Senior UI/UX Designer at Aramex South Africa

Key Responsibilities

• Creating user-centered designs by understanding business requirements, user feedback and technology limitations for a mobile payment application
• Breaking any design problem down into viable actionable chunks and solving them with clarity and precision.
• Translating design requirements into style guides, design systems, design patterns and attractive user interfaces.
• Composing designs of reusable components and UI elements.
• Delivering illustrated designs and process flows using Adobe XD.
• Collaborating effectively with the product team and development team and work closely with them.
• Staying up to date of UX trends and look for creative ideas and inspiration from new trends and events.
• Participating in client research with Business Development team.
• Performing other design related tasks as assigned
• Design emailers on both light mode & dark mode.
• Design engaging and responsive web pages and HTML emails for the company
• Work closely with the rest of the marketing team to conduct tests and maximise web performance
• Optimize websites for maximum speed and scalability whilst ensuring website function and stability across devices i.e. desktop, mobile and tablet
• Optimize websites for maximum speed and scalability whilst ensuring website function and stability across devices i.e. desktop, mobile and tablet
• Manage day-to-day website updates as the business requires
• Ensure that all designs, pages, sites, and emails adhere to company brand guidelines, always acting as a brand champion

Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years experience as a UI / UX designer
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in interactive design, new media design or related design field preferred
• Excellent knowledge of Android and iOS components and UI related aspects of programming frameworks
• Two or more years of user experience design experience for mobile application, desktop software and Web applications including converting the designs to actual implementation
• Strong working knowledge of prototyping and related design tools
• A thorough understanding of contemporary user-centered design methodologies is a must
• Understanding of common software development practices
• Basic knowledge of HTML & CSS

       Competencies & Skills

• Exceptional design skills, production value and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good time management skills
• Team player