UI/UX Designer

Summary of Role

Innovate to solve the world's most important challenges. We are looking for Advanced User Exp Designer with strong capabilities to design and own the product experience. The designer would be responsible for end to end interaction and visual design.

Responsibilities

• Own the design execution while working closely with key stakeholders in design, engineering and business stakeholders to solve user needs and business goals
• Demonstrate mastery of the end-end UX process, including user research for discovery and product definition, and multiple methods of formal and informal user evaluations
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Agile / Lean UX methodologies
• Prioritize backlog effectively; communicate clear timelines and status updates at all levels
• Guide effective documentation and communication of design - via wireframes, mockups, prototypes and user stories
• Conduct research and evaluation of designs, as well as emerging technology, industry, and market trends

Must Have Background for this Role:

• Bachelor's degree preferably from tier 1/ tier 2 design school.
• Outstanding user experience design portfolio
• Bachelors degree in human factors, psychology, user experience design or related degree
• Some experience in user experience design, interaction design or human factors
• Proficient user experience design skills, e.g., customer journey map, experience diagramming, task analysis, workflow design, etc.
• Experience with observational research and usability testing
• Graduate degree in user experience design, human factors, interaction design or related discipline.
• Fluent with design sketching and prototyping tools, e.g., Axure, Balsamiq, Visio, etc.
• Experience with design trends, benchmarking, forecasting and concept creation

• Experience with project planning, scoping and execution in a phase-gate and/or agile environment

Required Skills for this Role: 

• Has 5+ years of experience (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual, product, industrial), User Experience, HCI, or a related field
• Must have strong background in interaction/UX design and continue to be hands-on as an interaction designer
• Conducts user research to understand user needs, mental models and working contexts
• Synthesizes output of stakeholder research & creates visualizations that effectively summarize key insights related to user and customer needs and behaviors, product definition.
• Has real-world experience in managing projects & stakeholders

• Skilled in standard design & wireframing tools (Adobe CC, Sketch) and visual communication

Roles and Responsibility

Utilize design tools and processes to create new product design elements Participate in peer reviews of design work to evaluate design techniques and overall success in meeting the compelling user experience objectives Lead the enhancement the current design system containing our re-usable design elements and components, style guide, WCAG compliance standards, and developer instructions Work with team members of all levels to complete daily tasks, share design and development knowledge, follow-up and escalate issues appropriately, and recommend design and process enhancement Take part in user-centered design methods including user research & synthesis, exploration, story-telling, detailed design, journey mapping and prototyping Design and present findings to the business on 2 to 3 actionable items to enhance the customer experience Create and communicate your design and user experience insights to company leaders Document design notes, element construction, development processes, and other supporting materials Manage project plans, feature design and delivery Work alongside a UX Designer to conduct user research into how users work through data entry forms and obtain user feedback on existing designs that will help inform new design improvements

jumpingMinds (jM) is a Mental Health Tech startup leveraging the power of community and

technology to disrupt the growing global Mental Health & Wellness industry. It's a

first-of-its-kind anonymous safe space designed to make someone under stress feel better

instantly through personalized smart solutions. We have consistently seen that ~70% of jM

users feel better after just one conversation. We launched the product ~18 months ago, and

have been receiving an amazing response with over 500k+ community and Better than Best

In Class metrics across the board. We have been awarded 7 times out of which we have

been recognized by Google thrice already!

Job Description

We are hiring for talented Graphic Designer to join our team and create engaging & impactful designs

Responsibilities

• Taking design briefs to understand requirements
• Conceptualizing and developing design concepts, graphics, and layouts.
• Designing and producing collateral in accordance with brand guidelines.
• Presenting ideas, concepts, and design solutions to various stakeholders and incorporating their feedback into the final design.

Requirements and Skills :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design, Fine Arts or a related field
• Have prior experience of 6 months as a Graphic Designer as well as a strong portfolio of related projects
• Possess good knowledge of design tools such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop
• Has strong attention to detail and a keen eye for aesthetics
• Has excellent communication skills and can clearly articulate ideas, designs, and suggestions
• Is a strong team player who can collaborate effectively with different stakeholders

What is in store for you?

• Opportunity to learn, grow and be a role model for young team members
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• Market Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work with the Founding Team members

1. Only NIFT, NID, or pearl graduate
2. Develop standard UI components and style guides
3. Build wireframes and storyboards to conceptualize design
4. Define visual elements, product elements, and overall design
5. Taking design briefs to understand requirements
6. Effectively communicate your designs to developers and other key stakeholders
7. Create and implement interaction models and user interface specifications
8. Conduct industry research and stay up-to-date on best practices, competitor UI designs, and emerging technologies
9. Conduct, observe and analyze usability testing sessions
10. Conduct user testing of applications, software, and websites
11. Develop consistent, intuitive architectures
12. Support the QA team to make sure features are implemented in the coded version as intended
13. Determine timeline and deliverables
14. Evaluate and set best practices and standards
15. Work with UI managers and team to define user flows and sitemaps
16. Measure the human-computer interaction (HCI) element of a design
17. Collaborate on scenarios, end-to-end experiences, and screen designs
18. Work with frontend and backend developers as needed

• Study design briefs and determine requirements
• Conceptualize visuals based on requirements
• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas
• Develop illustrations, logos and other designs using software or by hand Work with copywriters and brand leads to produce final design
• Test graphics across various media
• Amend designs after feedback
• Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand

• Proven graphic designing experience of 5 – 7 years
• A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics
• Familiarity with design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop)
• A keen eye for aesthetics and details
• Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines

• Support and lead a team of product designers, by applying your expertise in strategic design methods and efficient design processes, across a multi-disciplinary team (UX, UX research, IxD, UI, VD, Graphics, etc) Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps.
• A key contributor to product team working closely with PM and key stakeholders (product, engineering, data science, sales, marketing & PR) to define a long term strategy that delivers on the vision
• Be able to deliver value for end-to-end user experience design with a focus on interaction design and visual design.
• Develop process flows, wireframes, and mockups to effectively conceptualize and communicate design strategies and detailed interaction models
• Be accountable for the system designs within the scope of your team to fulfill both functional and non-functional requirements, that enables building a scalable and reliable product
• Bring predictability & visibility of the team’s delivery to all relevant stakeholders, which includes making complex technological context more accessible to improve the quality of decision making
• Continually research the user experience through interviews/systematic feedback from internal/external customers to dive into root problems and uncover opportunities to improve our product
• Responsible for building & growing the design team - skills development, personal development, mentoring & leadership growth
• Work towards inculcating a Design Thinking culture within the team.

• Experience managing a design project from start to finish
• Ability to communicate effectively to different audiences within the organization
• A keen sense of design - both interaction design and visual design
• Knowledge of wireframe tools (e.g. Sketch and InVision)
• Experience developing UX wireframes, interactive prototypes and mock-ups
• Team spirit, strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
• Can get hands dirty with all parts of the design process
• Understanding of influencer marketing space is a good to have