UI Designer - Lagos

UI Designer

Konga com is Nigeria's largest online marketplace. We launched in July 2012 and our mission is to become the engine of e-commerce and trade in Africa.

We serve an ever expanding customer base, offering products that span various categories including Phones, Computers, Clothing, Shoes, Home Appliances, Books, Healthcare, Baby Products, personal care and much more.

We are looking for a talented UI Designer to create amazing user experiences.

Do you have an eye for clean and artful design?

To take up this role, you must possess superior UI skills and be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts and transform them into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.

If you know this is an easy task for you, then we need you to click the apply button immediately.

Job Description
As a UI Designer, a typical day might include the following:

• Establish and drive the online brand strategy across all platforms
• Define and maintain brand digital design standards and guidelines
• Lead the creation of user-centric UI designs and interactions, with a focus on mobile first design
• Work directly with UX designers to define visual layouts and execute the visual implementation of prototypes, wireframes and customer feedback into exceptional user interfaces
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Business stakeholders and Developers throughout the design process
• Execute/review various visual design stages from concept to final Development hand-off
• Gather internal feedback to refine and iterate on concepts and perform revisions based on user feedback
• Coach, and mentor junior UI Designers by guiding and reviewing their work
• Offer recommendations in order to improve efficiency and quality of work
• Stay up to date with competitive and web design trends and technologies

Essential Skills and Experience

• Relevant degree/diploma
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications / Sketch
• At least 4 years UI design experience with a strong portfolio of work across multiple digital platforms
• Strong mobile and app design experience
• Knowledge and proven experience of UI design for mobile first projects
• Strong digital brand style guide and brand asset management experience
• Previous experience working in e-commerce/travel/transactional platforms
• An understanding of the technical aspects of digital design and how they influence design decisions
• A keen eye for detail and excellent organisational skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to take ownership and see projects through to completion
• Deadline driven with the ability to work at a fast pace when needed
• An understanding of user experience or experience working with UX designers
• A passion for UI design and the desire to make a difference

Bonus Skills:

• Previous experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience working with Jira as a project management tool
• An understanding and appreciation of user centred design
• Experience working on feature phone UI design/design for Opera Mini
• Wireframing experience

Interested candidates, please apply https://www.jobberman.com/job/532211/ui-designer-in