UX Designer

7-10 years of experience, including 3+ years of lead experience, preferably working for a startup. The Creative Lead leads the design process including initial requirements definition and conceptualization with the Business Analysis teams and the project managers. A designer contributes to the evolution and improvement of the existing design   process. The Creative Lead also collaborates with the internal teams to develop creative strategy. In addition, he or she also converts complex technical and/ or business concepts into compelling visuals/ graphics.

• The roles and responsibilities of the Creative Lead include the following:
• Overseeing all digital projects and being responsible for the overall quality of the design deliverable.
• Directing the creative team in production of digital assets and other deliverables online and in prints.
• Communicating and creating an overall creative team vision by defining the direction and goals for the group.
• Setting and maintaining creative standards for the department
• Writing project creative briefs especially for web and mobile layouts (the train of thoughts)
• Adhering to compliance procedures and internal/ operational risk controls in accordance with all applicable regulatory standards, requirements, and policy.

Functional Area: IT Software – eCommerce, Internet Technologies, Mobile Apps

Job Description:

We are looking for a talented UI/UX Designer to join our team. As a UI/UX Designer, you will be responsible for creating intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces and experiences for our digital products. You will work closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to understand user needs, translate requirements into wireframes and prototypes, and design user-friendly interfaces that enhance user satisfaction and engagement. The ideal candidate should have a strong portfolio showcasing their design skills, creativity, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user requirements, business objectives, and technical constraints.
2. Conduct user research, usability testing, and analysis to gain insights into user behaviors, preferences, and pain points.
3. Create wireframes, user flows, and prototypes to visualize and communicate design concepts and interaction patterns.
4. Design user interfaces and experiences that are intuitive, responsive, and aesthetically pleasing across various devices and platforms.
5. Develop high-fidelity mockups and interactive prototypes using design tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, or InVision.
6. Iterate on designs based on feedback from stakeholders, usability testing, and data analysis to continuously improve the user experience.
7. Collaborate with developers to ensure the feasibility and implementation of design solutions while maintaining design integrity.
8. Create and maintain design systems, style guides, and UI components to ensure consistency and scalability across products.
9. Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in UI/UX design.
10. Advocate for user-centered design principles and contribute to a culture of design excellence within the organization.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, HCI, or related field.
2. Proven experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role, with a strong portfolio showcasing design projects and process.
3. Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, or InVision.
4. Solid understanding of user-centered design principles, usability heuristics, and design thinking methodologies.
5. Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and analysis to inform design decisions.
6. Strong visual design skills, with an eye for typography, color, layout, and iconography.
7. Knowledge of responsive design principles and mobile-first design approach.
8. Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
9. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
10. Familiarity with front-end development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus but not required.

• Planning concepts by studying relevant information and materials.
• Illustrating concepts by designing examples of art arrangement, size, type size, and style and submitting them for approval.
• Preparing finished art by operating necessary equipment and software.
• Contributing to team efforts by accomplishing tasks as needed.
• Creating a wide range of graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and websites with software such as Photoshop.

Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements when necessary

1. Collaborate with the team to develop design concepts and visual solutions.

2. Work with our draping software to create virtual draping experiences for our customers.

3. Assist in creating textile patterns and designs for our products.

4. Assist in video editing and video-making tasks to produce engaging promotional content for our brand

5. Apply your knowledge of digital marketing and Instagram marketing to strategize and execute effective social media campaigns that drive brand awareness and engagement.

6. Embrace design thinking principles to solve complex creative challenges and contribute innovative ideas to our design process.

7 Utilize Canva to develop aesthetically pleasing and visually appealing graphics for our online platforms and marketing materials.

About Us:

We are a Napkin to a Product Market Fit Studio and work together with our customers in the journey of "an idea to the first product version". Most of our customers are Corporate Innovation Hubs and Early Stage Organizations.

Here are a couple of things about us that may interest you:

1. Fast growing: We were featured as one of Deloitte's Fastest 50 growing tech companies from India thrice (2016, 2018 and 2019). What this means for you is a great career growth opportunity

2. Successful track record: Our founders have had past successes - founded a decision management company acquired by SAP AG (now part of Hana Big data stack and NetWeaver BPM), an early engineering team of Zoho (a leading billion $ SaaS player) & some Private Equity experience. Some of our past colleagues from these companies went on to become CTOs (Redbus) and founded companies (one of them founded and then exited to Apple). We are profitable and what that means for you is long-term opportunities to generate wealth

3. Current success: Marquee customers (including the venture capital division of a large conglomerate) along with some exciting startups that are part of our clientele. We work on building MVP products. What this means for you is cutting-edge technology learning opportunities

4. Top Class peer group: We have a talented set of folks primarily focused on solving cool and exciting problems

5. Top-Class Learning & Development Programs: We run our entire L&D programs.

Must Haves:

• Minimum 4-9 years of design experience

• At least three years of experience working on digital products which include creating highly-detailed annotated wireframes, user flows, process flows and high-fidelity screens

• Worked on Information Architecture, Interaction Design and Product Design

• Strong knowledge of user interface design processes and methodology, particularly as applied to Web-based applications and mobile applications Can establish and run a good design process (exploratory and evaluative research, sprints, reviews etc.)

• Are comfortable with and interested in actively designing the product by himself/herself

• Familiarity and experience with standard design, prototyping, and user research tools, such as Figma, Miro, and Sketch.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Are deeply empathetic to customers and users and understand how the business works

• Design systems experience is an added advantage

Responsibilities:

• Clear understanding of the critical characteristics of the intended user population

• Understanding of the users' current jobs and tasks, underlying goals, and mental models of their work process and products

• Understanding of platform-specific nomenclature

• The ability to sketch and generate big-picture ideas for early-stage UX work

• Experience developing rapid prototypes

• Design test case scenarios

• Collate feedback from users for further improvement

• With the support of product managers and engineers, collect and analyze user demands. 

• To show design concepts, use storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps. 

• Menus, tabs, and widgets are examples of visual user interface components.

• Make page navigation buttons and search fields. 

• Make UI mockups and prototypes that demonstrate how websites function and look. 

• Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches, and tables) 

• Internal teams and significant stakeholders should be given rough draughts to review. 

• Identify and fix user experience issues (e.g. responsiveness) 

• Make layout adjustments based on user input. Follow the requirements for typeface, color, and image style.

• High-performance reusable components and future-proof front-end frameworks.

• Create new user-facing features as well as reusable code. 

• Write efficient, performant code to achieve optimal web application performance and scalability. 

• Identify design flaws and provide attractive remedies.

• Assuring software compatibility and responsiveness across a range of screen resolutions. 

• To reach your objectives, collaborate with product managers and designers. 

• Working closely with the Product Manager to create wireframes and visuals for web and app
• Conceptualizing and designing of merchandise

Desired Candidate Profile

• 1-3 years of experience in Graphic Designing
• Proficiency in design software like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD and Figma
• Understanding of UI & UX design
• Experience in merchandise designing    

JD as below:

1. Hands on working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.
2. Should be really agile on Adobe photoshop.
3. Ability to understand advertising and website / app design briefs and visualize the graphic look and feel.
4. Good aesthetic understanding in terms of colors and fonts usage.
5. Should have worked in a digital advertising / website development firm before.
6. A brief understanding of print and OOH creatives is a plus.
7. Knowledge of HTML5 coding also a plus.
8. Should be a patient listener and a team player.
9. Should have the attitude of working on short notices and off timings.