Senior UX/UI Designer (CH1008)
Capital H Staffing and Advisory Solutions
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- You have a degree/diploma in Design, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- You have prior experience as a UX/UI Designer as well as a strong portfolio of related projects
- You are proficient in Adobe Creative Suite or other
- Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills are a plus
- You pay strong attention to detail and have a keen eye for aesthetics
- You have excellent communication skills and can clearly articulate your ideas, designs, and suggestions
- You are a strong team player who can collaborate effectively with different stakeholders
- 5 years or more experience with prototyping software such as Adobe XD
- 5 years’ experience with graphic design software such as Adobe Suite (photoshop and illustrator)
- 5 years’ experience with UX/UI design
- Previous experience with video content design would be advantageous
- Previous experience in content management systems such as WordPress or related
- Your portfolio proves your UI and visual design experience
- You have a deep knowledge of common interaction patterns and information architecture
- You can identify patterns and abstract them for use in different use cases
- You care about the impact of your work and can deliver high-quality design work fast
- You are organized, self-motivated, and efficient
- You are a systemic thinker who thinks holistically and can translate complex problems and processes into simple and intuitive user experiences
- Developing and conceptualizing a comprehensive UX/UI design strategy in conjunction with relevant stakeholders
- Maintain robust and usable components libraries, from foundational elements to more complex components
- Design and document interaction patterns throughout our components, documentation, and prototypes
- Knowledge and application of the SDLC process
- Develop and promote best practices for the design team and other stakeholders
- Maintain CI standards throughout UX/UI design
- Adhering to style standards on typography and graphic design
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UX/UI design
- Designing UI elements and tools such as navigation menus, search boxes, tabs, and widgets
- Understand and implement best practice system design principles
- Liaise with relevant stakeholders to achieve business objectives
- Work with our brand designers to specify and maintain the core principles of our product visual language
- Create a repository of User Personas across the different products
- Create user journeys on various products and on the platform across products
- Work closely with our engineers to ensure the components are implemented effectively
- Investigate user experience design requirements
- Conduct ongoing user research through various testing techniques and methods
- Create prototypes for new product ideas
- User testing of prototypes done prior to development as well as release
- Optimize existing user interface designs
- Ensure graphics are optimized for web and app
- Platform designs are in line with best practice and business objectives to ensure user friendly interfaces
- Combine innovation with an awareness of the design elements
- Produce high quality UX/UI design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes.
- Understands user stories and acceptance criteria
- You know accessibility standards related to design and keyboard interactions
- You have experience working in a B2B SaaS organization with a growing product and design practice
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us after 30 days you may consider your application unsuccessful
- In keeping with our client’s employment equity requirements, only South African citizens will be considered.
- Please include your current salary and salary expectations.