UI/UX Designer

The core objective of this project is to upgrade the Dance School website, developed on the Wix platform, to include advanced features and functionalities that cater to both our users and administrative team.

• Professional Dashboard Development:
• Redesign and enhance the existing benchmark tool to a more professional standard. This includes improving the UI/UX design, functionality, and integration within the website.

Engagement Type:

• Mode of Work: Remote
• Shift Time: 6 AM to 3 PM IST

This Role Requires:

• Minimum Exp Required: 3 Years
• Wix Platform Expertise: The developer should have a strong understanding of the Wix platform, including its capabilities, limitations, and best practices for customization.

Interview Rounds:

• Technical and HR Technical Round - Ask questions on the previous work experience.
• HR - Behavioural and cultural fit.

Job brief

We are looking for a talented UI Designer to create amazing user experiences. The ideal candidate should have an eye for clean and artful design, possess superior UI skills and be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts, and transform them into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience
• Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering
• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks
• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
• Present and defend designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
• Conduct user research and evaluate user feedback
• Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards

Requirements and skills

• Proven UI experience
• Demonstrable UI design skills with a strong portfolio
• Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, OmniGraffle, or other visual design and wire-framing tools
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for rapid prototyping.
• 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

Job Profile:

We are looking for a Senior UX designer to join the Product Experience team assisting in research, design, and development of an innovative user-need based, engaging, and intuitive online SaaS platform. Work with real customers of the SaaS platform to better the design and advocate for users’ needs.

Key Attributes you'd need to possess:

• Problem Solver - Quick on your feet, some problems require creative solutions. Communicating those with peers and clients effectively, for presentations and walk through as well as support on client calls if needed.

• Team Player- Builds strong partnerships with product & engineering teams, and understands how to handle creative differences between teams and stakeholders to manage consistency at a brand level.

• User-Driven - Advocate for the user and get them the best experience driven by design. We believe in data, the numbers don’t lie! Using data to back design decisions get you extra points! 

• Business Acumen- Should be willing to learn and understand complex business challenges, and formulate solutions to solve the problems effectively. Someone who makes intelligent decisions - work effectively, plan better, and formulate solutions that can deliver returns.

Typical work week look like:

• Research- Conducting user research, client interviews, and usability testing to understand user needs; studying data patterns that highlight these using prospecting tools for performing Client-need Analysis, track their pain-points to develop a reach-out strategy.

• Ideation and Brainstorming- Brainstorming and designing new features for our SaaS platform based on research, tech requirements, and feature requests. Lots of white-boarding, paper scribbles, and ideas!

• Dev Support- Communicating with web developers, including providing input on any needed digital enhancements

• Manage the Brand Guidelines and Visuals- Designing and managing the information architecture for the marketing website and product, drafting information flows and designing wireframes, mockups and prototypes. Branding and Illustrations for OnlineSales.ai and its marketing website or any events the company will be showcased in.

Our ideal candidate should have:

• 4+ years of work experience in designing digital products or experiences

• Relevant Degree/Diploma or experience/certification in Product or Experience design

• Great understanding of user-centric design, responsive design and designing for web

• Good communication skills

• Software skills - Adobe CC or similar. Any tool you are comfortable with to design and prototype.

• Any experience in digital marketing is a plus.

• Good to have knowledge of CSS, HTML - we work hand in hand with developers

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Designation: Lead - UI Designer (ABL_SS_481), Senior UI Developer (ABL_SS_433)

Position description:

• Design experiences for mobile and web.
• Perform the entire design cycle of assigned projects; i.e. understand objectives, ideate solutions, wireframe & prototype, create visual designs, and make iterative improvements.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the users from research and be their champion in all internal discussions.
• Instill form and function in your designs with thoughtful use of layout, color, gradient, type, icons, imagery, and interaction.
• Interface with developers to ensure that the final development matches your design vision.
• Create and manage style-guides for swift and consistent performance of the team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• UI Design for Mobile and Web application platforms.

Reporting Team

• Reporting Designation: Head - Digital Strategy (ABL_SS_251)
• Reporting Department: Digital Strategy (2172)

Educational qualifications preferred

• Field specialization: Design and visual communication, Web Designing and Computer Graphics

Required Competencies:

• Designer competent in creating excellent mobile and web experiences. You have premier work to showcase in your portfolio.
• Believe in user-centric design and can justify your design decisions with sound logic and backing.
• Obsessed with being pixel-perfect and are well-versed with platform design guidelines (Material Design, iOS guidelines, etc).
• Possess good knowledge of usability, color, typography, iconography, and interaction design.
• Keen to interact with your users and optimize your design based on the principles of UX research.
• Able to design cross-platform experiences with clarity on what will work on desktop and mobile, and what will not. 
• Should have fluent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Required Skills:

• 5-8 years of experience in digital design for mobile and web.
• Competence in prevalent design tools (like Sketch/XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InVision/Zeplin)
• An elaborate and consolidated portfolio showcasing your work and skills.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in human-computer interaction or Design or Fine Art or Architecture or Engineering or IT technical discipline or in place of 2+ years of internship or 1+ years of industry design experience
• Excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills
• Superlative visual design skills, excellent problem solving skills, and the ability to work well in a collaborative team environment
• Understanding of technical constraints, user goals and business requirements that shape a product
• Ability to work confidently with Program Management, Development, Product Planning, Brand, Marketing and Usability
• Proficiency with Figma or Sketch with an understanding of rapid prototyping platforms such as Invision or Principle
• Experience working within and contributing to a structured design system
• Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail
• Additional proficiency and experience in any of the following skills: information visualization, illustration, motion graphics and animation, video, are not a requirement, but a plus
• Expertise in modern research tools such as Dscout, Qualtrics, UserTesting and/or UserZoom
• User Research experience in a complex space such as enterprise, education or other business/consumer tools and applications    

·         Professional experience as UI/UX Designer, preferably who has worked in healthcare EMR and in designing mobile applications

·         Strong portfolio demonstrating effective and attractive designs

·         Mastery of standard design tools (Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)

·         Excellent knowledge of emerging UX and visual design trends

·         Experience in conducting users interviews and usability testing

·         Understanding of user centered and responsive design

·         Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions

·         Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism

1. Optimize the existing UI/UX experience for the web platform. -Develop and conceptualize a comprehensive UI/UX for the product and its modules.
2. Produce high quality UX design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes.
3. Designing UI elements and tools such as navigation menus, search boxes, tabs, widgets for the end-product user.
4. Work closely with the engineers and the product managers to enhance site usability and create a beautiful and consistent design across modules
5. You will be highly focused on making great digital experiences.

Qualifications:

1. Any Bachelors or Masters preferably in Human Computers Interaction or relevant background (OR) 2+ years of practical knowledge in the field of User Experience and Interaction Design.
2. A design portfolio presenting the design of enterprise applications, intranets and websites for desktops is plus.