Senior UX/UI Designer (Remote)

 

Recruiter:

AGA Recruitment Specialists

Job Ref:

CPT000110/AJ

Date posted:

Monday, September 13, 2021

Location:

Capetown, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related


SUMMARY:
Our client, an international company, is looking for a remote Senior UX/UI Designer to join their team.

POSITION INFO:

Position Summary: Gathers user requirements, designs graphic elements, builds and maintains components. Experienced with Figma and wireframing tools. This position reports directly to the Technical Project Manager.

Responsibilities:

  • Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers to lead the design phase of projects
  • Lead UX planning sessions with clients
  • Run user testing sessions and gather and implement feedback appropriately
  • Utilize design practices and tools when appropriate, including mood boards, storyboards, process flows, sitemaps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes
  • Be up to date on the latest design guidelines and best practices for web, iOS, and Android
  • Understand the implications of accessibility standards and incorporate them when necessary
  • Work with clients, engineers, and PMs to craft an experience that minimizes the clients'' budget burn but also "wows" end users
  • Understand and incorporate reusable styles and components
  • Provide accurate estimates for the time necessary to complete design deliverables
  • Work with other designers and PMs in real-time design sessions (including during client calls and workshops), as well as independently
  • Take notes and record tasks during design sessions, and ensure that assigned tasks are completed by the date agreed upon
  • When a client takes on a portion of the design work, QA and improves their design work when needed, ensuring it follows our standards
  • Present the design work to engineering and/or clients during design hand-offs, and report on / document updates according to our current processes
  • Demonstrate capability with and interest in visual design, including color, space, typography, iconography, graphics, illustration, and other ways of crafting products with personality
  • Adhere to design file organization and frame naming practices
  • Contribute to documentation when needed, including identifying and capturing key product events under product metric categories such as "Activation", or "Engagement", and outlining user flows
  • Become fluent in and assist with expanding the Company''s design offerings, which currently include the following: UX Audit, UX Research, Branding Package, Product Analytics

Skills:

  • Strong UX/UI skills
  • Knowledge of the product design process end to end
  • Great communication skills and time management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Working directly with engineers, designers, and managers to build product requirements
  • Proven expertise in UI for responsive websites and web apps
  • Knowledge of platform-specific design patterns (i.e. Android, iOS)
  • Knowledge of accessibility best practices
  • UX writing skills
  • Proficient with Figma
  • Using analytics (from Mixpanel) to improve product performance
  • JIRA (responding to comments on tickets)
  • Ability to work flexibly on multiple projects
  • Building, using and maintaining components and style guides.
  • Working with shared libraries

Nice to have:

  • Agency experience
  • Familiarity with Notion
  • Experience with accessibility requirements
  • Familiarity with data models


 

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