UI/UX Designer at PlotBox

We pride ourselves on delivering world class solutions to our clients and rely on our talented and experienced Technology team to work together with Delivery to ensure product releases are delivered to the very best quality. 

We are seeking a talented UI/UX Designer to join our team. As a UI/UX Designer, you will be responsible for producing high-quality UX design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes. You will work closely with our product and development teams to ensure that our user interface is intuitive, visually appealing, and user-friendly. 

Responsibilities 

You will be expected to 

• Collaborate with product managers and developers to design and develop user interfaces for our web and mobile applications.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and style guides for new and existing features.
• Ensure that the user interface is visually appealing, user-friendly, and meets business requirements.
• Developing and conceptualising a comprehensive UI/UX design strategy.
• Investigating user experience design requirements for our range of products.
• Work with development teams to ensure that designs are implemented correctly and meet design standards.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in UI/UX design.
• Conduct user research and gather feedback to improve the user experience.
• Participate in design reviews and provide feedback on other designers’ work.

Who we think will be a great fit

EXPERIENCE:

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
• At least 2 year’s experience in a UI design role.
• Strong proficiency in Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or other design tools.
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS and front-end development.
• Experience creating wireframes, prototypes, and style guides.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS: 

To excel in this role, you will have:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating your design skills and processes.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle with a passion for technology, and how it can be used to reimagine and transform user experiences
• Demonstrable experience of agile and scrum methodology
• The ability to lead and demonstrate value and add principles to a team
• Strong influencing skills
• A logical approach to problem solving with a track record of good analytical skills          
• The ability to relate to customers and team stakeholders, whilst being comfortable in challenging where appropriate
• The motivation to develop skills and experience to raise your profile and develop your career in a fast-paced environment 
• Comfortable and competent facilitation skills for small groups to achieve focused outcomes
• The ability to work flexibly and to tight deadlines 
• Comfort working on your own initiative and in a collaborative team environment                  
• Broad business and technology understanding and a proven awareness of industry trends
• Good knowledge and understanding of business processes and be able to articulate these in a way that all stakeholders will understand
• Ability to recognise potential risks such as scope creep, and mitigate those risks
• Wireframing and prototyping tools and techniques

Company Summary

PlotBox is the innovative cloud-based deathcare management solution that enables cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes to serve their families in the best way possible. We are very clear on our mission; to take away some of the pain for families dealing with death and those who serve them, provide our customers with more time for what matters. 

Headquartered in Northern Ireland, with offices in the United States and Australia, our growing, 80-strong multidisciplinary team of experts provides our partners with the same professional levels of service, support and satisfaction across the globe. We live and breathe our core values – Tenacity, Teamwork and Trust.

We have a passion for tech and innovation, actively exploiting new and cutting-edge tools and technologies to enhance our product and skillset. We actively promote from within and our dynamic scale up culture ensures that proactivity and initiative are rewarded with excellent career opportunities, progression and mobility.

How would our team describe life at PlotBox? When asked to describe our company, they use words such as fun, respect, care, team spirit, family feel, trust, happy, listen, sense of accomplishment, flexibility, development.

We are proud that, for the third year running, we have received our Great Place to Work® Certification and have placed in the Top Ten UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2023 Medium Organisations. This follows our top ten ranking on the 2022 UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech list, as well as being named one of the 2022 UK’s Best Workplaces™ For Women, and one of the 2022 UK's Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing. 

Our staff have told us loud and clear that they love working for PlotBox; from the relaxed working environment to feeling truly valued in their roles. In addition, our purpose-driven mission and the sense of pride in doing what we do - to ultimately lessen people’s pain at the most difficult time of their lives - means a lot to our team.

Benefits Offered by PlotBox

Our headquarters are ideally placed in the beautiful and scenic countryside location around Ballymena, along with other office locations in the USA and Australia.  We are constantly increasing our list of benefits which currently include:

• Investment in employee growth, and opportunity for development
• Regular wellbeing initiatives and health cash plans
• Safe and supportive culture; we foster continuous improvement in all aspects of work
• Career mobility and progression
• Regular travel opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid Working - between office and home locations
• Pension
• Life Insurance
• Active social and charity committee - lots of social events throughout the year
• Office perks: fridge and larder fully stocked with unlimited drinks and snacks
• Free Parking