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zooom productions is a full-service communications agency with offices in Fuschl am See, Austria, Los Angeles, USA and Tokyo, Japan. With a focus on adventure and action sports, lifestyle and imaging, zooom always has an eye out for the unusual and unconventional trends. The portfolio ranges from communication and advertising concepts to web and multimedia design, photo/film productions and content providing. Our clients include renowned global businesses such as Red Bull, Leica, Schöffel, Gasteiner, COOPH and Yodobashi Camera.
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We are hiring: Native Mobile UI/UX Designer (M/FD) - TOKYO
Join our UI/UX team in Tokyo as a Mobile-First Designer, working together with other designers, PMs, and engineers to craft native app experiences that feel “designed for device.” You know the UX patterns that set iOS and Android apart from responsive web design, and you’ll carry designs from sketches through shipped screens.
If you are proactive, self-motivated with a positive, curious and can-do attitude, we would like to hear from you!
- Experience (junior, mid-level, etc.): Mid-level
- Candidates can apply from: Japan only
- Visa sponsorship support: Available
- Monthly salary: 420,000 to 625,000 JPY (12 months plus 2 bonuses)
Your Responsibilities
- Design native mobile app interfaces for a variety of consumer-facing apps
- Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience
- Execute all visual design stages from concept to final handoff to engineering
- Plan and run UX research (interviews, usability tests on devices), analyze insights, and iterate
- Design, conduct, and analyze the results of experiments to precisely quantify the impact of varying design components
- Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices, and standards
- Assist in developing, maintaining and documenting a multi-brand design system
- Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, prototypes and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
- Present and defend designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
Our requirements
- 3+ years of experience in designing native mobile interfaces
- Portfolio showcasing at least one mobile app project
- Expertise in Figma, from low-fi wireframes through developer handoff
- Excellent visual design skills with an eye for detail, typography, and colors
- Experience with designing using design system components
- Knowledge of common mobile UI/UX patterns
- Basic understanding of technical impact and feasibility of UI designs
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and other visual design tools
- Stay current on trends in UI/UX design and app/digital service market
- Ability to work in an international and multi-cultural team
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience working with Design Tokens
- Familiarity with accessibility best practices
- Illustration and/or motion-design skills
- Familiarity with prototyping tools (Protopie, etc.)
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Front-end development experience (especially Flutter/Dart)
Language Requirements
English:
- Working proficiency
- Most of communication will be conducted in English, our company language
Japanese:
- Intermediate proficiency (esp. reading & writing)
- Ability to understand and craft basic UI copy using common Japanese mobile app terminology
Employment Type
- Fulltime 40h or
- Part-Time 20h
- Saturday and Sundays and all public holidays are free.
- This position requires your attendance in our office. Occational work from home can be discussed after the 6 month.
Your Journey
INTERNSHIP
Join us for several months as part of your studies and learn on the job working in one of the teams. It could be in design, events or communications. It’s a great chance to gain valuable experience.
JUNIOR
Your first step on the career ladder! This is the entry position for graduates looking to get started. You’ll be working on big projects right from the start and learning fast as you progress.
PRO
This is where the magic happens. You could be an account manager, graphic designer, videographer. You already have some experience and now you’re working directly with our global sports, lifestyle and photography clients.
SENIOR
You’re a great motivator and thrive on taking the lead, driving projects through from concept to completion, giving direction and sharing knowledge, while developing your own experience.
LEAD
Now is the time to help shape creative and strategic vision, for example as Art Director, Head of Communications or Content Creation. You’re already an experienced leader, full of ideas and ready to take on full responsibility.
TEAM LEAD
The most senior leadership role – you’ll be working directly with the CEO, leading and managing a department and working on budgets, planning, strategy development, business opportunities and human resources.
I LIKE WORKING ALONGSIDE COOL, CREATIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE AND THEREFORE I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR APPLICATION TO CREATE AWESOME STUFF TOGETHER.
Ruth Leon-Alarcon, HR Recruiting Manager
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