Job Title: Product Designer
Daily Responsibilities:
- Take complex design problems and deliver simple and elegant UI solutions
- Ensure consistency and alignment to digital strategy and projects
- Constantly explore ways to create a more cohesive story and enhance usability
- Develop, implement and monitor quality designs, artifacts and deliverables from beginning to end
- Work with Directors, Product Design Leads, and Practice Leads to create design systems and patterns
- Participate in Design Thinking workshops
Certifications:
- A degree in Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, Interdisciplinary Design, Media Arts, Digital Media, Computer Science, Industrial Design or any related field
What program/technology/software knowledge is essential for this role and in what capacity will the successful candidate be using it:
- Proficiency with leading design software tools such as Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Axure, InVision, Proto.io and Origami Studio. 80% CAPACITY
- General understanding of HTML/CSS (able to produce web-ready assets and designs) 20% CAPACITY
Must Have Skills/Experience (In order of priority):
- 3+ years experience as a UX/UI Designer, Product Designer or similar role
- Experience applying UX design best practices to create solutions and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design
- Good sense of colour, scale, harmony, balance and use of negative space
Nice to Have Skills/Experience:
• Experience working in the Financial industry specifically with Global Asset Management
Soft Skills:
- Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas and solutions to teams and clients
- Ability to see projects through from inception to production
- Passionate, energetic, digital thinking, and self-driven.
Please describe the work environment: Small yet innovative professional team that believes in a flexible work life balance, but focused on achieving their goals together. Both workplaces are fun and collaborative.
Interview Process:
- Please note interview type(s): Phone Interview and/or both In Person interview
- Mention if it will be one or more interviews: 2 interviews
- Interview time frame (when you plan on conducting the interviews): ASAP
Is there any flexibility should the candidate have any pre scheduled required time off / vacations during the contract? Yes
Will there be training provided (Y/N): N
Brief description of training/training schedule: Candidate should require minimal training (processes and frameworks) and be capable of tackling new projects without the need of program training.