May 31, 2011

UX Manager - The Landmark Group - Dubai

Play a pivotal role in evolving the design and improving the quality of our web design/redesign projects and products

Responsibilities
- Partner with the Product Management team to turn ideas into reality by creating wireframes/low fidelity prototypes (LFPs)/high fidelity prototypes (HFPs) of items in our product road map
- Partner with the web team lead to drive the design journey by providing iterative feedback when working with our design partners to improve the quality, context and user-friendliness of delivered wireframes/LFPs and HFPs
- Stay on top of the latest trends and techniques in user-centric web design, usability, graphic design and share findings with the team
- Build a library of effective design patterns and styles that can be used or reused in ongoing projects and products
- Conduct usability testing to validate design ideas and build simpler, more user-friendly experiences


Requirements
- Extremely passionate about user experience design, usability, creating simple, effective, user-friendly, elegant and sophisticated user-interfaces
- Master craftsman of front-end technologies such as HTML/HTML5/CSS/CSS3/Javascript/AJAX etc. and design tools such as Adobe CS5: Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks
- Ninja grade skills at creating wireframes, LFPs and HFPs
- Outstanding communication skills - which will be required when providing reams of feedback to design partners
- A solid team player - someone who can partner with his or her colleagues
- Ability to comfortably work on multiple projects and products
- Be creative, fast, and self-critical.
- Be collaborative and communicative.
- Mobile UX experience is a plus

Preferred Enthusiasts who draw inspiration from the likes of Apple, Steve Krug, Jason Fried and other respected design/usability/thought leaders

Salary range AED 15,000 – 25,000 per month (based on experience)

Send CV and link(s) of design achievements to webteam@cplmg.com