🏢 Company: Aleph Labs
🇲🇾 Location: Malaysia
🌎 Work Model: On-Site
About Aleph
At Aleph, we design human experiences by asking the right questions. Here, you’d find a curious breed of creative engineers spread across the globe, specializing in craft, strategy, and technology. With a keen ear to the ground, we turn big dreams into user-first digital solutions by design. Through rigorous prototyping, close collaboration, and responsive engineering, we commit to creating a future that leaves our craft, community, and clients better than before we began.
Role Overview
The Senior UI/UX Designer + Animator is responsible for developing and driving design and animation solutions, including process flows, sketches, scenarios, wireframes, navigation models, visual design, and motion graphics for applications, software, and other interfaces. In this role, you will take an active and hands-on approach, supporting the creative, engineering, and project/account management teams. You will also work closely with clients and stakeholders, conducting user research, usability studies, and ideation sessions to inform a human-centered design and motion strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and inspire a team of UI/UX designers and animators, providing guidance, mentorship, and support. Foster a collaborative and creative work environment that encourages innovative thinking and problem-solving. Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to gather user requirements and translate them into engaging UI/UX designs and animations. Develop and conceptualize a comprehensive UI/UX and animation strategy for the brand. Explore various design and motion approaches to solve specific user problems through storytelling and interaction. Create high-quality UX/UI design and animation solutions, including wireframes, visual designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, interactive prototypes, and motion graphics. Design and implement engaging motion graphics and animations to enhance the user experience and improve engagement.
Collaboration and Development
Work closely with marketing, internal and external designers, and animators to ensure the creation and delivery of tailored digital experiences. Define user task flows, interaction models, and motion patterns to enhance usability and engagement. Create a cohesive style guide and animation library to maintain a consistent design and motion language across the product. Conduct user research, usability testing, and iterative improvements based on data-driven insights. Develop user personas and conduct customer and competitor analysis to refine UI/UX and animation strategies. Optimize UI designs, animations, and transitions for a smooth, user-centered experience. Conduct usability and motion testing to identify areas for improvement and refinement.
Prerequisites
Strong passion for UI/UX design, animation, and motion storytelling, with an emphasis on creating seamless and engaging digital experiences. 4+ years of experience in UI/UX design with leadership responsibilities, including experience in motion design. Proven expertise in UI/UX design and animation, with a solid understanding of interaction design principles. Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to communicate design and motion concepts effectively to stakeholders. Strong knowledge of user research, usability testing, prototyping, and motion design principles. Proficiency in design and animation tools, such as Sketch, Figma, Photoshop, After Effects, Principle, and Lottie. Clear understanding and appreciation of whitespace, visual hierarchy, and smooth animations. Highly creative, meticulous, and detail-oriented, with a passion for quality craftsmanship. Strong sense of motion choreography, with an ability to create intuitive, meaningful animations that enhance the user experience. Experience in interactive design, micro-interactions, animation storytelling, and motion graphics for digital products.
Benefits
Competitive salary (compensation will be based on experience) Medical insurance Yearly reward based on performance Casual work environment and attire A solid team behind you: great people who love what they do A fun culture which promotes learning and knowledge sharing Opportunities for personal and professional growth offerings from our in-house Learning @ Aleph Academy, Flocket meetups, timely training for skills upgrade, workshops and conferences.