Visual Designer (UI Designer) (m/f/x)

Job description

We are seeking full-time visual designers (UI designers (f/m/x)) who want to shape great user experiences for industry-defining software products, cloud services and web applications as part of a product design team in the IBM Studios Böblingen(Germany).

What you will do

As a part of a multi-disciplined product design team, you will articulate and envision the future of IBM's portfolio of software products.

As visual designer, you will specialize in organising information visually to engage audiences emotionally and communicate effectively. Your work will provide end-users with an instant emotional connection to a product even before they start using it. You will demonstrate exhibited skills in visual design principles including typography, layout, imagery, colour, etc. A sound understanding of 'neighbouring' disciplines like user research and UX design is expected. You will build trustful relationships to our front-end developers and regularly hand-over your screens, graphical assets, and specifications to them.

What you can expect

Our position offers an excellent opportunity to evolve IBM's UI design practices. You have the opportunity to develop your own design skills within a multi-disciplinary team of developers, designers, and business professionals focused on the next generation of software. You will gain real-life experience with a corporate position that will not only impact IBM's bottom line but also influence the future of software.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

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Dies ist eine Stellenausschreibung für die IBM Deutschland Research and Development GmbH.

Auto req ID

283229BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Designer
State / Province

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
Primary job category

Design & Offering Management
Company

(0161) IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
ERBP

Yes
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

Systems
Preferred Education

Master's Degree
City / Township / Village

BOEBLINGEN
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Relevant education or work-experience in interaction design, communication design, or comparable
·  Demonstrated interaction and visual design skills like typography, layout, imagery, colours, etc.
·  Ability to use industry standard design tools at a minimum of an intermediate level or higher
·  Deep skills in analytical thinking and problem solving
·  Deep understanding of usability and user-centered design practices
·  Belief in and drive to apply a proper design process
·  Passion for emerging technologies and hunger to innovate
·  Ability to pay close attention to detail
·  Ability to work autonomously in a self-directed design team
·  A trustful and reliable nature with strong organizational skills
·  A very good understanding of HTML and CSS, especially to keep feasibility in mind and to be able to reliably communicate with front-end developers
·  Fluent English and excellent, demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
Country/Region

Germany
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  1+ years of hands-on experience in creating high-fidelity screens and graphical assets for software product experiences, even more so for enterprise-class software
·  Proven experience in building, contributing to, or maintaining a design system or style guide
·  Ability to build small prototypes in HTML or respective software
·  Ability to create small 2D animations and animations
·  Basic German skills
Secondary Job Category

Design
Eligibility Requirements

-
Position Type

Early Professional
Early Professional Track

Industry Early Professional
Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
New Collar Role

No
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