Senior Specialist : Product Designer, Midrand

The purpose of the role is to ensure that through user research, information architecture, UX and UI design, the client delivers relevant products with an exceptional user experience across all digital channels. This role requires solid experience with following user experience design methodologies; crafting beautiful visual user interfaces; working in an agile, collaborative team; and working directly with developers for implementation of designs.

The role is core to delivering exceptional customer experience across our digital ecommerce channels and will have a direct influence on the digital revenue KPI.

Key accountabilities:

• User Experience Strategy and execution
  • Execute on overall User Experience strategy and obtain organizational buy-in
  • Drive delivery of projects to achieve User Experience business objectives.
• UX and UI design
  • Follow the user centered design approach in designing journeys across all digital channels
  • Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off with a mobile-first focus
  • Establish and promote visual design guidelines, best practices and standards within a broader cross functional team
  • Collaborate with team and work directly with developers to implement final design
• User testing and research
  • Conduct user testing on new and existing journeys
  • Understand our customers' needs through interviews and other research techniques. Use these insights to validate product concepts and inform design decisions
• Channel strategy
  • Design the future state of all digital channels with an omni-channel approach
  • Conduct competitor reviews and research to inform strategy
• Performance Tracking & Improvement
  • Continuous monitoring of performance across the website
  • Use these insights to inform design improvements

Knowledge and experience:

• Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs
• Excellent communication (presentation and interpersonal skills )
• Proven UI Design experience through a comprehensive portfolio
• Abreast with latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies

Required qualifications:

• Matric is essential
• 3 year Degree/Diploma in one or more of these disciplines :
  • Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Information Systems / Informatics, Human Computer Interaction or other related fields
• Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) or similar certification would be desirable, but not required.
• Masters in Psychology, Social Sciences advantageous

Minimum of 5 years industry experience essential in the following:

• User-centred design, interaction design, information architecture, or similar.
• Incorporate market analysis, customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings into designs.
• User Research Techniques and disciplines such as usability testing and contextual inquiries.
• User interface and visual design. Wireframes and Prototyping of user interfaces (using tools such as Sketch [preferred], Axure, Adobe Creative Suite, Zeplin…)
• Knowledge of technologies such as HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and mobile app operating systems would be advantageous.

OR

• Matric is essential
• Short courses in one of the following disciplines
  • Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Information Systems / Informatics, Human Computer Interaction or other related fields
• Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) or similar certification would be desirable, but not required.

Minimum of 8 years industry experience essential in the following:

• User-centred design, interaction design, information architecture, or similar.
• Incorporate market analysis, customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings into designs.
• User Research Techniques and disciplines such as usability testing and contextual inquiries.
• User interface and visual design. Wireframes and Prototyping of user interfaces (using tools such as Sketch [preferred], Axure, Adobe Creative Suite, Zeplin…)
• Knowledge of technologies such as HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and mobile app operating systems would be advantageous.