Copy of Product Designer

We are recruiting a Product Designer  to  In-depth understanding of product development life cycles and methodologies

• Facilitating workshops, set design sprints, business requirements etc. advantageous

 

Essential Qualifications:

• Matric
• Professional HCI / UX / SD / Design Thinking certifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• An (advanced) degree in a relevant field would be advantageous

Experience required:

• 2 + years working experience, 2 years within a design industry or similar.
• Experience with web and mobile app design.
• Working knowledge of responsive design and grid principles.

Other experience:

• Strong typography, layout and visual design skills.
• Working knowledge of the ideation and creation of UI design deliverables, such as Sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, lo-fi and hi-fi layouts, prototypes.
• Experience designing for omni-channel services advantageous
• Proficiency with Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite, Zeplin, and other relevant design tools etc.
• Portfolio of Service Design focused work samples
• Experience designing for omni-channel services advantageous.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects is advantageous

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Good skills in conducting and synthesising research, insights, and findings.
• Good understanding of service design tools and methods.
• Good skills in structuring and visualising journey maps, service ideation, concept communication and specification.
• Facilitating workshops, set design sprints, business requirements etc. advantageous
• In-depth understanding of product development life cycles and methodologies (Agile, Lean, etc.)
• Knowledgeable about interaction design principles and information architecture
• Knowledgeable about design standards in UX/UI, service, and interaction design both for web and mobile
• Strong understanding of design thinking, with the confidence to plan and lead a variety of research techniques to uncover market and user insights, pain points, and problems.
• Demonstrate expertise in UX/CX/SD, storytelling, branding, or other specialised design skills that bring complex solutions to life creatively, efficiently, and powerfully.

Work environment:

• Agile

Travel:

• Will be working remotely due to covid - 19, but normally the role is client based