UX Designer

UX (User Experience) design focuses on the online interaction between human users (like you and me) and a company selling a product via their website or app. A career in UX design will allow you to explore various industries by creating fantastic user experiences.

What is a UX Designer?

UX designers create a seamless online user journey by combining market research, strategy and design. Their main objective is to give an online user a great experience when visiting a website or using an app. A UX designer must visualise and focus on how the experience would make a user feel and also consider making it easy and simple for the user to accomplish their desired tasks.

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UX Designer Job Description

UX Designer Job Overview

The UX designer uses their creative expertise and technical knowledge to create a satisfying experience for users of a product. To be successful in this job, a UX designer would generally possess solid problem-solving skills and creative and technical skills. Typical focus areas may include visual design and development, branding, content, technical support, and user research.

Responsibilities and skills of a UX Designer

It is often essential and advantageous for UX designers to understand graphic design and web technologies. Experience using wireframing tools such as Adobe XD or Figma is usually required.

Design graphic user interface elements
Conduct usability testing
Develop UI mock-ups and prototypes that illustrate how sites function
Build page navigation buttons and search fields
Follow style standards on images, colours and fonts
Define interaction models, user task flows, and UI (user interface) specifications
Conduct competitor and customer analysis
Consult with clients to understand their goals
Provide feedback on user research findings to internal and external stakeholders

Skills:

Have an artistic eye for design
Strong problem-solving skills
Think creatively
Excellent IT and programming skills
Organisational, time and project management skills
Pay attention to detail
Have a basic understanding of the latest UX design trends
Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines
Flexibility and adjusting to new technologies quickly is a plus
An understanding of the basics of languages like HTML, CSS and JavaScript is advantageous

UX Designer Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in visual design is not always essential, but having an impressive portfolio displaying previous design projects will surely let you stand out amongst competitors. It is a good idea to work on projects that bring out the best of your skills, even if they’re personal or unpaid.

BSc in Computer Science, Design or relevant field
Experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role
History of design projects
Current knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Experience wireframe tools, including InVision and Wireframe.cc
Have a great team spirit
Have strong communication skills
Excellent time-management skills

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