UI Designer

A fantastic opportunity for a UI Designer to eventually move into a UI Lead role has become available with a collaborative and innovative agency based in Johannesburg.

Responsibilities

• Identify, log, manage and ensure proper and on time delivery of digital products requested by SA Marketing BU, according to the processes and SLAs agreed with the requestors
• The UI Designer will work closely with the user experience team (UX) and other design specialists
• The UI designer will need to have a good understanding of the platforms you are worked with
• Gathering and evaluating the user requirements based on the UX presented to the brands and in collaboration with the product managers and brands
• The UI Designer will be responsible for illustrating design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
• Design user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets
• Design and implement desktop and mobile designs clearly following navigable prototype provided by UX designer
• Work closely with UX designer and external agencies to ensure that mock-ups make sense according to the architecture designed wireframe and ensure the design fulfils all the required standards
• Ensure UI designed comply with top quality standards at any stage prior to the product deliver and ensure QA adjustments templates are properly driven within UX control area
• Drive and promote research and creative sessions in order to ensure digital products aim with enhanced precision both brands and consumers
• Plan, execution and analysis of sessions with enhancement opportunities and clear next steps
• Continuous improvement process in order to enhance product quality
• Investigate and perform end user research in order to validate that briefings from brands and creative agencies are properly targeted
• Display proactive behaviour in order to look after new/innovative ways to enhance existing digital products

Requirements

• Matric
• Higher Certificate/Diploma) or relevant tertiary qualifications / certifications in visual design, Computer Science or relevant field
• Understanding of UX, SEO and familiar with coding software like HTML and CSS
• Up-to-date knowledge of design software like Adobe creative suite
• 5+ years’ proven work experience as UI designer preferably within the FMCG market
• Portfolio of design and or case studies on digital projects worked on
• Keen understanding user journeys and strategic display of solutions to digital products