About the Role:

Burn Manufacturing is looking for a Senior 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 Senior UX Designer will have a passion for creating meaningful and beautiful user experiences in the both 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 a Senior UX Designer, they will focus primarily on digital product experiences for Web, Mobile, and Internal Software. They will also work closely with other Product Designers and managers on the team to insure the digital and physical experiences are cohesive and consistent.

Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Lead the UX/UI designs across all platforms and channels.
• Manage and direct other jr. UX/UI members on the team.
• Establish best practices for UX development as well as implementation with SW engineering.
• Create and manage design assets for engineering and the UX team.

• Design and implements market research activities such as focus groups and surveys.
• Create and present visual concepts for new and innovative electric cooking products using various 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-centred 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 creating related digital products to insure 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 of 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.

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