UX Web Designer

SUMMARY:
We’re looking for a talented UX Web Designer to join our client, a leading financial institution, on a 12-month contract. In this exciting role, you’ll design beautiful, user-friendly websites that elevate the brand and captivate users. You will collaborate with key stakeholders to bring ideas to life, creating intuitive, functional designs that align with the corporate identity. If you're ready to make a big impact and showcase your creative skills, this is the opportunity for you!

POSITION INFO:
Requirements

• National Diploma (NGF 6) in Web Design or an equivalent qualification
• A minimum of five years of experience in web design or related field
• Knowledge and skills in UI/UX principles; designs versioning skills; project management; devOps; visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction; business continuity planning; communications project management; communications legislation and governance, risk and compliance; problem analysis and solving; workload-estimation skills; building and managing relationships; conceptual and design thinking; judgement and decision making; quality assurance; communications reporting; and stakeholder management;
• Experience in working with the Adobe Design Suite – Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, After Effects
• Experience in creating wireframes, user flows, process flows, storyboards, sitemaps etc.
• Familiarity with front-end development languages, frameworks, and libraries 
• Good understanding of search engine optimisation principles
• Good understanding of content management systems
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy

• Conceptualise high-quality, simple, and user-friendly creative ideas, in collaboration with internal and external clients, in line with the organizational brand and CI guidelines
• Execute all visual design stages from concept to final stages by creating wireframes, user flows, process flows, storyboards, site maps etc.
• Consider search engine optimisation best practices for optimising site content
• Plan and organise work in accordance with schedules agreed to with the Web Content Manager and provide regular feedback on progress to clients
• Prioritise work according to scheduled publications and urgency
• Remain abreast with the newest trends, technologies, and best practices in web development to ensure that web applications are secure, efficient, and scalable
• Collaborate on the existing style guide which dictates colours, fonts and design patterns used on the web applications
• Establish design guidelines, best practices, and standards