Visual Designer

What we are looking for
We are looking for a talented visual designer who designs for a variety of platforms; creates concepts, artwork and layouts for digital projects based on brand guidelines, creative briefs and user insights; and has mature design craftsmanship and problem-solving skills, who will work collaboratively with researchers, product owners, and engineers

As a visual designer, you will rely on user-centric design methods, and present complex information in a visually appealing and intuitive format for users across various platforms and mediums. Throughout the design process—from creating mood boards, concept boards, creative briefs, social media posts and illustrations to building user interface mockups and design guidelines—you will envision how people will experience the aesthetics of our products, and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired, refined, and even magical!

Responsibilities

• Partner with UX Researchers, Product Owners, and Engineering to drive features from wireframes to development and build guidelines for the UI
• Leverage brand guidelines and user insights to create and improve digital artifacts (social media posts, presentations, infographics, storyboards, etc.), product designs and aesthetics
• Understand the user experience at various stages of the design process by leveraging wireframes, flow diagrams, product requirements to create UI mockups, and/or high-fidelity prototypes
• Collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers, and Researchers in bringing your designs to life
• Deliver the designs for each release through working with the Engineering team on driving fit-and-finish polish
• Contribute to design sprints and workshops to help the team define visions and features.
• Create and evolve our design system and design new components, patterns and other artifacts where necessary

Qualifications

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Visual Communication or related field or equivalent practical experience
• 3-5 years experience in a Visual Designer role
• A design portfolio showcasing your proficiency in translating research insights into aesthetic product experiences, reflecting the synthesis of good visual design principles
• Strong familiarity with design tools (Adobe suite, Procreate, etc.), graphic formats, and user interface technologies (Sketch, Figma, Photoshop, InVision, and other related tools)
• A solid foundation in typography, layout and design
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with transitions, animation, motion design and dynamic interaction
• Excellent visual, written and verbal communication skills, along with presentation and negotiation skills
• Track record of strong collaboration with Product Development and Engineering teams
• Ability to define UI components and patterns, guidelines and cross platform design systems
• A penchant for details and organization, including the ability to prioritize tasks, communicate progress and meet ambitious deadlines to deliver high-quality work in time
• The ability to effectively take direction, manage ambiguity, work autonomously and multi-task in an agile environment

Bonus

• Understanding of user-centered design principles
• Experience working with and/or designing products for people with disabilities

About Kofuku Idea Labs

Kofuku is a Hyderabad-based idea lab that aims to take multiple ideas to market quickly across a range of industries. To do this, we blend a user-centric product mindset with design doing. We specialize in a multitude of disciplines such as Idea Validation, Product Strategy, Technology Development and Marketing

Our team is constantly iterating, solving problems, and collaborating to craft meaningful industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Kofuku’s businesses.
Our founding members are CMU & BITS-Pilani alumni with experience in full-stack development, machine learning, user experience, and digital marketing services across the US, Europe, and India

Why choose Kofoku

Consumer-focussed and data-led: Our commitment to creating world-class products and services for our customers puts data driven product experience and thoughtful design at the heart of everything we do

Early stage growth opportunities: We are a small team which implies potentially significant growth opportunities for those joining us, in terms of equity, role, and responsibilities

Minimal Hierarchy: Our founders are technical and hands-on. You will be directly working with them to develop applications in a very lean agile development process

Working hours and flexibility: We are open to you having flexible working hours as long as the quality of work delivered is maintained and deadlines are met

The Interview process

3 rounds* of interviews:

• Task

  This is similar to the previous interview. We will cover areas not covered in the previous interview.

• Technical interview

  In this round, we will discuss both your solution for the task and your previous work.

• General interview

  A conversation with you, about you.

*We may add or remove technical interviews depending on your experience and your task deliverable

Kofuku Idea Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements