Designer
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne,Tyne and Wear,United Kingdom
hedgehog lab's mission is to design and build great software. Design is in our DNA and one of our key competitive advantages in an age where good design is a fundamental element of a great post-PC experience.
To steal from Steve Jobs, designers at hedgehog lab are not just responsible for how it looks or feels like but how it works. They blend interaction design, visual design and product/service design to create a seamless & well-rounded product that people love using.
We offer an environment where designers & developers collaborate. We encourage our designers to push the boundaries and to do their best work for some of the biggest companies in the world without interference.
The Role
As a fairly flat organisation with fluid responsibilities within our team members, the role is what you make it. You will be "reporting" to the Creative Director but in essence you are in a mid/senior-level position undertaking interaction & visual design activities while collaborating with developers and other team members.
While there are no constraints on your contributions we do see the following as key responsibilities of this role,
- Working with clients & key stakeholders to understand their needs and business better
- Conducting workshops, research and other activities needed for interaction design
- Developing concepts & ideas for pitches and prototyping
- Developing wireframes & other interaction design documentation
- Producing visual designs to clients' brand guidelines
- Support & mentor other junior/intern developers
- Assist and support your team in growing our Design capabilities
About You
While we have no general template to finding the perfect designer, we do believe that the following characteristics would help us in narrowing down our perfect candidate.
- 2 to 5 Commercial experience working in a interaction or visual design role.
- Experience working in software teams delivering web or mobile projects
- A passion for design (we would love to see design as a hobby and not just your job)
- Experience working in an Agile/SCRUM environment
- Strong ideation skills both verbal and visual
- Ability to sketch out ideas and articulate thoughts in front of clients
- Understanding of digital platforms and mobile design
- Ability to hold client requirement workshops
- Strong portfolio backed up by sketch development to show design process
- Showcase / live pieces of work online or in App Stores
- Having an inquisitive nature to question everything
- Good writing, listening & speaking skills
What's in it for you?
What can you expect in return for being a perfect designer?
- A competitive salary with inclusion in our company profit sharing scheme & a healthy bonus package related to performance
- 28 days holidays (that's excluding bank holidays)
- Best of breed equipment (Macbook Pro, mobile phone of choice & tablet of choice)
- Customised benefits package that works for you
- A transparent & open company culture where politics is shunned & everyone plays as a team.