UI / UX Designer

Job Description:

Responsibilities and Duties

• Gathering and evaluating user requirements, in collaboration with product managers and engineers
• Illustrating design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
• Designing graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets.
• Understand the limitations of our tech stack and business model and provide technical advice wherever necessary.
• Conduct research and deconstruct our users’ digital interactions and habits.
• Come up with UI and UX strategies based on our target goals.
• Create and maintain digital assets, such as interface design files, wireframes, and interactive mockups using Sketch and InVision
• Experienced user of UX software such as InVision, UXPin, Balsamiq, Framer.js, Quartz Composer,
• Design, build, and maintain highly reusable JavaScript, HTML and CSS code.

Key Skills
Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers, Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps, Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets, Build page navigation buttons and search fields, Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like, Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables), Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
Required Experience and Qualifications

• experience as a front-end developer.
• experience as a UI/UX designer.
• A portfolio that demonstrates both JavaScript proficiency and understanding of SOLID design principles (plugins, node packages, etc.).
• Expert knowledge of CSS, CSS extension languages (Less, Sass), and CSS preprocessor tools.
• Expert knowledge of HTML5 and its best practices.
• Proficiency in designing interfaces and building clickable prototypes using {{ Sketch, InVision, Axure, etc. }}.
• A history of deconstructing user behavior to create an improved experience for users, showcased in the form of blog posts, articles, screencasts, etc.
• Proficiency using Git version control.
• Proficiency using the command line.
• Expert in Illustrator, photoshop, Graphic Design, Dreamweaver,