UI & Product Designer

JAM IT Consultancy Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consultancy in England is looking for a User Experience Designer. The role involves designing prototypes and ensuring user satisfaction with the interface. Candidates should have strong skills in design tools such as Sketch and Adobe CC, alongside a relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. This position emphasizes both creativity and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Advanced experience with creative suites like Sketch or Adobe CC.
• Experience in graphical (user interface) design.
• Bachelor's Degree or substantial alternative experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify tasks and timeframes for design briefs.
• Provide a schedule to ensure timely delivery of designs.
• Design prototypes for web portals and user experience flows.
• Create new functionalities by bundling existing features.
• Regularly communicate design updates for approval.
• Test designs with users to ensure functionality and appeal.
• Validate coding against the original design brief.

Skills

Creative design

User experience

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Sketch

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe XD

Job description

Great design: compelling design gives purpose to every pixel on the screen and ensures future additions and changes can be made easily, without the need for a complete redesign or diluting the user experience.

Innovative: creative design and an innovative approach to building the look of our interfaces to reflect the uniqueness of our product in the market, as well as keeping ahead of the competition.

Key Responsibilities

The role is principally concerned with the user’s actual experience with the interface. Delivering a product that users enjoy and which helps them be effective in their role will be critical to our ability to retain and grow our business.

• Identify the tasks and timeframes required to deliver design briefs.
• Provide a schedule of works to ensure delivery of designs on time and in the correct order.
• Design prototypes for web portals, user experience flows, happy flows, styles, icons, symbols and artwork, as well as new look & feel art boards as required.
• Create new functionalities by bundling existing features, making it easier to perform actions.
• Regularly communicate with, update and review design elements so that approval and modifications are ready before coding starts.
• Test prototyped designs to ensure they are fit for purpose, including with users to qualify they are functional and appealing.
• Validate that coding delivers the original design brief.

Experience Required

• Advanced experience with creative suites like Sketch or Adobe CC packages like Photoshop, Illustrator and XD
• Experience in graphical (user interface) design
• Bachelors Degree/equivalent, or substantial alternative working experience