UI Designer

Designation: Senior UI Designer
Work Experience: Minimum 5 years’ of relevant work experience
Domain: User Interface, Digital Media, Advertising
Location: Bangalore
Skills and Qualifications:
Excellent time-management, multi-tasking, and communication skills. Capable of juggling multiple projects and related complexities at the same time
Good eye for aesthetics: layout, grid systems, color theory and typography
Understands limitations on web and mobile, with approach/ideas to flex those boundaries
Candidate must absolutely be in sync with recent design standards and trends
Formal education in interaction design (Bachelor's/Master's/Diploma) is a definite plus
Technical Skills:
Design Tools: Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks
Front end Technologies: In-depth knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3, and Javascript
Conceptual understanding of User Interface Design and Design Process
Strong understanding of mobile platforms, particularly iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7
Roles & Responsibilities:
Overall responsibility for understanding a customer's brief and converting that into appealing, highly usable interfaces
Engages with business development team and/or customer early on to seek a deeper appreciation of the customers’ business problem/goals
Develops understanding of end users of the website/application through secondary and primary research (user interviews, traffic data). Capable of generating user personas and user scenarios
Prepares low fidelity prototypes of sites/features (ranging from paper-and-pencil concepts to wireframes or interactive prototypes) for internal review and brain storming
Capable of gauging technical feasibility of the prototype
Presents high fidelity designs/mock-ups to customer for review/iteration/approval
Capable of working directly with customers in an iterative/agile manner to dramatically improve the prototypes in a short time
Able to explain his/her design philosophy verbally and in writing
Value Additions:
Self-starter, that is, able to collaborate actively with others in a cross-functional team
Flexible and ability to deal with ambiguity and change
“Roll-up your sleeves” attitude to get things done
Passionate and intimately knowledgeable about all things web and mobile