UX/UI Specialist

Company Description

Arηs is a fully independent group of companies specialized in managing complex IT projects and systems for large organisations, focusing on state-of-the-art software development, business intelligence and infrastructure services.

We are composed of 13 entities across 8 countries that are unified by the Arηs Group, with more than 1750 consultants.

This corporate structure enables us to respond quickly to market changes and customer requests, and to communicate and make decisions without layers of bureaucracy.

Our success can be attributed to the synergy among our nine complementary entities, combined with our methodologies, which are based on the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and the Scrum agile software development framework.

Established in 2016, the Greek entity Arηs Developments Hellas aims to extend Arηs Group activities dedicated to the European market providing high-quality services in Software Development, covering the entire application development lifecycle: starting with user requirements, business process redesign and specifications, to continue with development, testing and application maintenance.

Job Description

• User experience design: UX research with potential users of innovative new tools; specification mapping; stakeholder analysis (e.g. create personas, create empathy maps) UX prototyping by wireframing and creating low- and high-res models with tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or Balsamiq; UX testing with potential users of innovative new tools, usability studies, using digital design applications, such as VR or tangible interactions;
• Event/workshop planning and moderating, for example, Design Thinking workshops or speculative design workshops;
• innovative communication concerning science and technology, including the use of video;
• Ideating co-creation approaches or methodologies to develop innovative solutions;
• Application of user-centred approaches in all design tasks.

Qualifications

Mandatory

• Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 9 years of experience as an IT professional working in a medium-large enterprise ICT environment
• Fluency in the English language, to at least B2 level according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
• More than 9 years of experience in the design sector
• Participation in a minimum of 3 projects involving the design of a digital application (UX design), for example, for a desktop or mobile application
• Participation in a minimum of 3 projects involving designing a physical/digital application using, for example, e-ARDUINO.
• Experience working on an online community sharing platform, online content management system, or online collaboration tool.
• Knowledge of general design methodologies, creating and managing Design Systems, usability heuristics, and accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.1)
• Knowledge of user-centric design approaches

Desirable

• Participation in a minimum of 1 project involving event planning for science or technology communication.
• Knowledge of sustainable design
• Knowledge of Agile methodology and tools, such as Scrum, Kanban boards, and similar
• Knowledge of emerging technologies, speculative design approaches, and technology foresight
• Knowledge of Participatory Design, such as Inclusive Design or Co-Creation