User Interface Designer

Job role : UI / UX designer

Duration : Full time

Location : Mumbai

Experience : 5+ years

We are looking for an experienced "UI / UX designer" to create the user experience for the company's digital interface (web, app, in-app) or any other interactive media. He / she shall be entrusted with conceptualising and collaborating with the product managers, team leads and engineers to gather requirements, working with product / marketing / tech teams and successfully creating seamless designs.

Job Responsibilities :

Understand all about The Hosteller's design practices, brand guidelines, existing tech products, workflow and specifications, etc.

Understand the customer's life cycle and demographic

Understand ongoing as well as futuristic UI / UX requirements, product team's vision, etc.

Illustrate and design ideas using storyboards, process flows, sitemaps and UI elements (like menus, tabs, flows, widgets, etc.)

Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrating the final look

Build page navigation buttons and search fields

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)

Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback

Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images

Conduct pre-release / post-release / post-implementation testing

Conduct usability testing, to determine how straightforward and user-friendly a software product is

Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle

Qualifications :

Educational background : Graduation or post graduation in UI / UX or Design or computer science

Hands-on experience as a UI / UX designer or a similar role, across different environments (web / mobile / CMS / etc.) and various wireframe tools (Figma / Wireframe / Invision / etc.)

Hands-on experience of design software like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Hands-on experience of working in startups, hyper growth environment, etc.

Outstanding analytical, communication, interpersonal & time-management skills

Outstanding knowledge of prevalent UI trends, consumer psychology, user flow, user behaviour and buying patterns