UI/UX Designer

Description :

- An outstanding portfolio that demonstrates deep expertise in both UI (visual craft, polish, aesthetics) and UX (problem-solving, user flows, wireframes). It must feature case studies of your best kid-centric educational products.

- 8 years of professional experience in a UI/UX or Product Design role where you were hands-on in creating both the visuals and the experience.

- Visual Design Mastery: Expert-level skill in typography, color theory, layout, and creating beautiful, high-fidelity user interfaces.

- UX Mastery: A strong command of user-centered design principles, information architecture, wireframing, and prototyping.

- Child-Centric Expertise: A deep, practical understanding of the unique usability patterns, visual cues, and psychological needs of designing for children.

- Figma Mastery: The ability to use Figma for the entire design process, from initial wireframes to building and maintaining a sophisticated design system.

We are seeking a highly creative and experienced UI/UX Designer who is passionate about designing delightful, meaningful, and intuitive experiences for children.

In this role, youll craft engaging digital products that inspire learning, curiosity, and creativity. You will lead the design process from concept to final implementation merging aesthetic excellence with deep empathy for child users and their developmental needs.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead the end-to-end design process, from user research and concept ideation to prototyping and final design delivery.

- Partner with product managers, educators, and developers to define user needs and translate them into engaging, age-appropriate experiences.

- Establish a strong design vision and ensure consistent user experience across all touchpoints of the product.

- Conduct user research, usability testing, and heuristic evaluationsspecifically focused on childrens learning behaviors and cognitive patterns.

- Translate research insights into user journeys, storyboards, and experience maps.

- Balance the needs of children, parents, and educators in multi-user design contexts.

- Design visually compelling, emotionally resonant, and playful interfaces that are developmentally suitable for children.

- Create detailed UI elements, iconography, animations, and motion interactions that engage kids and make learning fun.

- Ensure accessibility, clarity, and simplicity in every interaction, with attention to color theory, contrast, and typography suited for young audiences.

- Develop interactive prototypes in Figma to communicate design concepts effectively to stakeholders and engineers.

- Build and maintain a scalable Design System to ensure design consistency, efficiency, and reusability.

- Collaborate with development teams to ensure pixel-perfect implementation and alignment with design intent.

- Guide junior designers through critiques, workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions.

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Learning Science, and Marketing) to deliver cohesive, research-driven design outcomes.

- Contribute to the evolution of design culture, tools, and best practices within the organization.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 8 to 10 years of professional experience in UI/UX or Product Design, with significant experience designing digital experiences for children or educational platforms.

- An outstanding portfolio demonstrating deep expertise in both visual design (color, typography, layout, polish) and UX design (flows, wireframes, usability).

- Proven experience creating kid-friendly interfaces with empathy for developmental psychology, attention spans, and usability for different age groups.

- Figma Mastery: End-to-end proficiency in wireframing, prototyping, building design systems, and developer handoff.

- Knowledge of design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, or Principle (for motion and animation design).

- Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and mobile-first principles.

- Excellent communication and storytelling abilities to present design rationale to technical and non-technical audiences.

- Strong collaboration, empathy, and problem-solving mindset.

- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.

- Experience designing educational games or learning apps for children aged 412.

- Familiarity with cognitive and behavioral design principles for childrens learning environments.

- Understanding of parental control interfaces or dual-audience products (child adult user).

- Exposure to motion design and gamification principles.

- Work on products that inspire curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning among children.

- Collaborate with a passionate team of educators, developers, and designers shaping the future of digital learning.

- Enjoy an environment that values innovation, inclusivity, and continuous learning.