Big Spaceship began in 2000 with the belief that culture and behavior, above and beyond technology and platforms, are the keys to connecting brands with people. We are continually evolving that belief, bringing together stories, systems, and communities to help businesses across industries thrive on a global scale.
We pride ourselves on fostering constant creativity and collaboration, internally and externally, throughout the entire working process. This commitment to partnership has been a key part of the success we share with our clients. We’re an eclectic mix of designers, technologists, strategists, producers, and analysts, trying to achieve something new and powerful together.
Big Spaceship is looking for a Freelance Product Designer to work on a project. The ideal candidate should feel comfortable building wireframes, prototypes and designs using atomic design principles and systems architecture. You should be comfortable using programs like Sketch, InVision, and other prototyping tools. You will have experience working with product, user experience, and development teams, it's a plus if you have participated in a Design Sprint before.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Build Wireframes, Design Language Systems, User Flows, UI, and Prototypes.
- Evolve established design systems and adhere to style guidelines using pattern libraries and modular components.
- Think component by component but also think holistically at screen/page level design
- Ability to prototype and animate visual designs
- Participate in collaborative brainstorms, sketch sessions, design reviews, and other idea-generating design activities.
- Provide feedback to the team at the end of day syncs and standups
- Take internal feedback from (from UX and UI) and apply to design
- Collaborate with UX designers to build thoughtful interactive interfaces that are development-ready. Working closely with UX in all work phases to understand the implications that might happen down the track with UI
- Adapt to changing business demands and constraints.
- Know how to speak to development, prepare design assets, and annotate designs for hand-off.
- Clearly and confidently present work while providing a rationale for decisions made.
- Be a team player and positive addition to your working team and our company culture.
Requirements
- 3-5+ years of relevant work experience in a (preferably in a Design and UX focused agency)
- Strong visual design foundation in composition, typography, and iconography.
- Experience with usability studies, wireframing, prototyping, product designs, design practices, and focus groups, etc.
- Understanding of responsive web techniques, iOS, and Android design patterns and guidelines.
- Proficient in Adobe XD, Protopie, Anima, Sketch, and InVision
- Be able to be flexible with last-minute requirements and change designs
- Comfortability communicating and presenting to clients (stakeholder leadership) as well as communicating client feedback to internal teams
- Has the ability to be very systematic in approach