About the role
As a Manager Product Designer specialising in visual design, you'll be at the heart of creating visually stunning and user-friendly interfaces. Your designs will enhance the user experience, making shopping on e-commerce a delightful experience.
Responsibilities:
- Develop beautiful, engaging designs for web and mobile platforms.
- Help build and maintain our design system to ensure consistency and a high degree of UI craftsmanship.
- Incorporate animation and motion design into our products to enhance user interaction and experience.
- Gather insights through user research and usability testing.
- Create illustrations, iconography, micro-transitions, and animations to enhance customer communication.
- Create interactive prototypes to showcase design concepts and user flows.
- Facilitate regular meetings for planning and critiquing design work.
- Work closely with product managers, engineers, and fellow designers to bring your designs to life.
- Develop strong working relationships with front-end engineers.
- Regularly update and assist designers and engineers in overcoming design and implementation issues.
- Bring fresh, innovative ideas to the table.
- Deliver pixel-perfect designs.
- Always prioritise the needs of our users.
- Articulate design concepts and decisions effectively.
- Be open to feedback and ready to make adjustments.
- Handle multiple projects and meet deadlines efficiently.
- Deep understanding of platform-specific design patterns and design systems.
- Apply creative thinking to solve complex design challenges.
- Design visually stunning interfaces for BigBasket's digital products.
- Maintain and update our design system for a cohesive user experience.
- Conduct user research and usability tests to inform your designs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless design integration.
- Create interactive prototypes to demonstrate your design ideas.
- Ensure all designs adhere to brand guidelines and visual standards.
- Schedule and facilitate regular meetings for planning and critiquing design work.
- Develop strong working relationships with front-end engineers.
- Proactively communicate updates and assist designers and engineers in overcoming issues.
- Stay current with the latest design trends and technologies
Requirements:
- Experience 8+ years of experience in product design with a strong focus on visual design.
- Education 0- Bachelor's degree in design, fine arts, or a related field.
- Mastery of design tools like Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and others.
- Deep understanding of user-centred design principles.
- Exceptional visual design skills with an eye for detail.
- Experience with responsive and adaptive design.
- Knowledge of front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.
- A strong portfolio showcasing your best work in UI design (illustration and animation experiences are good to have).
- Extensive knowledge of UX and psychology, design patterns, and research methodologies.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Knowledge of design system tokenisation is a plus.