IBM Designer - Intern 

Ireland, Dublin 

106910265

Your Role and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Translate Insights into Designs: Convert actionable insights from the design research team into low and high-fidelity mock-ups, patterns, prototypes, and development-ready specifications.

• Create Visual Assets: Develop high-fidelity mock-ups, graphics, design patterns, prototypes, and demos to enhance user interfaces.

• Pattern Collaboration: Participate in discussions regarding common patterns, assets, and efficiencies within the product space.

• Collaborative Development: Work closely with design team members and developers to build, update, and modernize software product user interfaces using agile methodologies.

• Scenario Design: Design business process scenarios and flows for user interfaces and demonstrations.

• Feedback Loop: Share work-in-progress designs and actively engage in giving and receiving constructive critique.

• Business Context: Understand business problems across our customer base to provide context for deliverables.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with various stakeholders such as design researchers, content designers, developers, product owners, etc., across worldwide teams.

• Design Thinking Workshops: Plan, lead, and moderate virtual and in-person design thinking workshops.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• UI Problem Solving: Ability to solve complex user problems through user interface design, creating mock-ups, prototypes, and documenting interaction patterns.

• Design Tools Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with design tools such as Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.

• Visual Design Skills: Proficient in creating visually compelling artifacts, icons, high fidelity mock-ups, and other graphical elements for user interfaces.

• Design Principles: Knowledge of design principles including typography, layout, imagery, colour theory, and creating efficiencies in visual design workflows.

• Communication Skills: Proven communication skills and the ability to understand and address customer requirements effectively.

• Dynamic Environment: Comfortable working in a dynamic, team-based environment.

• Portfolio Presentation: Must have a portfolio showcasing previous design work.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Design Trends Awareness: Understanding of modern design thinking and design trends, including responsiveness and accessibility.

• Attention to Detail: Appreciation for detail, ensuring every pixel and interaction is meticulously crafted.

• Workshop Facilitation: Knowledge in planning and moderating design thinking workshops.