UI Designer - Windows

Be part of Skype’s UI Design and Usability team. We are changing the way people communicate, and we are looking for like-minded folk to help us design the next generation of products. We need you to help make it easy for everyone in the world to use. Sure, it’s easier enough today, but we want to make it easier and more enjoyable. You like to design experiences that are so simple. If you are a senior designer, please get in touch with us. Junior designers are also welcome to apply.

Responsibilities:

Designing the user experience, human interfaces, interaction design, and ease of use of our flagship Skype for Windows product.

Requirements:

  • Experienced: Minimum 2-3 years experience in consumer software UI design. Design for desktop applications is a plus.

  • Knowledgeable: Adept at user-centered design methodologies, theories, and research. The usual stuff: mental models, affordances, widget selection, user testing, iterative design.

  • Educated: BA/BS or MA/MS in UI Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Interface Design, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, or Psychology.

  • Focused: Strong organizational skills, excellent communicator, including cross-functional awareness

Location: London, UK, Europe

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