UX/UI Designer, Data Lab - London, United Kingdom - World Resources Institute

World Resources Institute

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

This is a hybrid position with an average of 8 days per
month in
the
office. You can be based in our WRI Europe
office in
London or
The Hague.
This is a 12-month fixed-term
role with the potential to extend.

About the Program:

The Data Lab exists to inspire and fuel data innovation, product development, and technical infrastructure for World Resources Institute (WRI) and our community.

We work with our partners to use advances in data and technology to improve lives, protect nature, and ensure just transitions.

The Data Lab is composed of WRI's core Engineering, Product, and Data teams and supports a wide network of quantitative researchers, data scientists and policy analysts embedded across the organization.

About some of the products you will work on:
TerraMatch, Land and Carbon Lab.

Through its online platform, the TerraMatch team identifies the world's best locally-led tree-growing organizations, screens their project proposals according to industry-leading criteria, and provides them with technical assistance to improve their impact.

For projects that successfully raise capital from TerraMatch's associated funds, the team tracks their progress over time by deploying innovative monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) techniques.

The Land & Carbon Lab is an innovation platform for geospatial data and monitoring of the world's land and nature-based carbon.

We harness breakthroughs in geospatial monitoring to help governments, businesses, and communities worldwide deploy solutions for sustainable landscapes on the ground.

Job Highlight:

Reporting to the Senior Product Manager, Product Studio, you will collaborate across our environmental software products (TerraMatch, Land & Carbon Lab and others).

Working with development agencies, program partners, and the Data Lab, you'll design user experiences that are useful, usable, beautiful, and impactful.

You'll champion human-centered design and support our move to in-house software design.

What will you do:

UX r
esearch and
design foundations (80%)**:

Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to understand user needs and pain points through user research
Craft user journeys and sitemaps to optimize product flow and identify potential UX issues
Translate research and data into clear and visually compelling interfaces for TerraMatch, Land & Carbon Lab, and other key Data Lab products. Crafting purposeful and intuitive interfaces
Craft meticulous UI mockups and prototypes in Figma that clearly illustrate how our scientific geospatial tools function and look
Ensure brand consistency across all software products
Collaborate with product managers and Research, Data and Impact to learn about, document and uphold WRI's research integrity standards as these relate to user interfaces
Stay uptodate on design trends and best practices in the environmental software space.

Champion WRI's d
esign s
tandards and u
ser-c
entered d
esign principles (20%):

Prepare and present your design drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders for feedback and implementation
Partner with development agencies and internal teams to ensure successful execution of your designs
Advocate for a usercentered design approach within the Data Lab
Own and maintain the design systems for TerraMatch, Land & Carbon Lab, collaborating with the wider WRI Design Standards working group
Support WRI's transition to inhouse software design and development.

What will you need:

- **Education**: You have completed a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or 3 additional years of experience
-
Experience: You have 3+ years of full-time working experience in UX/UI Design with a portfolio that displays your expertise, attention to detail and thought process

1+ years of experience designing with Figma
Experience creating wireframes, flow diagrams, storyboards, mockups, and prototypes to show your design solutions
Experience implementing and working with a design system and component libraries
Demonstrable knowledge of UX principles and best practices
Experience delivering designs which align with client brand vision and stakeholders' aesthetic standards
Some experience conducting user research

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Languages:You have verbal and written proficiency in English
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Requirements:Existing work authorization is required where this position is based. WRI is unable to support visa work authorization.

Potential Salary:

If based in the UK: 38, ,000 GBP.

If based in the Netherlands: 49, ,000

Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.

How to Apply:

***Please submit a resume with a cover letter and portfolio by the date of
2 June
2024.

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What we offer: