UI Designer - Platforms

About the RoleAre you ready to join the ranks of the world's most exciting brands? Look no further! Media.Monks is actively seeking a highly ambitious UI Designer who is passionate about leading game-changing projects within Platform.Monks. We're on the lookout for a trailblazer who loves to redefine established models and bring fresh ideas to life. You'll collaborate closely with our talented in-house team of creatives, technologists, and business Monks, ensuring the seamless delivery of high-quality digital solutions for global brands. Additionally, you'll play an integral role in our client teams, strategising for long-term success in serving our clients. If you're a driven leader who knows how to inspire and unite a team of talented Monks towards a common goal, this opportunity is tailor-made for you!

At Platform.Monks we build brands, products and systems. We shape things from zero or optimise what there already is by applying CX design and leveraging the wide range of possibilities within tech on dotcoms, microsites, mobile apps, ecommerce sites. Striking the perfect balance between functionality, efficiency, and innovation, we build user-centric digital platforms where brands and audiences can get to know each other. 

Keen to know more, then check out our platform.monks solutions page.

Responsibilities:

• Be part of an international team that crafts amazing work for the world’s biggest brands. You’ll work on a variety of different projects, developing digital products, deliverables or projects with the guidance of a creative director, design director or lead designer.  
• Translate brand values, creative concepts, UX documentation and user–stories into functional design solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with your project’s team, consisting of multidisciplinary Monks.
• Going above and beyond the original brief to push what’s possible on both a creative and technical level.
• Employing your problem–solving skills and your full stack of design solutions to guide projects from start, finish and everywhere in between to ensure the highest quality of the delivery.
• Presenting your work in person and through video calls to colleagues, coming up with and proposing new and exciting solutions for production. You’ll prototype or animate your designs where needed to provide additional clarification.
• Provide written and verbal communication to articulate and strengthen your designs.
• Have opinions and not be afraid to voice them.

About You

The essentials:

• You’re a wonderful product designer. You prove your product design prowess through your online portfolio and relevant working experience of around 1-2 years in the field of digital product design. Beyond aesthetic excellence, your portfolio demonstrates exemplary presentation, research, troubleshooting and problem–solving skills.
• Your unwavering curiosity never stops you from learning and progressing. You love pushing the envelope both personally and professionally.
• You love people and their diversity. You’re great to work with, as you have strong social and communication skills that ensure you understand how colleagues and clients work and think.
• A thorough understanding of design fundamentals such as typography, interaction design and usability, grid systems, white space, aspect ratios and colour theory, tying all of these elements together with obsessive attention to detail.
• Mastery of all modern design and prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe Suite). You’re tidy, and you know how to organise your files, layers and folders to make the lives of colleagues easier.
• Based on your experience and expertise, you can judge the quality of the user experience, and explain what needs to be achieved to make it better.
• Mindful of your time, budget and schedule, you are flexible and willing to put in the time and dedication needed to make each project you work on a success.

At Media.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

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