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EY GDS MENA, Technology Consulting

Staff -UI/UX Design for Digital and Emerging Tech

Overview

In recent years, industries have been disrupted and transformed by digital technology. As a design and innovation consulting professional, you will collaborate with different teams to help businesses define their digital strategy and aspirations, design digital products and experiences and solve their digital and innovation challenges.

As part of a high-performing team, you'll deliver exceptional client service to create engaging, intuitive solutions for our key digital transformation programs. As organizations look to leverage the advantage that technology offers, we are committed to helping you develop the right skills that you'll need in today's environment. Working on programs that cross borders and sectors, the experiences you gain here will be more valuable than anywhere else. So, whenever you join, however long you stay, the outstanding EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The Opportunity: We're looking for ‘UI/UX Designer – Staff’ to join our Digital and Emerging Technology Consulting Trivandrum India office. This is a hands-on role in which you will be responsible for creating detailed wireframes, interaction flows, storyboarding, UI creation for apps and web platforms, and support graphic creative work.

In this role, you will participate throughout the entire design process—from inspiration and research to building prototypes, communicating a vision, bringing to life integrated digital-physical experiences through products and services.

If you've been part of multi-disciplinary projects, have collaborated with a broad range of stakeholders, designed impactful experiences, and possess the ability to see from the users’ perspectives, then this role is for you.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements from proposals, BRDs, Product Documents, Creative Briefs and Sessions/Meetings
• Detail design themes and design guides as per brand guidelines and design themes
• Collaborate effectively with Experience Designers, Product Owners, Content Writers and SMEs during the design process
• Conduct self-guided research to suggest design themes and options
• Identify the right problem, articulate the problem from the user’s POV and explain solutions clearly and effectivity with rationales for decisions made
• Create low-fid and high-fid wireframes, storyboards, UIs, micro-interactions
• Illustrate icons and other graphics
• Review implemented designs and coordinate for bug closures and enhancements
• Implement visual elements of gamification and other micro-interaction strategies
• Use Adobe CC suite, Figma, Sketch, MS office (Mainly PowerPoint and Word)
• Learn new design tools to remain up to date with the market

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Has the ability to think of design from the user’s shoes
• Can envision future scenarios and create adaptive design
• Can detail interaction flow of digital-services and products
• Can create beautiful, elegant, and user-friendly interfaces for apps, web interfaces, wearables, physical installations, etc.
• Is fast and effective in composing designs by leveraging design thinking led practices
• Can contribute to the UX strategy with each iteration
• Conduct research and benchmarking for effective solutions
• Understand and consume brand guidelines effectively
• Is explorative and interested in interfaces/experience design for evolving future tech platforms and gadgets
• Approaches things systemically and are a natural at zooming out to see the big picture, then diving in to nail the important details
• A dedication to teamwork and integrity within a professional environment
• Ability to challenge conventional process and advocate better design methods/solutions
• Must be able to travel to client sites for needs analysis, workshops, design sprints, and client management

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A mindset of design
• Degree in Art/Animation/Design
• Ability to draw on paper and on digital tools
• Proficiency in design tools and software as noted above
• Proven designs and experience of launched services/products that have been implemented in the real world
• Exposure in design thinking/human-centered design methods and processes
• Ability to work within a self-directed culture and navigate ambiguity
• High proficiency in verbal and written English
• Knowledge of agile-based production processes
• Be ready to travel to client locations and EY offices in the Middle East North Africa (MENA)

Good to have skills

• Animation skills (basic) will be a plus
• Basic knowledge of Animate CC, After Effects
• Awareness of agile processes for design projects
• HTML/CSS, JS

What working at EY offers

At EY, we’re dedicated to helping our clients, from start–ups to Fortune 500 companies — and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.

You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

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