Associate Product Designer

The Associate Product Designer will support a product area by gathering requirements, creating wireframes, and producing high-fidelity UI designs. They will collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to ensure design sign-off before features go live.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a Product Manager and Tech Lead, under the direction of a senior member of the Product Design team, to support a product area
• Assisting in gathering and prioritising design requirements
• Help gather analysis on competing products and features
• Participate in project user research activities with direction from the User Research team, implementing product feedback with guidance from senior team members
• Help ideate, sketch, wireframe and prototype product features and components
• Provide high-fidelity user interface designs using components from our design system
• Work with Front and Back End Engineers throughout the Design process to gain an understanding of how our products are built
• Be responsible for design sign-off of components and features before they go live

Requirements

• A willingness and desire to learn the craft of Product Design
• A portfolio that demonstrates how you approach and solve Product Design problems
• Some experience producing tactical design outputs
• An interest in the role qualitative and quantitative user research plays in Product Design
• An understanding of user experience design, behavioural design and usability concepts
• An interest in the practical applications of design principles, including grid, typography, and colour theory
• A basic knowledge of the accessibility implications of Product Design decisions
• A collaborative attitude, showing humility and empathy when dealing with others
• The ability to give, and receive, constructive feedback
• Good communication skills, whether written or verbal
• Familiarity with Figma, or similar design software skills
• A relevant degree, equivalent qualification, or experience

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