UX Designer at BURN

About The Role

Burn is looking for a UX Designer for its new electric cooking products. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the development of a new electric cooking product for Africa. The ideal candidate will have a passion for creating meaningful and beautiful user experiences in both the digital and physical worlds. They will use market and user research to inform their designs. Working closely with Product Management, Software Engineering, and Hardware Engineering, they will ensure the optimal design solution is developed. Additionally, they will collaborate with the commercial team to identify business needs and incorporate them into the product requirements. As UX Designers, they will focus primarily on digital product experiences for Web, Mobile, and Internal Software. They will also work closely with other Product Designers on the team to ensure the digital and physical experiences are cohesive and consistent.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Create and present visual concepts for new and innovative electric cooking products using a variety of visual communication methods such as sketches, digital illustrations, Figma, Adobe XD, Illustrator, etc.
• Create user flows and wireframes.
• Design and prototype concepts using low fidelity paper and digital methods.
• Work closely with software engineers to implement designs.
• Create clear technical documentation of requirements.
• Follow human-centered design practices when developing designs.
• Ensure all designs are consistent with Burn’s style and branding strategy.
• Provide inputs and initiate research activities to resolve and support design decisions.
• Contribute to the creation of related digital products to ensure consistent user experience across products.
• Communicating with the respective stakeholders such as hardware and software about the project and their task herein.
• Testing concepts and prototypes in the lab and field.

Skills And Experience

• BFA or BA in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, or similar fields.
• 3 +year demonstrated work experience in relevant consumer product field designing products.
• Proficient Figma or Adobe XD, Adobe CC ( Mostly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign).
• Proficient in core MS Office products.
• Solid sketching and rapid visual communication skills.
• A portfolio of current work. Candidates will be required to present work samples and or portfolio to demonstrate communication skills as well as their design skills.
• Self-managed and motivated.
• Experience in physical product design and engineering is a plus.
• Graphic design for products.
• Experience with eCommerce and Pay-Go.