Job Requirements
Less than a year of experience
Job description for UI Design Associate (Internship/Part Time) at Sentient.io
The UI Design Associate is responsible for converting wireframes to high-definition user interfaces, as well as maintaining the current Sentient.io’s AI & Data platform and Solution Gallery’s UI with necessary updating and re-designing. He/she would need to understand the basic design principles and concepts in user experience, as well as basic front-end coding knowledge so the UI he/she designs is feasible for use by front-end developers.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Convert wireframes or mock-ups to actual user interfaces
Understand the various aspects of the initial wireframes / mockups as guides, complete the necessary workflow and create detailed UI components including:
- Filling up all expected user interactive features within the page, such as headers, navigation menus, drop-down menus, footers, etc.
- Bridging user flow by adding new popup windows and necessary sub pages.
- Designing color schemes for data visualization charts and graphs.
- Designing product landing pages.
- Designing mobile responsive layouts and working with front-end developers to achieve it.
Assist front-end developers for exporting and slicing design elements
Export necessary design element / images for front-end development including:
- Extracting and resizing logos / icons and images.
- Providing color codes and size guides.
- Reviewing front-end UI and providing necessary feedback such as font sizes, spacing, colors and alignments.
Create long-term maintainable UI components
Abstract reusable UI elements into components of the UI library including:
- Designing proper placeholder content for the UI component.
- Designing guidelines and documentation for the UI component.
- Implementing high flexibility for future customizations, taking into consideration the various possible future use cases of the UI element.
Update/fix UI for existing platform/product
Assist product team with periodic UI design updates and fixes including:
- Designing additional popup window / sub pages
- Creating mock-ups for UI revisions.
- Updating mobile responsive update
- Fixing UI bugs
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
- Detailed user interface for Sentient.io products and projects with good mobile responsiveness.
- Simple and well-thought through UI that covers the entire user journey and use cases.
- Productive and effective working relationship with front-end developers for design assets handling, exporting and UI reviewing.
- Contribute to scalable UI asset library, with reusable components including color palette, major Sentient.io branding, typography and other UI elements.
ARCHETYPES OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
- Background in design and UI in web applications.
- Familiar with web front-end technologies - HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Experienced in using Adobe XD or similar prototyping tools for designing user interface(website or mobile app)
- Good understanding of visual design principles, design languages and user experience
- Good sense of aesthetics and design, especially color, typography, whitespace and composition.
- Knowledge in animation / motion graphics will be an added advantage.
- Organised, self-initiated individual that is comfortable working in a fast-paced start-up environment.