JOB TITLE: UI / UX Designer
JOB LOCATION: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
JOB DETAILS
- The UI/UX Designer is responsible for designing software and platforms that meet people’s needs. This role requires an analytical and creative designer who is able to grasp user needs and solve problems; combining interfaces and workflows to enhance user experience. A strong portfolio of successful UX and other technical projects is essential.
- Ultimately, the role will make our product more user-friendly and intuitive to attract and retain customers.
- The UI/UX Designer should have an eye for clean and artful design, possess superior UI skills and be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts, and transform them into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.
Primary Responsibilities
- Understands product specifications and user psychology.
- Conducts concept and usability testing and gather feedback.
- Creates personas through user research and data.
- Define the right interaction model and evaluate its success.
- Creates wireframes, storyboards, user flows, prototypes, process flows and site/mind maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
- Find creative ways to solve UX problems (e.g., usability, findability).
- Works with other UI designers to implement attractive designs.
- Communicate design ideas and prototypes to developers.
- Keeps abreast of competitor products and industry trends.
- Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience.
- Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to development.
- Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks.
- Presents and defend designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders.
- Conducts user research and evaluate user feedback.
- Establishes and promotes design guidelines, best practices and standards.
Requirements
- B.Sc / M.Sc in Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or related
- MBA or other relevant graduate degree is a plus.
- Proven UI experience.
- Demonstrable UI design skills with a strong portfolio.
- Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps.
- Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, OmniGraffle, or other visual design and wire-framing tools
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process.
- Proven experience as a UX Designer, UI Designer or similar role
- Familiarity with interaction design and information architecture.
Desired Attributes:
- Proficient in design software (e.g. Invision, UXPin, Balsamiq).
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Analytical mind with a business acumen
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong portfolio of design projects
- Background in project management and research
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for rapid prototyping.
- Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction
- Ability to present your designs and sell your solutions to various stakeholders.
- Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
- Up to date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies
- High level of emotional intelligence.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Possess good Industry Knowledge.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Keeps to timed deadlines.
- Very curious and Creative
- Excellent Problem-Solving Skills
- Possess strong attention to detail.
- Very organized
- Excellent Listening Skills
- Transparent and Honest
- Open to new ideas
- Exhibits a “can-do” approach and inspires others to excel.
- Develops and maintains team spirit.
- Establishes and maintains high standards and measures.
- Encourages and promotes high standards through example.
- Considers excellence a fundamental priority and instills this attribute in other team members.
Application Closing Date
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Job Category | Software/ Programming / Web development |