Product Designer 1, Johannesburg

Qualifications

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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