JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
We are seeking a UI/UX lead designer to join the Digital Communications Division (DCD) of the Corporate Communication Department. DCD is responsible for providing overall strategic design, development, management, enhancement, and oversight of the Corporate digital channels (Web & Mobile).
The UI/UX's primary role is to craft user-centered customer journeys that combine the latest in best practices and creative adaptations, while leveraging the strategic insights and analytics, and addressing the business goals and requirements. The position requires an individual who is passionate about user experience, is creative and innovative, with strong proficiency in design, typography, interaction design, layouts, branding, and color patterns.
Key Responsibilities:
Candidate will be required to provide strategic input into web and mobile design elements from the corporate website to individual microsites and mobile apps. Candidate will provide guidance on navigation, design, features, interaction patterns, graphical layout, color schemes, and user journeys. Deliverables may be in the form of full interactive designs and prototypes (e.x. Figma) or experience maps and blueprint diagrams.
REQUIREMENTS
Requirements of the role include:
• Demonstrated proficiency in interaction design, layouts, font use, color patterns, and motion design
• Strong proficiency in user-centered design principles
• Demonstrated ability to implement creative and innovative design solutions for Desktop and Mobile
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing User Interface designs based on Industry UI standards
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing user journeys that map to business requirements and audience profiles
• Demonstrated ability to deliver consistent visual design across different channels (Web & Mobile)
• Presenting creative designs, prototypes, UI/UX concepts, wireframes and other deliverables to executive level management.
Minimum Requirements:
• A successful candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree from a recognized and approved program in the fields of Graphic Design, Visual Studies, Interaction Design, or related field with equivalent experience.
• Candidate Should have five or more years of experience in digital design, strong preference for digital agency experience.
• Candidate Should have experience with prototyping solutions like Figma/Sketch
• Candidate Should have experience developing consistent designs across multiple devices, browsers and channels
• Candidate Should have proven proficiency in digital design processes, front-end design, UX/UI design standards and methodologies
• Candidate Should have strong experience in User testing methodologies and processes. Developing user testing surveys, prototypes, and running focus groups as part of UI and UX end-user testing
• Candidate Should have strong understanding of design fundamentals that include visual design, typography, illustration, and animation
• Candidate Should have experience in brand design and development, as well as adhering to brand design guidelines
• Candidate Should be proficient in web and mobile design
• Candidate Should be proficient in developing customer journey based on data insights and map to business needs and requirements
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Saudi Aramco is an integrated global energy enterprise. The company markets and exports crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas liquids and sulfur. It also ships crude oil worldwide through an affiliated company and participates in petroleum refining and marketing activities at home and abroad. Its overseas affiliates are in the United States, Egypt, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Japan.
Saudi Aramco's subsidiaries span the globe, with offices in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Leiden, Dubai, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul.
