Software Product Designer

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Product Designer: Visual Design

Who We Are

We are 8th Light, an employee-owned, remote-first software consultancy, we consider software design and development a craft. We’re driven by our deep commitment to excellence, and powered by our collective depth of knowledge and experience. Our team of expert developers and designers hold the title of "Crafter" to reflect our dedication to quality, our emphasis on continual learning, and our belief that software is truly a craft — something we take pride in, and value highly. We value colleagues who enjoy learning and teaching, which creates our collaborative organization.

We take a human-centered design (HCD) approach to crafting digital solutions, collaborating with the people writing code as well as those using it. We enjoy working with empathetic, passionate collaborators who value the work they do. At this time, we are seeking a Visual Designer to join this emerging specialization within 8th Light. We embrace the need for adaptability in a constantly changing world.

As a team of polyglot generalists — thinkers and doers ready to take on most any challenge that we encounter, we remain positioned to help an ever growing portfolio of client partners. If this approach to product and software development resonates with you, we'd love to talk.

Who You Are

A Visual Designer with a depth of experience focusing on understanding and advocating for users. You’ve contributed to all aspects of design, iterating through potential solutions, mental models, and feature priorities through personas, user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, information architecture, and detailed design. You have:

• Proven experience as a Visual Designer, with a strong portfolio showcasing a range of design projects.
• Extensive experience in using design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc.
• Understanding of UX principles and the ability to collaborate effectively with UX designers.
• Knowledge of design systems, typography, color theory, and composition.
• Performed iterative design prototyping from low fidelity sketches to high-fidelity interactive experiences
• Regularly sought and participated in design reviews with project teams and the broader design discipline through a lens of usability, accessibility, feasibility, and aesthetic quality
• Collaborated closely with developers to ensure faithful interpretation of design through delivery
  
  

What You’ll Do At 8th Light

You’ll create user research procedures and assets (personas, journey maps, etc.) as well as user interface wireframes and prototypes, working with fellow design team members. You will also support client projects, performing user research and creating software user experiences. In unison with the design and engagement teams, you will be responsible for:

• Designing human-centered software solutions across a range of industries and client organizations, with at least 3 years of experience.
• Applying the design process to solve complex problems across a variety of software contexts (e.g. mobile, desktop, web, and hardware) with a portfolio that demonstrates your skills
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX designers, developers, and product managers, to create visually stunning and user-centric design solutions.
• Lead the visual design phase of projects from concept to delivery, ensuring a seamless and visually cohesive user experience.
• Develop and maintain design systems, guidelines, and best practices to elevate the overall quality of design deliverables.
• Translate complex ideas and concepts into visually engaging and compelling design solutions.
• High-quality presentation and writing skills
• Knowledge of emerging technologies e.g., web3
  
  

Nice to Have

We Work Across Many Areas, And Encourage Anyone With The Experience Mentioned Above To Apply.We Would Particularly Like To Encourage Applicants With Experience In The Following Areas

• Design consulting across a range of industries and client organizations, with a particular emphasis on enterprise environments
• Integrated human-centered design and Agile delivery practices
• Motion Design