Is Your Passion Crafting a User Experience That Brings Joy and Impact?
Job Title: UI/UX Designer
Type: Full-time
Location: Hong Kong
Salary: HK$18,000-20,000
Based in Hong Kong, KaChick is a global marketplace that connects travellers with photographers and unique local experiences. We believe that happiness comes from little things in life. It is our vision to help people capture these memories easily and beautifully through photography and videography.
KaChick has been admitted to the 2018 Startup School Program by one of the biggest incubators from the United States. We are also an incubatee of The 2018 Cyberport Incubation Program. At the current stage, our focus is to expand operations in cities including Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan.
KaChick is now offering an exciting opportunity for an analytical and creative UI/UX Designer to help us craft a user experience that bring smiles to our customers and enrich their lives. You are expected to craft unique and iconic UI that is engaging but effortless. This is extremely important for our success, especially in ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Your responsibilities would include all phases of product design from ideation, user research, prototyping, design iteration, and high fidelity UI and specs. You will combine interfaces and workflows to enhance user experience. To be successful in this role, you should have experience with design software and wireframe tool, as well as a portfolio of professional design projects that includes work with web/mobile applications. Ultimately, you’ll create both functional and appealing features that address needs and bring real joy to customers. You will also make a user-friendly and intuitive product to attract and retain customers.
Responsibilities
* Understand product specifications and user psychology
* Conduct concept and usability testing and gather feedback
* Create personas through user research and data
* Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product manager and tech team
* Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
* Design graphic user interface elements, including menus, tabs and widgets
* Build page navigation buttons and search fields
* Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like
* Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)
* Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
* Find creative ways to identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
* Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback
* Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images
* Stay up-to-date with competitor products and industry trends
Requirements
* Bachelor Degree in Design, Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field
* 1-2 years of experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role
* Strong portfolio of design projects
* Background of Project management and research
* Familiarity with interaction design and information architecture
* Knowledge of wireframe tools (e.g. Wireframe.cc and InVision)
* Up-to-date knowledge of design software like UXPin, Balsamiq, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
* Knowledge of HTML/CSS; JavaScript is a plus
* Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment
* Strong communication skills and ability to think creatively and independently about a variety of challenges whilst working as part of a team
* Passion for the startup world and an eagerness to connect with an international audience
* Photographer and travel lover preferred
Languages Required
* Excellent proficiency in spoken and written English
* Proficiency in Chinese preferred
* Proficiency in other language(s) advantageous