Description
Designer
Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services requires a Designer based at their client's offices in London.
This is a hybrid role - You can work remotely with a 1-2 days based in the office per week.
This is a 6-month temporary contract with a high possibility of long-term extension to start ASAP.
Day rate: Competitive market rate
We are looking for Designer with proficiency in design tools such as: Sketch, Adobe XD, inVision Studio, Zeplin, Axure RP
We're keen to hear those who can demonstrate an experience and an ambition that's broader than 'design' alone; that extends into human-centred innovation. Along with an appreciation of the commercial landscape.
Key Skills
- Minimum 5 years professional agency side and client-side experience in delivering, influencing, shaping direction of creating best in class digital and non-digital Products and Services.
- A real breadth in your strategic design and technical expertise - from research techniques to workshop facilitation to service design thinking with the ability to understand technical constraints and processes.
- Strong Portfolio that includes a collection of real-life product examples and case studies that show your capability in design thinking with end to end services design practices.
- Start-up mentality, and practical execution of a true nature of Agile Product Development
- The aptitude to effectively manage and leverage project teams, illustrating the value that design can bring to the enterprise commercially and technically.
- Experience in converting insights and requirements derived from user research, business stakeholders and data analysis into practical execution. Aligning front to back of house experience design.
- Strategic approach to problem-solving and ability to think far beyond the user interface.
- Strong knowledge and proven practical execution of Customer Centric Design Principles.
- Demonstratable commercial Analytical focus with an emphasis on learning, experimenting and improving.
- Experience in planning and conducting user research, usability testing, interpret feedback and incorporate into future iterations.
- Experience in designing, service design blueprints, customer journey and empathy mapping.
- Experience in facilitation of Design Workshops with a variety of stake holders at all levels of an organisation.
- Proven experience practice knowledge working in Agile Projects from user stories and backlog management to acceptance criteria.
- Proficiency with design tools such as: Sketch, Adobe XD, inVision Studio, Zeplin, Axure RP.
- Solid understanding of usability and accessibility standards including Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) & ISO 9241.
- Nice to have multiple languages (English +X).
- Work closely with other designers, commercial and technical teams to execute a balanced approach to delivery.
Candidate Specifications
- The ability to be highly independent, confident and flexible to adapt to a fluid landscape.
- The capacity to learn and adapt to new ways of working and thinking, communicating effectively through storytelling.