Future needs: UX/UI Designer
Role summary: This is a full-time REMOTE position. To create amazing experiences, we need amazing people! People that share the same passion and enthusiasm for research and technology as we do. We are looking for a UI/UX designer who will work on research projects designing services, user experience flows and interfaces for web and mobile apps and smart-devices like smart-watches, and online educational material. The designer will also be responsible for usability and acceptability evaluation studies, namely developing user evaluation protocols, conducting user-testing, and drafting the respective reports.
What are you going to do?
● Collaborate with the team of Project managers and the marketing experts and stakeholders to define and implement professional service and product design for innovative solutions.
● Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks.
● Create, improve, and using wireframes, user flows/journey maps and process flows to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
● Execute all visual design stages from concept to final integration with engineering.
● Edit supporting material/media (images, illustrations, graphics, animations, audio, video) for our marketing campaigns (in social media) and e-learning courses by using Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud tools or similar
● Help experts improve technology uptake by developing compelling course content and captivating learning activities like simulations, role plays, games etc by creating templates for highly engaging, interactive content using Articulate Storyline authoring tool or similar
● Categorize, manage and maintain content in our Learning Management Systems (LMS)
● Quality Assurance (QA) testing from a user experience perspective to ensure full functionality and accuracy prior to release via interviews or online questionnaires
● Create reports using professional dashboards (eg HotJar) and metrics (from eg Google Analytics) after analyzing data in Excel or similar tools
● Maintain style, tone, and brand consistency across all company deliverables.
● Excellent English speaking and writing skills.
● In some cases, you will be asked to travel to your client site (within Europe).
Qualifications
● 2 years of experience in a similar position proven by a portfolio;
● Experience with and affinity for technology;
● Degree in Service Design, Graphic Design, Informatics, Computer Science or Digital Systems;
● Master’s Degree will be considered an asset;
● Experience in using Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud multimedia production software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Premiere Pro, Character Animator etc;
● Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English;
● Exceptional organizational and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail;
● Experience in managing and delivering multiple projects simultaneously;
● Team management experience will be considered a plus.
What do we offer?
● Work from home;
● A company with flat hierarchies;
● A professional and dynamic working environment that values independence, entrepreneurship, and self-development;
● Opportunities to work on large, complex, long-term projects which make impacts at the local, national and global levels;
● Engagement with a strong global network of experts enabling you to work and learn alongside leading industry professionals;
● A company with a solid reputation and strong client focus;
● A competitive salary with excellent secondary conditions;
● Active support for training and career development;
● A growing, ambitious, and diverse team.
Please apply by sending us the following documents to info@futureneeds.eu:
1. your CV in English
2. your portfolio in a separate file
Applications via the LinkedIn buttons will NOT BE CONSIDERED! You need to send an email.
If you have any questions, please contact us. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
About the employer
Future Needs is a Cyprus-based SME which helps Tech-innovators get their R&D funded and overcome the “death valley curve” for their new products. We do so in 3 ways: 1) by helping our clients apply for funding and develop sustainable business models, 2) by optimizing the design of our clients’ services to achieve maximum user acceptance and consumer uptake, and 3) by ensuring compliance of their products and services with EU security standards.
Either in the role of a consultant or a consortium partner, we help our clients -innovative companies and leading researchers- in securing funding for and implementation of ambitious R&D projects by taking research results from the stage of experimentation to the stage of commercialization.
At Future Needs, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic.
