About Us
The goal behind Shoonya Kids is to teach children under 10 their first 350-500 words in a new language through fun, interactive lessons that emphasize theme-based learning. We teach children about alphabets, pronunciations, animal names, and new cultures to help prepare them to meet the World Language Readiness Standard. Celebrating all forms of culture, Shoonya hopes to teach children the core principles of equity and inclusion through a diverse cast of fun characters. Designed by educators and experts, we specialize in the Hindi language while also offering English, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Spanish, and Telugu!
Shoonya Kids is seeking an exceptional Senior UX/UI Designer to help us take our interactive language learning app for children to the next level. This is for a 3 to 6 month contract.
What You Will Be Working On
We're looking to improve our in-app experience by building a design that aligns with our company goals and product vision. We're looking for designers who utilize strategy and creativity to design flows that are both user-friendly and visually breathtaking.
We're Looking For Designers Who Have Interest In
Children and Education
Game-based learning app design
Responsibilities
- Analyze and audit the current Shoonya user experience. Note weaknesses and create design flows for improvements.
- Refine or add components to our design system
- Design user journeys and sitemaps
- Lead brainstorming, prototyping, and testing sessions to enhance the product
- Work with designers to define the brand, visual style, and the aesthetic direction of the product
- Lead the full design process, from brainstorms, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, to delivering assets to the engineers, testing, and iterating
- Make independent creative decisions, and work with a team to execute them
- Collaborate remotely with designers and engineers from our team in Santa Barbara
- Be the user advocate to ensure the highest level of usability and playability
- Be the design advocate and push for the highest quality of the polish
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience working in UI/UX design and interaction design
- A strong portfolio showcases your UI/UX design and graphic design skills
- Awareness of current trends in experience design and user interface design (particularly for children's apps or language learning apps.)
- Experience creating app UI
- Deep understanding of UX principles, technical implementations, and limitations
- Awareness of current trends in-app experiences and user interface design
- Full fluency in Sketch or Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and prototyping software such as Principle, InVision or Protopie
- Exceptional time management skills—you can work effectively in a dynamic and iterative setting
- Excellent communication and presentation skills—you can effectively work in cross-functional teams and convey information/decisions to all parties involved
Nice to have
- Animation & Motion design skills
- Proficiency with Unity, creating animations, integrating UI assets, and prefabs
- Experience designing applications for a global and multilingual user (kids) base
- EdTech and/or start-up experience
Seniority Level
Associate
Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Computer Software
- Internet
Employment Type
Full-time Contract Position
Job Functions
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $39,662.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Schedule:
Experience:
- UI: 1 year (Preferred)
- UX: 1 year (Preferred)
Full Time Opportunity:
Work Location:
Hours per week:
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
Company's website:
- https://www.shoonyadigital.com
Company's Facebook page:
- https://www.facebook.com/shoonyakids
COVID-19 Precaution(s):