Senior Mobile UX/UI Designer — Hybrid & Growth

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

Professional development opportunities

Career advancement

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer for our Benoni, Gauteng team. You will lead the design of mobile apps from research and wireframes to high‑fidelity prototypes and UI design, ensuring a delightful user journey.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in mobile UX/UI, a strong portfolio, and proficiency with Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, and InVision. This role offers a hybrid work model in Benoni, with collaboration across product and development teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional UX/UI design experience focused on mobile apps.
• Strong portfolio of mobile app designs, user flows, and interactive prototypes.
• Proficiency with Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, or similar tools.
• Solid understanding of user-centered design and mobile interaction patterns.
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing.
• Excellent visual design skills with typography, color, and layout.
• Strong communication and collaboration in agile environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research, develop personas, and run usability testing to guide design decisions.
• Create wireframes, flows, prototypes, and high‑fidelity mockups for mobile apps (iOS/Android).
• Design intuitive UIs that align with brand guidelines and enhance engagement.
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to translate requirements into design solutions.
• Iterate on designs based on user feedback and analytics.
• Develop and maintain design systems and style guides for consistency.
• Stay updated with mobile UI/UX trends and best practices.
• Present concepts and rationale clearly to stakeholders.
• Advocate for users throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Mobile UX/UI design

User research

Wireframing

Prototyping

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

InVision

User-centered design

Accessibility standards

Communication

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design / HCI / related field

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

InVision

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer for our Benoni, Gauteng team. You will lead the design of mobile apps from research and wireframes to high‑fidelity prototypes and UI design, ensuring a delightful user journey.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in mobile UX/UI, a strong portfolio, and proficiency with Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, and InVision. This role offers a hybrid work model in Benoni, with collaboration across product and development teams.