UI Designer

dscout

(Chicago, Illinois)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About dscout

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Summary

We’re looking for a UI designer who is hungry for more, looks at design from a user-first perspective and is comfortable in a startup atmosphere. As dscout’s UI designer, you will create carefully thought-out, beautiful concepts that speak clearly to our users and embraces our brand. You will collaborate with a small, passionate team of people nerds and help shape the experiences of thousands of users.

Responsibilities

Drive the look and feel of our web- and mobile-based research tools and bring our solutions to life.
Collaborate with designers, engineers and researchers to create the best solutions for our users.
Create key documentation to hand-off to engineers for development.
Participate in weekly design standups to receive and provide constructive feedback of design work.
Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Ideal Candidate

* 3-7 years design experience.

* Excellent understanding of color, typography and core design principles.

*  You think in terms of systems, make rational design decisions and can then communicate how those decisions tie back to project goals.

* You obsess about the details and constantly ask the question, “Is this how [it] should be?”

* Passion for clarity and willingness to go the extra mile for great design.

* Your portfolio shows a robust process highlighting iterative and lateral thinking and includes both web and mobile design work.

* You’re a great communicator and can document down to the pixel.

* You’re coding aware and have front end fluency.

* You have experience conducting user research, wire-framing, prototyping and creating detailed documentation for development.

* Experience working with common industry software (we use Adobe CC, InVision, Axure).

* You’re a team player and thrive on collaboration.

* Experience designing for a SaaS based business and an interest in research and data viz is a plus.

* You want to push your limits. You look for opportunities to become better and evolve as a designer.

3-7 years design experience.
Excellent understanding of color, typography and core design principles.
You think in terms of systems, make rational design decisions and can then communicate how those decisions tie back to project goals.
You obsess about the details and constantly ask the question, “Is this how [it] should be?”
Passion for clarity and willingness to go the extra mile for great design.
Your portfolio shows a robust process highlighting iterative and lateral thinking and includes both web and mobile design work.
You’re a great communicator and can document down to the pixel.
You’re coding aware and have front end fluency.
You have experience conducting user research, wire-framing, prototyping and creating detailed documentation for development.
Experience working with common industry software (we use Adobe CC, InVision, Axure).
You’re a team player and thrive on collaboration.
Experience designing for a SaaS based business and an interest in research and data viz is a plus.
You want to push your limits. You look for opportunities to become better and evolve as a designer.