UI Designer

Purpose

The UI Designer designs mockups, storyboards, process flows, sitemaps, and prototypes that illustrate site behaviors, requirements, and designs. He or she performs periodic UI research to obtain user experience feedback in order to improve web applications and programs. The UI Designer participates in development team design reviews, brainstorms collaboratively with other members of the team, and conducts usability tests for continuous improvement. As a key member of the development team, the UI Designer prepares and presents designs to management and internal stakeholders. He or she prepares mockups for developer handoff and attends internal meetings to ensure designs are implemented correctly. The UI Designer quickly verifies and improves designs with users throughout prototyping, testing, and eventual implementation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and develop web applications and web pages using code and visual design tools
• Collaborate with members of the development team to design a variety of web applications and programs
• Build prototypes of creative design concepts as needed
• Test ideas on the web, troubleshoot, and develop complete website organizational structures
• Present web design plans and ideas to management, analyze customer experience, and evaluate user interfaces in order to identify areas of improvement
• Develop and maintain detailed UI specs and documentation
• Attend developer demos to ensure designs were implemented correctly
• Conduct periodic audits as required and address potential issues

Requirements

• Exceptional writing, verbal, and listening skills
• Adaptability to changes in workload, systems, and processes
• Positive attitude that is reflected in all interactions
• Recognizes opportunities for improvement and can manage issues upward
• Attention to detail
• Motivated and innovative mindset
• Proactive communicator
• Ability to work without supervision, at times
• Outstanding ability to identify & resolve problems by thinking creatively & strategically
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management and time management skills
• Great sense of humour and willingness to have fun

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, web development, mobile computing, graphic design, or a similar field is required, Master's preferred
• At least 5 years of experience as a UI developer is preferred
• A solid portfolio of past successes
• Coding skills including HTML, Flash, CSS, Angular, Node.js and Javascript
• Graphic design skills including the Adobe Creative Suite
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to optimize code for continuous improvement
• Customer-centric mindset with the ability to maximize user experience with multiple revisions
• MS Office knowledge
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, and remain detail oriented
• Must have a LinkedIn profile
• Must have a Crunchbase profile