Job Summary: A Visual Designer I defines the visual identity of our products, working collaboratively with senior designers and other business teams. She/ he suggests new design patterns but primarily works within pre-existing frameworks.
Responsibilities
Customer (or User) Focus
- Understands how UI design impacts the overalll user experience.
- Is familiar with and can use customer frameworks (e.g. Jobs To Be Done, personas, journey maps).
- Keeps up to date on news/incidents and understands what is happening in the market and with competitors.
Creative Problem Solving
- Asks the right questions to explore the problem.
- Iterates and tests solution to check it solves the problem.
- Considers the problem from a number of angles.
- Independently identifies different creative solutions.
- Collects feedback from users, other designers and stakeholders.
Product Design
- Follows a User-Centred visual design process.
- Creates original visual design assets.
- Works with UX Researcher to understand the user needs.
- Works with UX Designer to define structure and layout of the product.
- Works with existing design patterns and style guides, occasionally introducing new patterns.
Data Driven Analysis & Testing
- Iterates work based on testing and data analysis.
- Regularly tests design work with users in partnership with UX Research team.
- Explores data from analytics packages, customer insight or other sources to understand context of design work.
- Proactively uses data to establish key metrics for projects.
Technical Skills
- Has a good knowledge of the tech stack of the organisation.
- Uses relevant tools for communicating designs to developers (InVision, Zeplin).
- Uses design software (Adobe, Sketch) to intermediate level.
- Proatively identifies needs for training in technical skills.
- Understands the nuances of designing for different platforms.
- Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives
Competencies
- Bachelor's Degree holder.
- 3-5 years years visual design experience (corporate company) specifically with corporate and marketing web design.
- Uses relevant tools for communicating designs to developers (Figma plus other designing tools)
- Uses design software (Adobe Creative Cloud to intermediate level.)
- Proactively identifies needs for training in technical skills.
- Basic working knowledge of HTML and CSS
Personal Capability
Practices Self-Development
- Is curious and keen to learn and develop new ideas, skills and knowledge
- Acts on feedback to improve him/herself
- Looks for developmental opportunities in day-to-day work
- Invests time and energy in self-development (professional qualifications , relevant reading, networking meetings, etc.)
Solves Problems and Analyzes Issues
- Is able to ask effective questions and collect facts from multiple sources in order to solve problems
- Is able to effectively identify and analyze problems and propose solutions
- Effectively manages day-to-day issues and problems without intervention
Innovates
- Brainstorms with others to look for different approaches to current process and tasks
- Looks for opportunities to develop new ideas or thinking within own role
- Experiments with new ideas as part of role
Interpersonal Skills
Communicates Powerfully and Prolifically
- Demonstrates effective conversational skills, including active listening and questioning
- Shares information relevant to own role
- Participates in team presentations
Collaboration and Teamwork
- Develops co-operative working relationships within the team
- Considers how own style affects others and tailors interactions accordingly
- Looks for ways to develop mutually beneficial relationships across teams
Builds Relationships
- Is approachable and friendly
- Asks for opinions of others
- Participates in formal and informal gatherings to meet new people and develop new relationships
Experience and Education
Suggested Minimum Years of Experience: 2-4 years
Education to Qualify: Bachelors or Masters degree.
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