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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