Digital transformation within the public sector is at the heart of what GovTech, or Government Technology Agency of Singapore, does. They harness the best info-communications technologies to make a difference to the everyday lives of people in Singapore. Govtech was ranked 1st in the World Economic Forum Global Information Technology Report. Amongst its most recognised accomplishments are and not limited to myCPF, IRAS e-Filing, SingPass (Singapore Digital Identity) and its most recent accomplishment would be the TraceTogether Programme.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Visual/UI Designer, you will get to:
• Create artful and functional interfaces, helping citizens who uses our product, by improving user experience
• Develop and implement processes and guidelines for User Experience together with UX designers whilst demonstrating a citizen-centric mindset
• Conduct product inception with product owners to understand the product requirements
• Conduct focus group discussions and usability testing with citizens to enhance the product
• Develop a sense of empathy with the users, and create usable products through the understanding of design principles, colour theory, and typography
• Present the UI visually so that information is easy to read and find
• Generate clear ideas, concepts and graphical assets from beginning to end
• Produce animation / motion solutions and demos
• Create overall branding and style guides to supplement prototypes for product development
• Work very closely with development teams to ensure design specs are implemented
JOB REQUIREMENTS
As a Visual/UI Designer, you need to bring to the team:
• Good team player
• Creative and strategic thinker
• Good presenter as well as listener
• Open minded, explorative and adaptive
• Patient; in the course of projects, there might be rounds of changes
• Propose design decisions that are practical, functional whilst not compromising with aesthetics
• Ability to convey ideas through variety of methods, such as storytelling, storyboards and mood boards
• Proficient at using typography, iconography, color, space and texture for your designs
• Up to date and actively learning, you need to hone your skills, keep up with trends so that your designs are fresh and relevant
• Front end development/web development technologies such as HTML/HTML5, CSS, SCSS JavaScript, and Responsive Web Design will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of web and mobile technologies and their impact of feasibility on design solutions
• A portfolio of an array of digital projects
• Advanced knowledge of design and prototyping tools, such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketch
• Minimum 3 years of experience of working as a Visual/UI/Web Designer
• Degree or Diploma in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications), HCI, CS, or a related field or equivalent practical experience
