UX/UI Designer & Marketing

at  IDE Group

Location: Australia
Published On: August 20, 2024
About IDE Group
At IDE we love working with our partners to build better futures, working on over 500 projects across the medical technology landscape, including in the areas of respiratory care, drug delivery, connected medical devices and point-of-care diagnostics.
Making a difference is what matters to us, and our values of being resourceful, curious, thinking positively, putting others first, embracing complexity and taking ownership to drive successful outcomes.

Our engagement surveys over the last 3 years have revealed that our people love working with us for:

• The people - intelligent people, collaborating together in smart ways to bring products to life
• Our purpose - every day we work at IDE is an opportunity to build better futures
• Variety of projects available

About the role
We are seeking a UX/UI Designer/Graphic Designer with a passion and desire to create great new products. This is a dual role, with 50% of your time working within our Marketing team, and the other 50% as a UI/UX Product Developer working with our clients.
This role is in person in our office at Leichhardt, Sydney.
We are looking for the right person as an addition to our team part-time or full-time.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Prerequisites for this position include a university qualification in UI/UX Design, Digital Product Design, Interaction Design, or a similar discipline, and preferably some working experience in new product development in medical devices. We are looking for an all-around graphic designer who also has experience creating marketing materials.

Graphic Design Skills:

• Strong visual communication/graphic design skills.
• Experience creating print materials such as brochures, banners, business cards, etc.
• A firm understanding of iconography design and typography hierarchy.
• Ability to create digital assets for social media.
• Ability to add new content and maintain existing content within our corporate website (using WordPress).
• Video post-production and editing skills would be an added bonus.
• Computer Skills (must have): WordPress (or equivalent web content management system).
• Computer Skills (nice to have): Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animate), Google Analytics and Ahrefs.

UI/UX SKILLS:

• Ability to work on multiple projects, present design concepts, and consult with your stakeholders on improving it.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to design solutions and achieve business outcomes.
• A demonstrated proficiency in wireframing and the use of prototyping software (all the way from Low to High Fidelity).
• Ability to stay current with technology and UI/UX design trends.
• Ability to map out a GUI workflow diagram (including edge case scenarios).
• Can conduct user research and testing.
• Exceptional digital design UX/UI skills applicable to software, websites and apps.
• Demonstrated ability to produce a Pattern Library and Specification Document ready to hand over to a software developer.
• An understanding of the software development process.
• Ability to organise and hold meetings on Microsoft Teams.
• Ability to use design constraints to your advantage.
• Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate and execute Design Thinking methodologies and principles.
• A demonstrated ability to apply original thought in solving open problems by utilising a methodical and logical approach to identify the root cause of an issue, developing a design direction and vision, and delivering solutions that are fresh and novel.
• A demonstrated ability to carry out and/or manage user/stakeholder/market research, and an ability to understand, interpret and utilise results to produce great design.
• Computer Skills (required): Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD - our predominantly used prototyping software), Microsoft Office suite (inc Powerpoint).
• Computer Skills (nice to have): Draw.io, Jira, ProtoPie.
  If you are ready and have the right skills, experience, and most importantly, attitude, then a role with a truly unique group of people, passionate about using design and entrepreneurship to create new businesses awaits.

Why IDE

• Exceptional mentoring program to ensure your career progresses where you want to go
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cross-Functional Team
• Social Activities

Ready to join the team?
If you are ready to be challenged but fulfilled, and have the right skills, experience and, most importantly, the right attitude, then a truly unique role in a life-changing product development company awaits.

• Work with our marketing team to create impactful digital and print media materials.
• Collaborate with project teams to effectively plan out assigned activities/tasks to achieve defined goals. This will entail gathering user insights, researching and evaluating user needs to deliver an outstanding user experience that provides intuitive design.
• Plan and implement new designs, optimize existing user interface design
• Develop wireframes/prototypes; all the way from conception, through to software development handover, and support with the implementation.
• Work within a Quality Management System in a highly regulated environment
• Generate digital assets that combine creativity and awareness of design requirements
• Understand and apply usability engineering principles for optimal user experience design
• Conducts assigned activities/tasks following prescribed methods seeking appropriate review and supervision to achieve appropriate quality.
• Co-ordinate and complete effective reviews of assigned Output or Outcomes.
• Manages assigned activities/tasks and expectations of relevant stakeholders.
• Communicates effectively and timely on the status of assigned activities.
• Adjusts to meet goals and commitments made.
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