Specialist UX designer at Vodacom

Role Purpose

The User Experience (UX) / User Interface (UI) Designer clearly understands the business objective; target capabilities and end user requirements related to a specific product or proposition and translates these requirements into high-quality user experiences on relevant platform/s. They map out “happy and “sad” journey paths to understand user journeys, and apply in depth knowledge of user centred design, creating wire frames, enabling an optimised customer experience.  They also act an integral part of the design team incorporating high fidelity visual concepts, typography and imagery on to the wire frames; creating user interfaces (for example mobile apps) which display the desired look, style and experience for the user.
 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Works closely with the Chapter Lead to design and direct high-quality user interfaces and experiences;
• Continuously searches for improvements and design innovation to apply to the product/platform which advances the customer experience and works with the squad/team to implement them successfully;
• Creates online/digital customer journeys aimed at reaching specific business outcomes to understand “happy” and “sad” journey paths / user-flows;
• Works collaboratively and engages with markets/product teams to define and document user experience requirements for a channel/product/service, ensuring requirements are grounded in technical feasibility and based on open standards (e.g. HTML and CCS);

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric is essential 
• Degree/Diploma in one or more of these disciplines : Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Information Systems / Informatics, Human Computer Interaction or other related fields
• Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) or similar certification would be desirable, but not required.
• Masters in Psychology, Social Sciences advantageous

OR

• Matric is essential 
• 3-5 years working experience in one or more of these disciplines : Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Information Systems / Informatics, Human Computer Interaction or other related fields
• Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) or similar certification would be desirable, but not required.

Closing date for applications: 04 November 2021

• The base location for this role is Midrand, Vodacom Campus
• The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
• Vodacom is committed to an organizational culture that recognizes, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 
   

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.