UI/UX Designer

Hudu

About The Position

Hudu is seeking a versatile Designer to own the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) of its various digital assets. The role involves collaborating on product design, translating complex ideas into simple, user-centric solutions, and creating intuitive, delightful, and seamless customer experiences. Responsibilities include conducting user research and usability testing, optimizing services and products, developing mockups, and assisting sales and marketing with product images. The designer will investigate user experience requirements, manage and maintain the design system's component library, create rapid, high-fidelity prototypes with clear pros and cons, conduct end-to-end user research, prepare design files for development handoff, and stay informed about industry trends and best practices. The role requires strict adherence to established design systems, focusing on product-centric typography and layout.

Requirements

Degree or certification in Product Design, UX/UI Design, Digital Design, or a related field. (Relevant professional experience is equally valued).
Minimum of four years of professional experience in UI/UX or Product Design for digital services.
A strong portfolio demonstrating shipped work for both web and mobile applications.
Expert-level proficiency in Figma.
Flexible and agile understanding of mobile + web best practices
Fluent oral and written English communication skills; ability to articulate design logic to stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Canva is a plus for supporting marketing initiatives, but not required.

Responsibilities

Investigate user experience requirements for our digital suite, comparing existing applications to design higher-performing alternatives.
Utilize and maintain our existing component library to build UI elements (navigation, search, widgets). Identify gaps in the library and design new components as needed to ensure scalability.
Rapidly translate product ideas into high-fidelity designs. For every project, provide multiple creative solutions with a clear "Pros vs. Cons" breakdown to facilitate collaborative team decision-making.
Conduct end-to-end user research and testing activities to analyze behavior and validate design decisions.
Prepare clean, well-documented design files to ensure a seamless handoff to the Dev team.
Maintain a deep understanding of industry trends, best practices, and competitor products to keep our digital assets competitive.
Work strictly within established design systems to ensure consistency across all platforms, focusing on product-centric typography and layout.