Description:
We are looking for an experienced and talented UI/Visual designer to design and shape unique, user-centric products and experiences on our app appealing to teenagers around the globe. You will be able to make deliberate design decisions and translate any given user-experience journey into a smooth, delightful and intuitive experience. If you also have a portfolio of professional design projects that includes work with web/mobile applications, we'd love to meet you.
Ultimately, you’ll create both functional and appealing experiences that will help us grow our customer base.
Responsibilities:
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● Work with the Product & UX team together to create end-to-end flows, wireframes, visual design mockups, iconography, illustrations, ui animations, prototypes, interaction models, and UI specifications across platforms - web and mobile applications.
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● Create pixel-perfect visual designs with a good sense of aesthetics (typography, colors, and more). Have a keen eye and attention to detail, flows, exhaustiveness in states, etc.
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● Collaborate closely with engineers, communicate and monitor your designs, your vision, and execute it with perfection.
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● Collaborate with Product, Tech, and other Leads across Uable to drive meaningful and delightful designs.
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● Evaluate and set best UI practices and standards across Uable.
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● Work on design systems and a unified design language as Uable scales.
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● Manage design libraries and design systems with adherence to product
branding requirements.
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● Work with in-house UI designers, providing training and support when
necessary.
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● Work with the digital analytics team to assess the impact of all UI design and
usability changes.
Required:
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● 5-8 years of experience with UI/product experience is a must (If you are/were a graphic designer and moved to UI/product design).
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● Proven work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role
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● Portfolio of design projects
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● Up-to-date knowledge of design software like illustrator, sketch, Figma, XD,
prototyping tools like envision, and animation tools like after effects, etc
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● Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various
stakeholders
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● Good time-management skills
Good to have:
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● Experimental and bold: An attitude that is experimental and open to trying out bold ideas, and drive unique and novel approaches, when required.
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● All additional skills are welcome: User experience design and processes, defining end to end flows, research, writing, programming, curiosity to tinker with new tools, video production and more.
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● Hold other creative inclinations and hobbies that represent your unique personality.
Job Description:
- Experience with mobile app design and mobile-first design principles for web interactions
- Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks
- Proficiency creating design deliverables like wireframes, mockups, prototypes etc
- Present and communicate the design ideas and interactions to engineers for development
- Collaborate with Product Managers to build a deep understanding of our users.
- Conduct User Research Exercises, develop User Personas and share insights that will help us build a better product
- Define and execute processes that will improve the products usability
- Create sketches, graphics, templates, layouts, themes, typography, and visual standards for the app
- Have in-depth knowledge of graphic design fundamentals like layouts, color theory, visual hierarchies and typography
- Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices, and standards.
- Proficiency in Sketch, Adobe XD, Illustrator or any Visual design and Wire-framing tools(Invision, Zeplin)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate design decisions
- Understanding business priorities and customer insights and chart out design roadmaps.
- Making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to existing features, as well as innovative new products
- Defining clear user flows and UI specifications for the Engineering teams and helping in creating seamless and engaging user experiences
- Creating experience maps, user journeys and user flows to prototype unique interaction models and converts them into killer visual designs
- Breaking a long-term user experience vision down into concrete steps for agile development.
- Maintaining design consistency and coherence across the products
- Taking charge of complete user experience across products and building your team to accomplish the product vision
What you need to have:
- Pedigree - Graduation/ PG from Tier 1 design institutes including NIFT, NID, MIT, IIT
- Experience - Over 5 years of experience in developing consumer-facing products including Android, iOS and web applications.
- Experience on tools such as like Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Adobe XD
- Product Mindset with design first thinking
- User empathy and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Agility and endurance
- Awareness of latest industry trends
- Demonstrated track record of building excellent user experience designs
- Growth - We want to build from within. We look at you as a leader with the potential to make the company a decacorn.
- Exposure to all parts of the business - You will partner with every team, a unique opportunity to learn deeply about business
- Work with the best - Learn from the leaders who have pioneered in building the industry.
- Work with highly experienced, sharp and insanely ambitious colleagues
- High-growth startup & industry - has been a market leader in different segments of fin-tech and we see rapid growth to come in the following years.
- Study design briefs and determine requirements
- Schedule projects and define budget constraints
- Conceptualize visuals based on requirements
- Prepare rough drafts and present ideas
- Develop illustrations, logos, and other designs using software or by hand
- Use the appropriate colors and layouts for each graphic
- Work with copywriters and creative director to produce a 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
- A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics
- Familiarity with design software and technologies (such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop)
- A keen eye for aesthetics and details
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
- Degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus
