Product Designer 1

5 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full time R250 000 - R500 000 per year


Minimum requirements:

  • Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
  • Junior UI & UX Designer 5 - 8 years / Senior UI & UX Designer 8+ years

Preferred Qualification

  • Design Certification from an accredited Design School

Types of exposures:

  • Solid understanding of design tools: Sketch and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop & Illustrator)
  • Solid knowledge of prototyping with InVision
  • Basic front-end development understanding (HTML & CSS)
  • Basic understanding of product development life cycles and methodologies (Agile, Lean etc)
  • Experience in design practice of Omni-channel product development to attain seamless UX through service design thinking practice.

Technical / Professional Knowledge: 

  • Experience whisperer, and you can distil complicated problems into simple and elegant solutions.
  • Understanding of Interaction Design
  • Understanding of colour, typography and layout
  • Knowledge of working on Apple MAC
  • Basic understanding of Service/Business Design
  • Understanding of User-Centred Design

Responsibilities:

  • Develop compelling visual artifacts (UI layouts, interface elements, prototypes, high-level storyboards, mock-ups, wireframes etc.) to effectively communicate UI and UX needs.
  • Develop and maintain design elements, mock-ups, and specifications as needed
  • Research the latest visual design, UI and interaction concepts, presentation layer technologies, digital best practices, online trends, and provide recommendations for improvements
  • Custodian for developing visual, UI and interaction design assets to be adopted within design system
  • Conducting best practice research to develop and improve UI and interaction design to solve end user problems effectively.
  • Formulate testing parameters to effectively assess user experience
  • Conduct competitor research to develop and improve features of products and to balance user needs, technical constraints, and business objectives to solve user problems effectively
  • Understand scope, requirements, and drive innovative solutions aligned with business goals and UX metrics.
  • Develop user experience flows and integrating them to mock-ups, usage scenarios, prototypes, specifications, navigation maps, and other design documents.
  • Create and evaluate interaction models, user task flows, screen designs, and UI details that promote ease of use and optimize the user experience.
  • Effectively communicate ideas, both verbally and visually to gain stakeholder agreement
  • Collaborate actively and work effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure designs are successfully created and implemented to achieve the user goals
  • Advocate for the end-user throughout the development process and work closely with other members of the Service Design Team to craft a world-class user experience
  • Create solid recommendations and prioritization based on technology and business needs.
  • Adhere to design standards by understanding and following the Design System.
  • Adhere to our client centred design process.
  • Consider user feedback from user testing results in order to deliver the best customer experience.
  • Accountable for time management within each project to ensure agreed deadlines are met.
  • Adhere to consistent design patterns and principles.
  • Align to technical infrastructure of the Group.

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