Job Title: UI Designer (Remote)

Company: Lullabot

Location: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A

Posted Date: 2021 December

Link: https://lullabot.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=31

Skill Level: Mid-Level

Job Type: Full Time

Lullabot is seeking a full-time UI Designer (Mid or Senior Level) to join the design team.

At Lullabot, designers work very closely, often in agile teams, with strategists, developers, project managers, and clients to produce beautifully designed digital products and design systems. As a UI Designer, you will be responsible for translating clients' brands into user interfaces that are accessible, easy to use, and beautiful. You will participate in the early strategy and UX work that lays the foundation for designs that work and lead the design process as it moves from the earlier strategy phase into the visual UI design. You will work with developers to ensure that the designs created fit the needs and requirements and get implemented in a way that's true to the design intent. You will sometimes work alongside other designers at Lullabot (and client design teams) and sometimes function as the sole designer on an agile product team. You will report to Lullabot's Chief Creative Officer.

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in Strategy and UX Design processes (workshops, research, testing, etc.).
• Assist in planning the UI design process for client engagements.
• Lead the visual UI design process. (Senior level only)
• Assist and collaborate with others in the UI design process.
• Translate client business requirements, UX work (wireframes, user flows, etc.), and technical and content requirements into high-fidelity designs and prototypes.
• Lead Design QA work during development. (Senior level only)
• Assist in Design QA work during development.
• Help Lullabot's strategy and design team continue to improve approach and processes over time.
• Model and plan design systems for complex sites and products. (Senior level only)
• Create and translate beautiful UI designs into complete design systems and their corresponding documentation, guidelines, and tools. (Senior level only)
• Assist and collaborate in the creation of design systems and their corresponding documentation, guidelines, and tools.

Lullabot is Looking For

• Someone with an impressive portfolio of visual UI design work (Senior level requires a broad portfolio)
• Someone with experience leading successful UI design processes (Senior level only)
• Someone with experience participating in the planning and creation of design systems (Senior level only)
• Someone who can lead clients through an iterative process to arrive at great designs that please our clients and their end-users. (Senior level only)
• Someone who is self-motivated and cares a great deal about the quality of their work
• Someone who enjoys working closely with developers and in agile teams
• Someone with at least a basic working knowledge of front-end development (E.g., HTML and CSS)
• Someone with an interest in learning about Drupal and large-scale CMS projects (This doesn't mean becoming a Drupal developer, but simply gaining an understanding of how it works)

Bonus Skills:

• Someone with illustration skills
• Someone with prototyping skills
• Someone with experience on large-scale CMS projects

Tools

Lullabot gives preference to design skills rather than tools used. Most designers can learn new tools rather quickly. Candidates are evaluated against the quality of the work in your portfolio than the tools you used to produce it. Lullabot team tends to design using Figma but will use other tools (E.g., Sketch, Adobe XD) based on client needs and requirements.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience (Mid-level)
• 8+ years experience (Senior level)
• Must have a reliable internet connection and a willingness to work from home (or anywhere) in a distributed fashion.
• Must be able to use a computer for up to 8 hours per day
• Must be able to travel 2-3 times per year in the United States for client on-sites and company events. Travel will be limited initially due to Covid-19 considerations.
• Lullabot is looking for a full-time (40 hours per week), U.S.- or Canada-based employee who can start within two weeks of being offered the job.
• Ideal candidates will have at least 5 hours overlap during 9 am - 5 pm EST. 

Pay Scale: $ 70,000-$95,000 DOE

Source: Lullabot jobs