Intermediate UI / UX Product Designer
IT – Designer
Stellenbosch – Western Cape
ENVIRONMENT:
Are you passionate about solving complex problems and driving innovation in AgriTech? If so, our client wants to hear from you! They’re seeking an Intermediate Product Designer to join their growing design team, where you’ll collaborate with product leads, business stakeholders, and developers to simplify and automate one of the most antiquated supply chains in the digital age. To qualify, you’ll need a 3-year Degree/Diploma in fields like Information Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Information Systems, or Human-Computer Interaction, along with at least 1 year of product design experience. This is the perfect opportunity for a designer eager to drive change and make a meaningful impact in the agricultural industry!
REQUIREMENTS:
- Matric is essential
- 3 year Degree/Diploma in one or more of these disciplines :
- Information design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Information Systems / Informatics, Human Computer Interaction or other related fields.
- Minimum 1 year industry product design experience with expertise in the following:
- Design discovery and ideation
- User interface and experience design
- Design library and systems development
- Wireframes and prototyping of user interfaces (using tools such as Figma [preferred], Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Zeplin, Miro)
- Incorporate customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings into designs.
- User Research Techniques and disciplines such as usability testing and contextual inquiries.
OR
- Matric is essential
- Short courses in one of the following disciplines
- Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Information Systems / Informatics, Human Computer Interaction or other related fields
- Minimum of 4 years industry experience essential in the following:
- Design discovery and ideation
- User interface and experience design
- Design library and systems development
- Wireframes and prototyping of user interfaces (using tools such as Figma [preferred], Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Zeplin, Miro)
- Incorporate customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings into designs.
- User Research Techniques and disciplines such as usability testing and contextual inquiries.
Knowledge, Competencies & Skills
UX and UI Design:
- Follow the user-centred design approach in designing journeys across all digital product verticals.
- Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off with a mobile-first focus.
- Establish and promote visual design guidelines, best practices and standards within a broader cross functional team.
- Collaborate with the team and work directly with product managers and developers to implement final design.
User Testing and Research:
- Conduct user testing on new and existing journeys.
- Understand their customers’ needs through interviews and other research techniques.
- Use these insights to validate product concepts and inform design decisions.
- Participate in design workshops to ideate and problem solve collaboratively across business departments.
- Conduct workshops with clients and relevant business stakeholders to uncover problems and prioritise work needing to be designed and developed.
Channel Strategy
- Conduct competitor reviews and research to inform strategy.
Performance Tracking & Improvement
- Use these insights to inform design improvements.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Strong problem solver.