UI/UX Graphic Designer (Part-time)
What we’re looking for:
Outstanding part-time UI/UX Graphic Designer with the relevant and appropriate background to execute the responsibilities noted below for a 4-6 month project. You will work with a team of experts for this project - a startup in the Proptech/FinTech space. This candidate will be responsible for building a clean and effective user experience for our customers. By working cross-functionally, this candidate will understand needs from the product management, engineering, and business stakeholders and will be able to build solutions that fit those needs
Who we are:
Astute Equity Group is a Family Office and Pre-seed Venture Capital Firm based out of Washington D.C. We’re known for our unique approach to value creation that blends ‘big picture’ strategy, coupled with deep functional expertise and access to capital. We invest in start up companies pre-seed and seed stage where we can apply our operational expertise to create and maintain a sustainable competitive edge. We are sub-institutional in nature; we welcome the very challenges that institutional players shy away from. Our approach combines innovative, yet pragmatic solutions to capitalize on market opportunities and achieve industry-leading performance.
Responsibilities
- Develop and design engaging and informative graphics/infographics specific to the project
- Ensure that established design standards are consistently and appropriately applied within design work
- Engage with product management, engineering, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors to understand project
- Develop and present documentation, user flows, annotated wireframes, and interactive prototypes
- Leverage user testing make product improvements
Qualifications
- Currently seeking Bachelor's degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic Design, or a related field of study
- 1+ years' of experience in design preferred
- UI, UX, interactivity design experience preferred
- Proficient in visual design and wire-framing tools (making architectural recommendations)
- Prior experience with Scrum/Agile is a plus
- Prior experience with continuous integration is a plus
- The UX goal of our project is to take a highly technical and difficult topic and translate that into a beautiful, intuitive, and functional interface.
To be a best fit for this project you need
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Dedication to meet project deadlines in a timely manner
- Attention to details
- Willingness to sign an NDA