Mobile UX/UI Designer

Mobile Experience Designer - Sydney

You enjoy simplifying complex problems, shaping the look and feel of solutions, and making things ‘work better’ through better software experiences. You are ready to take on large mobile projects from research, concepting and through to execution, working closely with the Mobile Business Design team. Most importantly, you are hungry to learn and happy to share your craft.

Now is your chance to be part of a team of talented, genuine, friendly people who are excited to come to the studio every day and produce work that really matters to them. Our Sydney studio is located in Mosman on some stunning grounds surrounded by walking trails and beaches. Enjoy our open plan office, relaxed working environment and the occasional game of ping pong.

Responsibilities

• Research and shape the business problem with our Mobile Business Design team
• Apply UX methodologies and game theory  to the design process
• Explore solutions using wireframe techniques and low-level prototypes
• Produce creative concepts for screen layouts, icons, identities and graphics etc.
• Create pixel-perfect, production ready assets
• See through your designs side-by-side with the development team
• Maintain and enhance alive's standard of UI design and UX excellence

Requirements

• 3+ years in a creative/design role
• A digital portfolio that not only looks good but also demonstrates some clever problem solving
• Samples of work  showing a complete understanding of iOS design and UX thinking
• Experience with prototyping tools (Omnigraffle, Axure etc.)
• Experience with creative tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
• Understanding of current and emerging interaction design principles and patterns 
• Understanding of User-centered Design Principles and Apples Human Interface Guidelines
• Ability to move quickly and engage teams without losing attention to detail
• Willingness to go above and beyond to get things right (not just get things done)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience designing enterprise solutions
• Experience with customer research and user testing
• Experience with Android and/or Windows phone platforms
• Mobile web, rresponsive front-end coding skills (HTML/CSS)