Jr. UI Designer

Company Profile: We are a leading e-learning company dedicated to creating engaging and effective online learning experiences. With a focus on innovative instructional design and cutting-edge technology, we empower learners and organizations to achieve their educational goals.

Position: Jr. UI Designer

Current Opening: 1

Experience Level: 2-4 Years

Job Location: Pune (Work from office)

Work Days: Monday – Friday

Work Timings: 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM

Salary: As per Industry Standards

Educational Qualifications:

B.Des/M.Des, B.A/MA. or any other professional graduate

Role Overview:

As a UI Designer you will craft beautiful interfaces that are intuitive to use. You will collaborate with UX leads and business analysts to translate user requirements into functional interfaces, creating a cohesive experience for end-users. You will ensure the designs adhere to UI standards and best practices.

Objectives of this Role:

• Design interfaces that are visually appealing and functionally efficient
• Create a seamless experience for diverse user roles
• Design UI components that align with the brand, while also being flexible for customization
• Develop interfaces that are inclusive and meet accessibility standards (such as WCAG)
• Optimize screens for use across multiple devices
• Collaborate with UX designers, developers, and end-users to understand pain points and continuously improve the interface based on usability testing and user feedback.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting user research and analysis of existing designs to understand user needs and product goals, either in collaboration with UX designers or independently
• Conducting competitor analysis to understand how users might expect the product to look and behave based on their experience with similar products
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts and UX designers to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience.
• Making decisions about aesthetic elements such as typography and color palettes, designing UI elements such as buttons, icons, forms, menus, dropdowns
• Designing the interactive properties of different UI elements. E.g. animations, transitions
• Creating wireframes and prototypes to communicate the look and feel of the UI before it is developed
• Developing and maintaining a UI style guide to ensure design consistency
• Present and defend design decisions based on the overall design roadmap as well as your own design thinking, fundamental principles and UI Standards

Required Skills:

• 2-4 Years of experience and proven track record
• Strong portfolio to be presented and defended during interview.
• Hands-on experience creating wireframes, prototypes, storyboards, user flows etc.
• Experience using tools such as Figma, Photoshop, Sketch, Illustrator, InVision
• Knowledge & understanding of visual design principles, interaction design principles, UX design principles and processes, information architecture, responsive design, designing for inclusivity and accessibility
• Highly creative with a problem–solving mindset.
• Excellent visual skills and attention to detail
• Ability to present your designs and sell your solutions to various stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Additional Skills:

• Understanding of basic front-end languages: HTML5, CSS3 JavaScript
• Understanding of WordPress
• Experience working in an agile/scrum development process.

Interview Process:

• Initial Screening
• Technical Round
• HR Round