Junior Designer (Infographics and UX), BBC Africa at BBC World Service

Role Responsibility

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Contribute design expertise to project teams made up of journalists, product managers and developers.
• Communicate conceptual ideas and design decisions to project teams.
• Collaborate with design colleagues to produce sketched concepts, user journeys, wireframes and navigational prototypes that reflect user needs.
• Provide designs across multiple screens for projects that deliver coherent user experiences.
• Ensure accurate data representation and accessible design solutions.
• Deliver maps, charts, information graphics and branding to support daily output.
• Develop the visual design and user experience and refine towards a polished design, taking into consideration typography, iconography, layout and brand identity.
• Prioritise your own workload under guidance of other designers.
• Deliver information graphics and user experiences that can be easily re-worked to accommodate multiple languages.

The Ideal Candidate

• You’ve got a track record of outstanding Infographics and UX work across various different screens, be they mobile, connected TV, tablet or desktop and you’ve got the portfolio to prove it.
• You might tend towards data visualisation, information graphics and mapping, or layout, colour and typography. Either way you will have skills you can use to create the ideal user experience. Maybe you have even got something special up your sleeve, like you’re an amazing prototype builder, responsive design expert or 3D animator.
• You will have a keen interest in news and current affairs, a firm grasp on how design can make a story comprehensible, compelling and relevant. You will also be able to pitch your work to people from all sorts of backgrounds.
• You’re comfortable applying your skills to whatever situation arises, be it a new device or an unfamiliar design package. You’ve got a great degree in design or the equivalent on-the-job experience.