UI Designer - Design Systems

Company: TEKsystems Careers
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: September 2, 2024

Job Description:

Our client is looking for a design systems designer. The expectation is to be hybrid in Mountain View.
*Top Skills' Details*

• 6-8+ years of experience as a UI designer supporting digital projects and building design systems. Being the champion of aesthetics and visual design, focusing on illustration, typography, iconography and brand identity.
• Ability to create design deliverables to communicate your work including sketches, diagrams, mockups, animations, mood boards, and high- fidelity designs
• Ability to Conduct design critiques to guide design decisions with a focus on branded UI that drives quality and brand cohesion
  ** MUST HAVE ONLINE PORTFOLIO
  *Description:*
  This role will be supporting the Customer Experience. This team is growing substantially and they are adding to their team! These visual designers should have an interest in working on a-lot of different types of projects as they will not solely be hired for one thing. Our client is in the process of building out a design studio where their designers will work across several different products. Some examples would be, HMI, Mobile, Web, Connected vehicle & in-car experience products (think in the touchscreen of the vehicle), voice integration, Electric Vehicle, etc. Potential candidates should come from a digital experience and have experience and interest in supporting mostly B2C projects. This is an exciting area that has a-lot of opportunity for designers who are looking for a challenge and environment that offers a variety of projects!
  This person will be the champion for helping revamp their design system for this product and helping to build out a brand identity. There is a heavy focus on the commercial customer and creating a better experience!
  We're looking for a visionary UI Designers to help us set strategic design direction and craft products that go beyond meeting basic expectations to create unique, pure, and emotional experiences. With a persistent focus on our customers, you will serve as the driving force behind creating meaningful connections with our customers through thoughtful design that's looks amazing.
  *Responsibilities *
  

• Provide design leadership through influence, judgment, communication, and collaboration to drive design decisions across stakeholder groups
• Collaborate closely with team members to craft a world-class user experience across all our products and platforms, being the champion of aesthetics and visual design principles
• Create design deliverables to communicate your work including sketches, drawings, diagrams, wireframes, mockups, animations, mood boards, and storyboards
• Conduct design critiques to guide design decisions
• Contribute to the continued evolution of the team's workflows and processes to further improve quality and performance
• Mentor/develop talent and a design thinking culture
• Balance user needs, technical constraints, and business objectives to solve problems effectively
  *Key Characteristics*
  Empathy: You are curious about how other people work, live, and think, you will enjoy meeting the users of our products, and thinking about design by visualizing yourself as one who will use it.
  Creativity: You can generate numerous potential solutions to a problem. More importantly, designers can screen out bad ideas and identify good ones. In our design environment, a designer needs the ability to brainstorm without ego attachment to any particular idea.
  Superb communication skills: You can communicate broad concepts as well as fine detail through written and graphical media. You can convey design solutions through sketches and visualizations, as well as through prose.
  A quick study: You can understand systems and processes, both in software and in the real world. You will be required to digest and understand the many complex factors that govern vehicle design, from social and peer norms to a multinational regulatory environment. You will be able to successfully navigate those factors as you create design solutions.
  Outstanding collaboration skills: You are an effortless collaborator. You welcome ideas from any source, and are prepared to build on them to make the work of your team successful.
  Comfort with ambiguity: You are comfortable working in a space where problems and solutions are not well defined. You can cope with change, shift gears comfortably, and can decide and act without having the total picture.
  *Requirements*
  
  • 5+ years of experience creating user interfaces, digital products, or complex software applications across a range of channels
  • Formal degree or equivalent experience in Visual Design, Product Design, Interaction Design or related
  • Strong portfolio with work samples showcasing expertise in user interface design, craft, aesthetics, and depth of thought
  • Open to feedback, knows how give and receive criticism, and how and when to defend design decisions
  • Demonstrated experience in developing dynamic presentations in support of design strategy
  • Experience working with research teams and applying insights into quick, iterative design improvements.
  • Strong visual communication skills
  • Develop/mentor junior talent within the team
  • Proficient in common design tools like Sketch, Figma, Zeplin, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Proto.io
    *Preferred Qualifications*
    
    • Ability to create across a wide range of digital media (3D, 2D, animation)
    • Deep understanding of automotive competitive landscape
    • Ability to identify and apply technology to achieve design goals
    • Prototyping experience (software and/or hardware development experience a plus)
      About TEKsystems:
      
      We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
      
      The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
      

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