order we pay 60%.
• Unlimited Snacks, Tea & Coffee in the house at all times.
• Work with a super-talented team of engineers and designers.
• Casual Dress Code- Slippers, shorts, all is good!

BlackLight Games: 

At BlackLight and we bring classic game experience to mobile. Our games have been rocking the Play Store since launch.

Our real time multiplayer games are a piece of cutting-edge technology, we take pride that they are played by more than 2 million players daily. 

Our flagship game, Ludo SuperStar has been downloaded more than 50 million times. Other titles include - CallBreak, Carrom, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire and Word games.