UI/UX Designer - Jia
UI/UX Designer - Jia
The Company
Smart software for creative people.
Foundry is not just a technology maker or a software seller; we are here to empower
artists and designers across the world by enhancing their creative potential. We seek to
create a world where people can continually raise their creative potential and to
champion creative people by developing tools, technologies and processes that empower
them to bring their ideas to life, more quickly and effectively.
We believe in:
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Constantly challenging
Always being approachable
Committed partners
Endless enthusiasm!
Our technology portfolio is as creative as it is technical, packed full of ground-breaking,
award-winning techy goodness that will have even the most demanding organization
salivating!
We are a little bit proud of what we achieve at Foundry and want to take you on our
journey with us.
The Product
Jia™ is a focused solution for designing shoes and other soft goods that offers a
powerful combination of award-winning 3D technology and familiar 2D raster and
vector drawing tools.
Instead of forcing designers to adopt a technically complex 3D paradigm, Jia
embraces their existing 2D skillsets and empowers them to create more designs
in less time, to experiment more freely, and to easily and accurately communicate
their intent both to internal stakeholders and to manufacturing.
The Responsibilities
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Deliver high quality, innovative, interactive and responsive designs for
software applications
Responsible for the user interface design including the production of
graphic elements, in-app iconography, mock-ups and application assets
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Work with brand and marketing teams to create and implement brand
guidelines for each product
Co-ordinate and collaborate with other UI designers at the Foundry
Ensure consistent aesthetics across products
Work alongside engineers to improve speed
Support with designs for A/B and usability testing to improve user
experience
Keep abreast of new technology, design trends and emerging UI patterns
Informed and practical consideration of desktop, mobile, touch and
responsive design to enhance brand experiences
Aware of trends/new ideas and share best practices for style guidelines
Development of technical skills to stay abreast of technology changes
Support UX and accessibility improvements
Maintain and foster close internal partnerships with Product Managers,
Engineering, Creative Specialists, Analytics
Understand the end-user by collaborating with enterprise-level customers,
designing and testing solutions alongside industry experts
Work with Product Managers to set requirements and translate them into
concepts and thoughtful interface designs ready for build
Populate user stories, storyboards and prototypes
Promote design thinking and advocate best practice for the Foundry
Advocate high quality design and implement considered solutions by
championing an internal design committee
Work closely with the engineers to integrate dynamic solutions
Create and oversee striking visual designs across our platforms and
products
Simplify complex interaction problems and champion a user-centred
design methodology
High level of competency with relevant creative tools
Research and recommend prototyping and wireframing tools
Experience designing for multiple platforms, both with responsive +
adaptive design
The Requirements
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Keen design aesthetic with ability to establish visual hierarchy, layout,
typography and colour effectively
Agile development experience
Previous experience working with Jia
Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
Working knowledge of the web presentation technologies; HTML and CSS
Highly organised with the capability to multi-task and prioritise to meet
tight deadlines
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A passion for emerging technologies and all things interactive. Able to
identify and rationalise suitable opportunities to explore further
Effectively communicates with all stakeholders to evolve, design and
capture the objectives and agreed approaches
Ability to work at a global level and manage a diverse group of
stakeholders across the Foundry’s international offices
Enjoy working in a close, communicative team
Highly organised with the capability to multi-task and prioritise to meet
tight deadlines
Resourceful and proactive in solving problems and recommending
solutions
Enthusiastic, self-confident and self-motivated
Willing to adapt and take on new challenges and driven to continually
improve
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
BA/BSc degree in Design or equivalent practical experience
Graphic Design experience is essential
Applying
If you meet the criteria, are eligible to work and are interested, please send your covering
letter, CV, salary expectations and notice period to [email protected] with the subject
“UI/UX Designer - Jia”.
More About Us
Foundry designs creative software technologies used to deliver remarkable visual effects
and 3D content for the design, visualisation and entertainment industries. Foundry’s
software advances the art and technology of visual experience in partnership with
creative leaders across the globe. It enables clients like Pixar, Mercedes-Benz, Google,
ILM, Weta Digital, Blizzard, The Moving Picture Company and Sony Pictures Imageworks
to turn incredible ideas into reality by solving complex creative challenges.
The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in London, with 300 staff based
across offices in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Austin and the UK. Foundry
consistently invests in R&D to provide more efficient ways for its clients to bring visual
concepts to life.
In 2015, the London Stock Exchange named Foundry one of its “1000 Companies to
Inspire Britain.” It regularly features in The Sunday Times’ Tech Track as one of Britain’s
fastest-growing private technology companies, most recently in 2016 when it also won
the Excellence in Service Award at the International Track 200 awards. Every single film
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nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in the last five years was made
using Foundry’s software.
The company was acquired by HgCapital in 2015.
© The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd., its logo and product names are registered
trademarks in the UK, USA and/or other countries.
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