UI/UX 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

About Company

Our client is a luxury home decor brand. It's nothing less than a revolution in the home decor industry- where technology enables world-class home interior design. We use technology combined with internationally trained designers to help our customers achieve the style they want to express.

Our services include unique technology-driven processes and analytics, consulting, execution and supervision – all within schedule and planned budget, so they can relax and enjoy their space transformation with peace of mind.

We encourage our consumers to explore and discover their own self-expression while amazing their senses with new cultures and design techniques, tasteful decor and ambience.

Responsibilities 

• Identify opportunities for new products

• Analyse how a new product ties in with market needs and consumer preferences

• Set design requirements based on briefs from internal teams and clients

• Research materials and techniques

• Sketch drafts on paper or digitally (for example, using CAD)

• Mock-ups and prototyping

• Use 3D modelling software to design products

• Produce prototypes and test functionality

• Improve the design of existing products

• Gather feedback from product users

• Presentation

• Strong knowledge of the industry and market trends

• Provide assistance to product engineers when needed.

• Recommend new tools and technologies by staying abreast of the latest trends and

  techniques

• Handy and experienced with all materials in the market.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• 5+ years’ experience as a Product Designer

• Experience in industrial design

• Creativity in mixing up colours, shapes and techniques

• Hands-on experience with computer-aided design tools

• Good knowledge of 3D modelling software

• Time-management skills

• Adaptability

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members

• A well-rounded portfolio of client work, demonstrating a strong understanding of client objectives.

• Passion for design; not satisfied with the status quo and always thinking of ways to improve

• Skilled in making detailed technical working drawing of the product

• Creative problem-solving skills

Qualification:

• Diploma or Degree in Product Designing

Must Know Software:

• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe InDesign

• Illustrator

• AutoCAD

• Rhinoceros

• Key shot

• Fusion 360

• 3DMax

• Sketch Up

• MS Office

• Be a hands-on user interface and visual designer for our toughest design challenges.
• Develop and detail visual designs and design specifications; drawing on existing high level designs and digital brand guidelines.
• Work alongside product, marketing, UX designers, copywriters, and developers to come up with complete design solutions.
• Review UX design documentation such as wireframes to identify gaps and issues and raise these within the team.
• Own the quality of visual design execution for your design directions as well as extend the existing design styles.
• Present and defend your work to colleagues, other teams, and management.
• Contribute to the development of our Design Club to promote learning, growth, comradeship and innovative thinking across the organisation.

• 2 or more years of experience and proven track record.
• An impressive portfolio of work that showcases excellent practical design skills including layout, colour, typography, and multi channel design.
• Full project lifecycle experience from concept through to completion.
• Experience designing for complex systems across Desktop and Mobile applications.
• Expert user of Sketch, Zeplin, Creative Suite, other tools of the trade.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise projects and communicate across teams, and take feedback positively to turn it into intuitive design solutions.
• Strong understanding of Design Systems.
• Creative ideas with a problem solving mindset.

• Degree in a design-related field.
• Recognised UX / UI certifications.
• Experience working in an agile development process.
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS and JavaScript.
• Basic knowledge of analytics, including Google Analytics.
• Passion for sports.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Take a lead in product and design ideation, planning and prioritisation. Also be responsible for the creative direction the product should take. 
• Drive user research, create detailed user journeys and take appropriate design decisions backed by user-behaviour and data. 
• Work closely with the Product and the engineering team deliver delightful customer experiences and ship new features
• Take part in creative and holistic thinking across our diverse products and conduct design reviews and status meetings as needed.
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps.
• Running user testing of applications, software, websites. Troubleshoot UX DESIGNER problems.
• Communicating scenarios, end to end experiences, interaction models and screen designs to other stakeholders
• Develop UI mock-ups and prototypes 
• Effectively mentor and inspire a team of designers. Help the team in raising the bar, resolving blockers, prioritising and breaking down complex projects into simpler tasks.

In this role, you will participate in all phases of a product - Discover, Design, Test, Build and Measure. 

• It is a hybrid role of 60-70% UX and 40-30% UI design focus. 
• You will be liaising with the following teams - Brand, Copy, Product development and Marketing to ensure cohesiveness.
• You will need to understand and produce design assets for a responsive website.
• You will need to coordinate with the development team to help in implementation by providing accessible assets which have a precise specification.
• You should understand the design approaches that cater differently (if required) for different market segments and location and create design artefacts accordingly.
• Aspire to innovate, articulate and be passionate about design. Responsible for quality and consistency as it aligns with the design system and SKO Brand.

Key responsibilities include:

• Define and map information architectures and user journeys for the responsive web design solution
• Create, iterate and prototype testable design concepts
• Provide designs and precise specification to the dev team for implementation
• Ensure consistent approach and to be able to contribute as well as using design systems
• Gather briefs and communicate ideas clearly and effectively
• Conduct research using a variety of methods and be able to synthesise results from research into tangible insights and recommendations for discovery as well as ongoing improvement of current journeys

Experience

• In-depth knowledge of human-centred design and usability heuristics. Extensive experience in Product, UX, HCI, or Web Design
• Experience in designing responsive websites and applications
• Experience in creating, testing and iterating prototypes with stakeholders
• Experience with conducting research and articulating outputs incoherent and understandable formats
• Experience in setting/managing expectations
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and guidelines

Desirable skills include

• A design or research-related degree
• Experience speaking about design at conferences or meetups
• Software experience MUST - Figma, Adobe Suite: Photoshop/Illustrator
• DESIRABLE - Ability to prototype Lo-Fi/Hi-Fi with InVision, Framer, or Principle
• Understand Bootstrap or basic responsive HTML/CSS framework
• Embrace Mobile First and Lean UX Design Iteration
• Software experience DESIRABLE - Invision, Miro, Monday.com/Jira, and MS office suite
• Must be a champion of Accessibility and Compliance
• Understanding CMS system integrations
• Understanding of third party integrations
• Usertesting knowledge moderated / unmoderated – OR be comfortable to learn

Personality - You will be a good fit if you ...

• Have the ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities
• Work with all stakeholders, including the dev team, copywriter, leadership teams
• are a good communicator - making sure that any new change is communicated and documented well within the cross-functional team
• Are a good collaborator - you involve main stakeholders for design decisions.
• a champion in meeting user needs, even if it means challenging the brief or assumptions made
• Aspire to innovate, articulate and be passionate about design. Responsible for quality and consistency as it aligns with the design system and SKO Brand.
• Are a believer of Holistic Experience Design – Think about and explicitly design for every contact point and customer interaction. Whether that interaction is with the product, website, app, service, content, employee, message, call centre, etc.)