Junior Designer

Written by: Shaan Nicol

Last updated: Jul 17, 2023 · 3 min

We’re looking for a talented Junior Designer to join our team. Working in close collaboration with our Senior Designer, and Delivery team, you will partner with global brands to design assets across a variety of digital channels.

The Junior Designer will contribute to all aspects of the creative process, from — brainstorming, user experience exploration, user flow planning, design, and wireframing — to optimising creative assets for development. Your primary focus will be to understand clients’ requirements, business and user needs, and transform that understanding into user-focused and intuitive experiences for a variety of platforms and interfaces.

The ideal candidate will also have basic front-end development skills: WordPress, HTML, CSS, and JS.

Necessary skills

  • User experience research and analysis to create use cases, user flows and journeys.
  • Information architecture, conceptual and UI design for web-based, interactive and immersive experiences.
  • Translating concepts into wireframes and designs that lead to intuitive user experiences.
  • Creating all visual elements and best-practice UI/UX styles and keeping them consistent across brand assets.
  • Auditing and identifying opportunities for optimising UX/UI across client websites.
  • Presenting work to internal teams and clients.
  • Participating in client workshops and planning sessions.
  • Testing and iterating UX designs and prototypes with the development team.
  • Leading projects from creation through to delivery to ensure excellent user experience and UI/UX consistency.
  • Adapting concepts and designs following discussions with clients and developers.
  • Storyboarding and storytelling.
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About the position

Experience required

  • Minimum 3 years experience in UI/UX design.
  • Strong experience in website UX and design development.
  • In-depth knowledge & understanding of best practice UX/UI design and web standards.
  • Experience creating innovative, beautiful designs for websites, campaigns or immersive experiences.
  • Strong work portfolio that demonstrates creative design thinking and a deep understanding of UI/UX best practices.
  • Strong ability to identify and develop use cases, user journeys and user interactions.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively present an approach or concept.
  • Ability to discuss and justify UX and design considerations and choices with clients.
  • Ability to manage time wisely across projects and deadlines and be accountable for the quality of work.
  • Strong experience in Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
  • Relevant qualification in Design

What you will bring

  • A desire to work collaboratively across multiple projects, platforms and products.
  • A keen interest in solving client problems and design challenges.
  • A passion for great user experience and design with a user-centred approach.
  • Ability to collaborate and deliver on a shared vision.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and desire to deliver the highest quality work.
  • Excellent communication skills.

What we offer at Chillybin

  • Great, collaborative remote working environment.
  • A fun and supportive team environment.
  • A diverse and exciting range of industries, clients and projects.
  • Minimum holiday at Christmas.
  • Additional training & development.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Performance-related bonuses.
  • Potential to earn commissions.

Location

We’re open to working with developers in any location but would prefer if your regular work hours match ours in Singapore (GMT+8) or Brisbane (GMT+10).

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Shaan Nicol

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Shaan Nicol

Shaan Nicol is the founder and director of Chillybin Web Design, a WordPress web design and development agency with offices in Singapore and Brisbane. With over 14 years of experience leading Chillybin, Shaan has guided the company's growth into a distributed global team with staff across the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Australia, India, and Brazil. Shaan is an active member of the WordPress community, serving as the lead organiser for WordCamp Singapore 2019 and co-organiser of the WordPress Singapore Meetup Group. He has spoken at multiple WordCamps across the Asia-Pacific region including WordCamp Kuala Lumpur and WordCamp Sydney. Prior to founding Chillybin in 2009, Shaan worked at EMI Music as an Online Manager, where he orchestrated numerous digital campaigns and advocated for increased investment in online platforms.

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