UI Designer Design

The UI Designer will also serve to advise on new products, solutions and global trends that will help our products achieve the ambitious goal of connecting every school and every community to the Internet.

Giga takes large ideas and makes them a reality; so being able to communicate complex and abstract ideas using data-driven decisions and clear visual, verbal, and written language is crucial. The candidate should exemplify a strong expertise in Agile/Lean practice and interface design for web-based designs, apps, data information systems, information architecture and systems mapping design.

Key responsibilities include:

• Own and lead the product UI lifecycle, from prototype, MVP launch and ongoing versioned iterations, working closely to UX Designer, Design Lead, and external engineering teams.
• Work closely with the larger Giga Tech Team to continue a healthy evolution and the global scale of current and future Giga products such as Giga Maps, Giga Counts, and NFT and Blockchain products.
• Work and improve on Giga’s current UI design system.
• Implement UI-specific design processes to current team workflows.
• Validate wireframes and create high-fidelity mock-ups that support the technical development of websites, applications, software, and dashboards while ensuring that branding and technical guidelines are upheld across these platforms.
• Work as part of Giga’s Design Team in the development of visually impactful and innovative designs enhancing the current visual identity of Giga.
• Maintenance of the Giga brand across multiple channels and the development of internal and external facing visual assets to support this, ranging from product design to the global giga.global website.
• Coordinate the work of vendors /external partners who will support or iterate on concepts already established by the Giga team, providing design leadership, guidance and ensuring quality of their work. 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Certifications and/or diplomas in design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.  A bachelor’s degree in same related fields is an asset.
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in tech product design or UI.
• Experience working with technical/UX design teams to build user interfaces and interactive prototypes, across multiple platforms such as desktop and mobile (Android and IOS).
• Strong understanding of design systems and front-end architecture for products, websites, mobile applications, data visualization and content management systems.
• Strong use of best practices for responsive layouts.
• Expertise and in web design, best design practices of web layout, color, composition graphics and imagery.
• Expert level knowledge in design tools using tools; Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC, and Invision.
• Problem-solving skills and knowledge of capabilities and limitations of web-based technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
• A critical design taste and a high attention to detail.
• Ability to lead and turn ideated products and wireframes into prototypes keeping in mind a user-centered approach.
• Skills in communicating and influencing product design strategy.
• Portfolio highlighting multiple projects and your direct contributions.
• Knowledge of UX research and design are an asset.
• Experience working in start-up environments towards scale, with the ability to work with shifting priorities and at times fast-paced deadlines is an asset.
• Being an advocate for Human-centered design in Agile/Lean practices and resource constrained teams.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about emerging open-source technologies and communities.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with designing for aid development causes.
• Web design experience and knowledge of web-building platforms (WordPress, Drupal) and/or front-end development is an asset.
• Previous experience or familiarity working with systems powered by artificial intelligence / machine learning is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/576213