Position: UX/UI Product Designer (Middle+) in Norwegian startup (Romania)
Company: MyOnvent
Experience required: 2y
English level: intermediate

A bit about us

We are a Norwegian tech startup offering a virtual events platform with the mission to make events accessible to all. We believe in the power of connecting people across the world to make a positive impact and have hosted 200+ events, with 100k+ attendees and 4,000+ exhibitors across our platforms since our launch in April 2020. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our high-end virtual events platform has gained strong traction among some of the world’s most prestigious public, private, and multilateral institutions and events, and we are now in need of more key resources to help us take the next steps and grow the business.

 

Our team is made up of 40+ amazing people spread across 7 countries, working together with great care to develop an excellent product that our customers just love. We have ambitious goals, and in order to grow and truly make events available to all – regardless of geography, financial position, and abilities – we need your help to make sure we create a seamless and bug-free product that can continue to accelerate connections, creativity, and opportunities across the globe.

 

Why you should work with us

Join an exciting global start-up / scale-up – cutting edge technology and platform. Fast growth
“Best team ever” culture. International team in 7 countries. Values: Excellence, Innovation, Fun & Care
Join a meaningful and sustainable mission – myOnvent makes a huge difference by reducing the ecological footprint
High-performance team with highly skilled people who loves to share and increase knowledge
Competitive salary & stock options for key staff
Central office location, nice offices & flexible working conditions (possibility to work remote)
We listen, we care, and we do something about it
We get things done and we do them well
We move fast but we take our time when it counts
 

 

A bit about the role

As our UX/UI Designer, you will be responsible for presenting new feature changes to ensure our platform is perfectly suited to our customers’ needs. You will be responsible for designing and implementing new features and solutions for the myOnvent platform. You will be working closely with our Development Lead, Chief Technical Officer, and Customer Experience Manager to ensure that myOnvent continues to provide clients with an excellent platform and fantastic features to present extraordinary events.

 

Role and Responsibilities

Have an in-depth understanding of the platform’s design, including:

Navigation patterns, user views/flow, and information architecture
Create user personas, customer journeys, and empathy maps

Undergo full-cycle UX design:

Use Figma designs to draw simple vector elements, create standalone features from scratch and enhance functionality
Understand spec guidelines, material design guides, and stakeholder needs
Create wireframes and test them
Prepare clickable prototypes and test with team members and real users, collecting feedback

Deliver the design assets in order to hand over work to developers, including:

Responsive versions of features, new components, states
Describe user flow and feature behaviours

Work closely with your Development Lead and developers to form a healthy team

Work efficiently and effectively within deadlines
Maintain high quality work standards
Take on constructive criticism and feedback
Always want to improve yourself and be open to learning new techniques and programs

Preferred Skills & Experience

You should have:

2+ years of experience in UX/UI (ideally with web applications and products)
Excellent Figma skills (including quick wireframing and rich prototyping)
Professional-level English fluency
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

You would ideally have:

Knowledge of Trello, Miro and Google Inspect tools
Ability to work with both Mac and Windows, iOS and Android
Understanding of accessibility and following up of WCAG guides
Understanding of software development life cycles
 

 

Additional Notes

The position would ideally be based at our office in Kharkiv, Ukraine, though we will consider all applicants across Ukraine, as well as the rest of Europe
The role may involve regional and international travel