Junior UX/UI Designer

Job description / Role

Who we are

Chalhoub is the leading luxury retailer in the Middle East. With more than 700 stores, 300 brands, and 60 years of experience in the region, we are the premiere destination for luxury goods. To fuel the next stage of the organisation's growth, we are looking to develop a world class digital and e-commerce capability. Building on our strong data foundations, we are looking to create an agile and truly customer-centric organisation to deliver significant growth. We are looking for top talent to join us on this journey.

Role

Our Junior UX/UI Designer will have an analytical mindset, a creative spirit and experience designing interfaces for the responsive web. Additionally he or she will have a strong belief in data driven decision making and iterative/lean product development practices

What you will be doing
- Creating best in class digital assets for our websites and digital media activities across all several fashion brands.
- Creating UI designs that adhere to and build on existing UI brand guidelines and style guides
- Operating within the Digital Product development cycle capturing requirements and feedback from stakeholders and iteratively rolling out new UI features and UX improvements to existing features
- Defining, designing and implementing top-notch, responsive and user-centric websites, email templates and more
- Creating email HTML templates, including bespoke email campaigns and newsletter
- Ensuring all designs work within a responsive framework and with pixel perfection
- Conceptualizing original Website design ideas that bring UX simplicity and user friendliness to complex roadblocks
- Acting as the brands guardian to ensure quality of UI design and UX across all of our digital platforms
- Able to demonstrate immediate results on conversion rate and sales
- Keeping up to date with the latest trends, styles and techniques and best practices in UX design
- Working closely with web developers

Requirements

What you will need to succeed
- 1-2 years professional experience as an interactive designer/user experience designer; expertise in responsive Web interfaces, Apps and emails for both e-commerce and content properties
- Have experience in designing and implementing Websites, Apps and email, ideally in a retail environment Experience in Responsive design, cross browser and cross device production (Desktop, Mobile iOS and Android )
- User experience design skill set including data-driven analytics capabilities, and a working understanding of web application technologies Excellent knowledge of Figma, Adobe XD, HTML5 and CSS3 coding
- Working knowledge of Dreamweaver/Visual Studio Experience with Adaptative design Experience with Material design User Experience
- Design skills in Arabic are nice to have
- Ability to be resourceful, hands-on, detail oriented and work independently while being a strong collaborator with peers
- Professional portfolio of design that demonstrates creativity and problem-solving
- Self starter with the ability to work both independently and as team member

What we can offer you

We will help shape your journey with us through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities, and exposure to different assignments within your role.

Our Group offers the opportunity to support careers that may span different teams, different job roles, categories and even different countries. We offer diverse career paths for those who show drive and passion as well as the desire to learn and grow.

About the Company

The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group's success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group's competitive edge in today's market.

By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.