UI Designer (Full-time/Freelance)

Wunderman Thompson

Department: Creative

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Who we are:

At Wunderman Thompson we exist to inspire growth for ambitious brands. Part creative agency, part consultancy and part technology company, our experts provide end-to-end capabilities at a global scale to deliver inspiration across the entire brand and customer experience.

We are 20,000 strong in 90 markets around the world; our people bring together creative storytelling, diverse perspectives, inclusive thinking, and highly specialized vertical capabilities to drive growth for our clients. We offer deep expertise across the entire customer journey, including communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology.

From the Lisbon office of Wunderman Thompson Portugal, we see the Tagus River, and from the Porto office, the Atlantic – but in both scenarios our eyes are on the future. We have one purpose: to grow our clients’ brands and businesses, driven by an indomitable desire to combine creativity, data, and technology to do what hasn’t been done before.

You will be part of a company that excels in the industry with end-to-end multiple capabilities and has a commitment to delivery amazing results by mixing technicality and expertise with the unbreakable commitment to our company behaviours and values.

 

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a UI Designer to work locally and globally for some of the world’s biggest and well-known brands across creative, data and technology.

You will spend most of your energy as an UI Designer attempting to create digital experiences in low and high fidelity for web responsive and native mobile apps, articulating design decisions, communicating them to product, business, and technology leaders, as well as operating with cross-functional teams all through the design processes.

 

What you will be doing:

  • Find creative ways to find a solution to usability problems on the projects you integrate
  • Create wireframes, low-, mid- and high-fidelity prototypes, validate and identify issues with the UI, and work towards solutions.
  • Follow implementation of UI's according to design and Brand guidelines
  • Prepare user journeys, wireframes and task flows and prototypes to communicate design ideas and the interaction concept according to our client needs
  • Working closely with the design system team
  • Developing overarching Design Principles as a visual framework which can be transferred to UI, Interaction, Content and Frontend Developers
  • Methodical validation of deliverables

 

Who You Are:

  • Tech Lover: You are enthusiastic about advanced technology and keep up to date with everything related to the tech world
  • Problem solver: You are driven to keep finding solutions to interesting and challenging problems
  • Team player: You thrive on working collaboratively with a diverse set of people and are an effective communicator
  • Creator: You find energy in creating, yet you are structured and have a strong grasp of detail

 

What you’ll need:

  • 5+ years of relevant industry experience focused on UI design
  • Degree in Design (Interface Design, Graphic Design, Communication Design) or a comparable degree
  • Proven experience with a strong portfolio
  • A detail and quality oriented mind
  • Strong understanding and experience with design systems and modular design approaches
  • Deep understanding and passion for human-machine interfaces, including a deep understanding of UI principles
  • Good self-assessment and experience in estimating own tasks in an agile work environment.
  • Ability to identify and address necessary tasks.
  • Great communication skills to be able to articulate your design decisions to the design team
  • Fluent in English both verbally and written

 

Bonus points if you have:

  • An agency background is always a plus
  • Experience with Agile software development processes and methodologies
  • Experience in product design software (e.g. Sketch, Figma, Invision, Balsamiq)
  • Knowledge with Java-Script / CSS / HTML / Markdown and Git to work in close collaboration with Frontend-Developers
  • Experience in Motion Graphics
  • You are experienced with multi brand user interfaces

 

What you’ll get from us:

No two days are the same, the scale and diversity of work keeps us energised and there is no shortage of new opportunity. In amongst this, we’re also always searching for ways to do things better, and how to grow our transformation and indeed, disruption, opportunities with clients.

The health and wellbeing of our employees is high on our agenda, so you’ll be able to join wellness activities such as weekly yoga and take advantage of our benefits including private health care, Employee Assistance Programme, and cycle-to-work scheme.

At Wunderman Thompson, we are committed to actively building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued and heard, and is treated with dignity and respect.  As leaders and creative partners across industries, it is our responsibility to cultivate an environment reflective of our greatest asset; our people. We believe that this commitment inspires growth and delivers equitable outcomes for everyone as well as the clients and communities we serve.

Wunderman Thompson is a WPP agency.  For more informationplease visit our website and follow Wunderman Thompson on our social channels via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.  

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