Interaction Designer

ETH Zürich; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zürich seeks an Interaction Designer to transform complex data into clear visuals and engaging visuals. You will work with engineers to turn ideas into tangible UI components and data representations.

The role involves creating icons, SVGs, illustrations, and interactive widgets; producing mockups in Figma or Penpot; and shaping brand visuals across projects. Collaboration and a keen eye for typography are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Interaction Design, Visual Communication, Graphic Design or related field.
• Portfolio demonstrating web design, gamification, animation, and interactive visuals.
• Proficiency with Figma, Penpot and Adobe Creative Suite, especially After Effects.

Aufgaben

• Design and create digital assets: icons, SVGs, illustrations, logos.
• Develop interactive widgets and visualizations explaining complex content with storytelling and clear UX flows.
• Create mockups, wireframes, and prototypes in Figma, Penpot, or similar tools.
• Design modern, visually appealing web layouts and UI components.
• Produce data visualizations using tools like d3.js, static, animated or interactive.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure designs translate into code.
• Contribute to brand identity: logos, visual guidelines, style systems.

Kenntnisse

Visual storytelling

Typography

Color theory

English fluency

Ausbildung

Degree in Interaction Design

Degree in Visual Communication

Degree in Graphic Design

Tools

Figma

Penpot

Adobe Creative Suite

After Effects

Affinity Suite

HTML/CSS

d3.js

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a creative Interaction Designer to craft compelling visual experiences and digital assets. You will be responsible for transforming complex data and concepts into clear, engaging visuals -working closely with our engineering team to bring ideas to life.

The scope of the work could be 60% for one project or with the right candidate and skill set extended to 100% for two projects.

Project background

Together with partners from academia and industry, we are working on visualization projects. The main research at the IVIA labis studying interactive human-AI collaboration interfaces for effective problem-solving and decision-making. In particular, we are interested in empowering humans by teaming them up with AI agents in co-adaptive processes.To support ourprojects, we are looking for a motivated Interaction Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate brings a structured and hands-on approach to their work and enjoys working in a small, interdisciplinary team.

This position is offered on a fixed-term basis for one year.

Job description

• Design and create digital assets: icons, SVGs, illustrations, logos
• Develop interactive widgets and visualizations that explain complex content, incorporating gamification elements (storytelling, user flow, and seamless state-transitioning)
• Create mockups, wireframes, and prototypes in Figma, Penpot, or similar tools
• Design modern, visually appealing web layouts and UI components
• Produce data visualizations (static, animated, or interactive) using tools like d3.js
• Collaborate with developers to ensure designs translate seamlessly into code
• Contribute to brand identity: logo development, visual guidelines, style systems

Profile

• Degree in Interaction Design, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, or related field
• Background as a Motion Designer, 2D-Animator, or Digital Illustrator/Animator is highly valued
• Mandatory Portfolio included with the application: Must explicitly showcase past projects relevant to the rrequirements (web design, gamification, animation, and interactive visuals)
• Proficiency in design tools: Figma, Penpot, and Adobe Creative Suite (specifically After Effects). Experience with Affinity Suite is a plus
• Experience creating SVG assets and vector graphics for web
• Familiarity with HTML/CSS and basic frontend concepts; experience with Onlook is a plus
• Knowledge of d3.js or other visualization libraries is a strong plus
• Experience with real camera recording embeddings is a plus (but not a must)
• Eye for typography, color, and layout
• Ability to distill complex information into clear visual narratives
• Experience with research or scientific communication is a plus
• Proactive, creative thinker who enjoys iterative design processes
• Demonstrated fluency in English (written and spoken), with the ability to communicate effectively. German language skills are beneficial.

We offer

• Your job with impact: Become part of ETH Zurich, which not only supports your professional development, but also actively contributes to positive change in society
• An interesting and varied job in exciting and innovative organizations
• Working in a highly committed multidisciplinary team
• Regular meetings and close collaboration with the Sinergia project partners
• You can expectnumerous benefits, such as public transport season tickets and car sharing, a wide range of sports offered by theASVZ,childcareand attractivepension benefits

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