Shift Paradigm is hiring: Senior UI Designer in Austin

Shift Paradigm is seeking a talented and passionate Senior UI Designer with a focus on UI to join our dynamic team.  As a UI Designer, you will play a pivotal role in crafting exceptional digital experiences that delight users and drive business results.

The ideal candidate can provide holistic design solutions from UI to visual design and is equally comfortable speaking in the language of UI patterns and components, or elegant, modern web design.

Responsibilities

We are seeking someone who can own and follow a design process, but finds fluidity to adapt to clients and their unique needs. You are confident in your ideas and skillsets when presenting in creative reviews and interacting with clients, stakeholders, and peers, and can utilize constructive feedback to amplify the desired end product. Shift Paradigm values collaboration and connection on all levels. Strong interpersonal skills are an essential element for this role.

You desire to push the envelope on visual design and have the acumen of visual systems and best practices to execute. You have the ability to take a project from concept and visualization to deliverable projects.

You have an understanding of visual systems and best practices, including layout and typography, and you have a curiosity and eye for pushing visual design in interfaces forward. You are engaged in both visualizing an experience in the abstract and driving that vision into concise deliverables.

Our ideal candidate is intuitive to what the client wants and needs and balances that with current trends and guidelines. You are able to connect and communicate the pain points and problems a client is experiencing with solutions and business impact. You are able to see the bigger picture of what needs to be accomplished and follow through with your design process.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working in-house or at agencies post-graduation as a UI designer. Your compensation is negotiable based on experience.

• An available online portfolio which includes relevant real world work and demonstrates innovative, user-centered visual design solutions for B2B and B2C clients.
• Experience in design tools such as Figma, Adobe CC and Google Slides

Types of skills we'd like to see 

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. You’re comfortable presenting to both stakeholders and team members.
• Experience partnering with technical product and engineering teams for design implementation.
• A stunning portfolio which includes B2B and B2C brands.
• Exceptional attention to detail. You are good with typography, composition, imagery, iconography, and color theory.
• Experience designing within a brand language, and can talk about why choices and decisions were made based on brand.
• Have worked collaboratively with a UX team and know how to work with provided research, personas, journey maps, user flows, wireframes.
• Have a good understanding of current design patterns and guidelines for both mobile and web and be able to create a coherent cross device experience.
• Ability to design with best in class mobile and web interactions/movement.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with design systems and component libraries.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and guidelines.
• Experience with front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

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