Junior-Mid UX Designer

We are looking for a talented Junior-Mid level UX Designer with a minimum of 2 years of work experience.

You will be an innovator and problem solver at heart; ideally with a keen appreciation of blockchain or DLT and the exciting new opportunities that these technologies bring to the world.

Having interned or gained employment experience, you will have a high standard of work already under your belt looking to take the next career move up.

Importantly, you will have helped ship complex products that you can demonstrate in your portfolio.

You’re a design thinker with a high level of empathy; able to provide a solid rationale behind any product decisions.

A key part of this role is problem-solving, so be prepared for an enjoyable challenge!

Working with the wider IOTA Design Team, you will act as a user advocate alongside other UX colleagues, providing clear input for the overall customer and user experience of these new products and services.

Expect to find a friendly and fun remote team, development support and many learning opportunities, working alongside talented team members using cutting-edge DLT technology.

Responsibilities:

• Research, assess, sketch, prototype
• Design websites, landing pages, and mobile/desktop web applications on multiple projects of varying sizes
• Help to plan and undertake UX research such as competitor analysis, information architecture design, interaction design, personas, usability testing
• Produce scenarios, flowcharts and wireframes, turning them into fully-fledged UI designs by either yourself or handing over your direction to the visual design team for completion
• Adhere to current in-house styles or to help define new interaction patterns and design systems
• Effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually
• Have a high level of detail for UX design and product quality
• Support the IOTA UX / Design Team in any other organizational-wide efforts when required

Requirements

Your personality

• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Be open to productive feedback discussions without personal attachment
• Naturally curious with a passion for new technology
• Strong self-management with a friendly approach
• Must be able to function as a close collaborator or equally as an individual contributor
• Be open to productive feedback discussions without personal attachment

Your expertis

• At least 2+ years of industry placement
• Strong knowledge of user interface design processes and best practices
• Expert proficiency with design and prototyping tools ideally either with Axure (Wireframing, IA and Prototyping) and/or Figma (Visual Design, Prototyping) in order to integrate with the IOTA Design Team and help deliver your projects
• Knowledge of web & mobile platforms, and their capabilities/limitations. Basic HTML, CSS and JS knowledge is a bonus in order to understand the challenges of development
  High written and spoken proficiency of English
• Proven track record of project deliverables

Plus

• A design-related degree
  
  

When applying, please provide a portfolio of your work explaining your approach and decision-making as part of the research and design process.


What we offer

• Opportunity to be a high-impact contributor.
• Work with the best engineers and talent in their respective fields.
• Casual and fun work environment.
• Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback
• An annual budget for personal development
• Flexible working hours and fully remote set-up
  
  

The IOTA Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.