graphic designer London, England
Job description
- 6+ years of design experience
- An available online portfolio
- Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or equivalent design-related field
- 4+ years of experience as a visual UI designer, interaction designer or similar role
- Experience in a design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, InVision, Adobe CC and Keynote.
Futures Design is the advanced concept design and incubation team within Amazon’s Devices and Services Design Group (DDG). We are responsible for exploring and defining think (very) big opportunities globally and locally — so that we can better understand how new products and services might enrich the lives of our customers and so that product teams and leaders can align on where we're going and why we're going there. We focus on a 3–10+ year time frame, with the runway to invent and design category-defining products and transformational customer experiences. Working with Amazon business and technology partners, we use research, design, and prototyping to guide early product development, bring greater clarity to engineering goals, and develop a UX-grounded point of view.
In this role, you will collaborate with a team of world-class multi-disciplinary designers to invent and deliver the core UX/UI building blocks for the future of Amazon's devices. You will concept and craft unique and compelling visual designs, collaborate with interaction designers, researchers, engineers and product managers. As a tastemaker and storyteller, you will advocate for design excellence – contribute to product vision, and define visually compelling UI designs for Amazon device experiences.
The ideal candidate for this role will have a keen eye for Visual UX design through elegant, modern design, and UI patterns. You think holistically, and craft the "why" of all that we concept and ship – advocating for your design solutions by putting them in context of business and customer goals. You have an understanding of visual systems and best practices, including layout, typography and have a curiosity and eye for pushing visual design in interfaces forward. You are engaged in both visualizing an experience in the abstract and driving that vision into concise deliverables and hands-on building with engineering teams. You can present your ideas confidently in creative reviews, inspire innovative design solutions, and a passion for elevating the visual experience of millions of customers around the world.
Learn more about working as a designer at Amazon, visit https://amazon.design/ and our Dribbble team at https://dribbble.com/AmazonDesign.
Key job responsibilities
Develop world-class visual design systems for future Amazon device experiences. This role requires strong tastemaking skills and will include defining color palettes, typography, layouts, templates, a strong eye for detail and a vision for the future.
A day in the life
Working cross-collaboratively between visual, motion, UX, product, and engineering partners to develop scaleable visual frameworks. Presents concepts to design and non-design audiences with strong communication skills. Works with research to iterate on design concepts for testing and defines the future of the visual language for Amazon devices.
About the team
We’re the Devices & Services Design Group at Amazon. Our team drives design innovation, delivering Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and more. We work on the Alexa app, designing on-the-go productivity and entertainment experiences. Together, we’re meeting the future head on through our Devices Human Interface Guidelines and product strategies.
- A well-crafted portfolio that demonstrates experience creating visual experiences
- Visual design expertise demonstrated through design concepts, case studies, documentation, mockups and style guides
- Experience with developing visual design systems for digital products
- Innovative, user-centered visual design solutions
- Experience creating inspiring Northstar design concepts that inform the future vision for a digital product
- Experience collaborating with motion designers and illustrators
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Experience partnering with technical product and engineering partners for design implementation
- Experience designing for mobile apps or other interactive digital platforms.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity to drive the design cycle and multitask in an fast-paced environment
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