UI Designer

Job type

Full-time

Shift and schedule

Monday to Friday

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

Paid time off
Work from home

Full job description

Company Description

Makerble is an impact measurement database that enables charities and social enterprises to track, measure, and analyze their impact. Our user-friendly platform allows any member of an organization to efficiently track and report impact. Additionally, Makerble is a social media platform that keeps colleges, trustees, and funders updated on progress.

Key Responsibilities:

Keeping up with UI/UX design trends within B2B SaaS (business-to-business software-as-a-service) and related industries Proposing improvements to existing features and new ideas that address clients’ problems and/or capitalise on gaps in the market and/or address insights from the product analytics data Figuring out how new features and feature improvements will work alongside our existing features Creating low-, mid- and high-fidelity wireframes and interactive responsive prototypes using Figma Using Jira Software to create technical documentation instructions for developers that explain how to implement your designs Checking that features built by developers do match the instructions and wireframes that you provided them with; and providing feedback and guidance as appropriate.

Essential

Ability to create wireframes using Figma
Willingness to master the following software tools that we use on a daily basis: Jira, Confluence, Slack, Trello and Google Drive
Excellent communication skills - able to explain ideas clearly and concisely in meetings as well as answer questions
Willingness to understand the daily patterns of people who work in nonprofit organisations so that you can anticipate the features they need and design solutions appropriately
understand clients’ requirements and propose solutions that require the least amount of effort to implement. For example, showing a client how they can achieve something using existing features on the platform so that we don’t actually need to build something new.
Appetite to understand all the features within Makerble®
Ability to simplify complex requirements into intuitive user journeys so that users can achieve what they need to do in the fewest number of clicks and without needing to read extensive user guides.
Ability to imagine the journey of how different types of data travel through the platform: i.e. willingness to understand the different database tables that store various types of data across the platform; and ability to discuss how those tables could better connect to each other in a way that enables your ideas to be implemented.
Willingness to proactively seek feedback on ideas and make adjustments based on feedback from users and colleagues

Desired but not essential

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. UI/UX Design, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline).
Proven experience in troubleshooting and problem-solving in a technical or innovation-driven role.
Project management experience