Instructional Designer

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Learning and Development to lead, design, and implement comprehensive L&D strategies aligned with organizational goals. The role involves overseeing all learning initiatives, enhancing employee skills, supporting career development, and fostering a culture of continuous learning within the organization.

LOCATION: Hyderabad - Hybrid (2 days a week)/WFH

A Little Bit About The Role

As an Associate Product Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping user-centric solutions through innovative design practices. This position bridges creativity and strategy, requiring proficiency in both visual and interaction design. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, support senior designers, and contribute to the development of exceptional user experiences that align with business goals. This is an opportunity to grow your skills while delivering impactful design outcomes.

What You Will Be Doing

Design Execution:

• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and polished design assets using tools like Figma.
• Apply design principles to create intuitive and visually appealing interfaces for web and mobile platforms.
• Ensure designs adhere to brand guidelines and accessibility standards.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to gather requirements and refine designs.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions, workshops, and design critiques.
• Facilitate smooth design-to-development handoffs, providing necessary specifications and documentation.

Research & Usability:

• Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions.
• Analyze research findings to identify opportunities for improving product usability and user satisfaction.
• Advocate for user-centered design practices within the team.

Innovation and Learning:

• Stay updated with design trends, emerging tools, and best practices.
• Brainstorm and experiment with innovative design approaches to enhance product offerings.
• Take ownership of small projects and mentor interns or junior team members as needed.

What you will need to be great in this role

Experience:

• 3-6 years of experience in UX/UI or product design roles.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver impactful design solutions in collaborative environments.

Skills:

• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, information architecture, and accessibility standards.
• Ability to create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.

Attributes:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Problem-solving mindset with lateral thinking abilities.
• Eagerness to learn, adapt, and contribute to team growth.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality designs.

Leadership:

• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines effectively.
• Willingness to mentor junior designers and contribute to a culture of design excellence.

Portfolio Requirements:

• A portfolio showcasing design projects, highlighting your role in problem-solving, design execution, and user-focused solutions.
• Examples of work that demonstrate strong visual design, user research, and prototyping skills.

Certifications (Optional but Beneficial):

• UX/UI certifications (e.g., Nielsen Norman Group, Interaction Design Foundation).
• Design thinking or ideation certifications (e.g., IDEO, LUMA Institute).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, supported by Scrum or other relevant certifications.

NOTE: This role is ideal for someone eager to make a meaningful impact through design while developing their expertise in a supportive and innovative environment.

Preferred Skills

Storyboarding, User Experience (UX), User Interface Design, Usability, Information architecture, Site Maps, User Flows, Wireframing (Figma), Prototyping, Minimalism, Lateral Thinking, Problem-solving skills, Design Thinking, Accessibility, Design Systems

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree is not necessary, but strong communication skills are essential.

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
• Employee stock ownership plan
• 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!

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 100 strong from around the world that are radically open-minded and believe in excellence, respecting one another, and pushing our boundaries to the furthest it's ever been.

Seeking a passionate artist with an eye for detail. If you thrive on creating compelling visuals and love turning ideas into dynamic animations, we want to hear from you!

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Dynamic motion graphics that captivate and communicate.
• Visually engaging videos that tell compelling stories.
• Modern designs infused with creative visualization and typography.
• Experienced with DSLR photography and videography.
• Internal photo/video content with professional-grade effects and enhancements.
• Collaborative UI design support when needed.

Requirement:  

• Master of Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Familiar with Figma and Blender 3D (a bonus!).
• Knowledge of BodyMovin (Lottie) and Duik plugins is a plus!
• A portfolio showcasing your best work.
• Show us your portfolio and resume

-Developing Concepts and Ideas

-Oversee the Multimedia Productions

-Aligning Creative Departments and Stakeholders with their ideas.

-Understanding Client needs & Planning accordingly.

-Create and enforce design & branding guidelines.

-Manage Budgets & project resources.

As a Motion Graphics Designer at Quick Radius, you do more than bringing graphics to life. You use your strong creative background to create powerful videos that capture an audience and leaves them wanting more. In addition, you have these skills and experiences:

• Strong technical skills and proven ability to use a variety of Adobe software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition)
• The ability to partner with other creative team members and key stakeholders to create content used across a variety of platforms (web, mobile, social media, and more)
• Able to work in a fast paced environment and have strong project management skills
• Interact with clients to understand brief and share ideas
• Be a great communicator, receive and interpret feedback, and meet tight deadlines
• Respond to user feedback, data/analytics, and client feedback to improve the creative work in future iterations
• Ability to work on types of video - Explainer, Promotional, Marketing, SaaS product demo, Social media, Video editing, Animation, Mixed types of video

Roles & Responsibilities:

 3+ years of experience developing mobile apps.  Experiencing fine tuning applications to improve performance and memory utilization.  Thorough understanding of iOS development for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices.  Experience of design and development of iOS applications, preferably in an Enterprise setting  Proficient with Xcode, Objective-C, and Cocoa Touch  Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, SQLite, MapKit, UIKit, Core Location, etc.  String knowledge in Restful, SOAP APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services  Strong knowledge of Storyboard, Autolayout, ARC.  Experience of design and development of iOS applications, preferably in an Enterprise setting  Proficient with Xcode, Objective-C, and Cocoa Touch.  experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, SQLite, MapKit, UIKit, Core Location, etc  Experience with offline storage, threading, multitasking, and performance and memory tuning with  tools  (such as Instruments).  Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines  Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred  Knowledge of Graph APIs is preferred.  Familiarity with cloud message APIs, Local and push notifications  Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (such as Git, TFS or SVN)  Familiarity with continuous integration.