Living DNA is hiringUI Designer

Description

ABOUT US

Everyone’s DNA has a story. Living DNA delivers fascinating insights to individuals across the world by taking the complex breakdown of DNA and distilling it into a personal, individualised narrative surrounding ancestry, health and nutrition.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for our a full-time UI designer with UX Experience to help take the complex world of DNA and turn it into a product which is modern, simplified, and super user-friendly. You will work across the business to help design and apply cutting-edge UI and UX techniques to keep our products ahead of the curve.

This role would suit someone who is keen on working as part of a dynamic start-up environment and has a practical, self-motivated approach to their work.

Our expectations and your responsibilities are for you to:

• Work at the intersection of Product, Research, and Technology to help formulate the future of the UI and UX direction of LivingDNA.com
• Own features and experiences from initial concept to released product.
• Be the creator and gatekeeper for our UI style guides
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows, sitemaps, UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how the product functions and looks
• Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers
• Produce elegant but practical designs that can deliver on key business and user metrics as an output of working closely with Product, Science, Engineering and our end users
• Identify and troubleshoot UX problems

ABOUT YOU

If you answer yes to the questions below, you could be a great fit:

• Do you consider yourself an expert in tools like Sketch, Invision, and Adobe XD?
• Do you maintain knowledge of competitive products as well as trends and best practices in UI & UX design?
• Can you lead design sprints and workshops to flesh out concepts into functional prototypes?
• Have you designed several iterations of a product, evolving the design over time?
• Do you have 3+ years experience designing web and mobile apps that engage and deliver value for non-technical users?

GETTING TO KNOW US

Living DNA is part of DNA Worldwide Group, founded in 2004, to take the complex world of science and make it simple. Living DNA, which launched in 2016, provides direct to consumer DNA testing with a focus on helping you understand more about your ancestry and health. The company's mission is to bring the world together using DNA- showing people not only what makes each of them unique, but also how they can relate to each other. The company is headquartered in Frome, Somerset, UK.

WHERE YOU WILL BE WORKING

Frome, Somerset, UK (option for flexible remote working up to 2 days per week)

KEYWORDS: Genomics, Biotech, DNA, Design, UX, UI, Ancestry