Job Title: UI/UX Designer

Location: Bangalore, India

Experience: 4+ years of experience in UI/UX design, with a strong portfolio showcasing user-centered design, wireframing, and prototyping skills.

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About Alt Carbon: Alt Carbon is India’s leading Carbon Removal (CDR) company. We blend science, technology & tradition to undertake climate action to turn the clock on historic emissions in the atmosphere. Our science and technology takes place in Bangalore; our operations are undertaken in Darjeeling’s heritage tea estates.

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Alt Carbon was started by sibling tea planters Shrey and Sparsh Agarwal, in order to rescue their family’s tea estate from being at-risk of climate impact to becoming the frontier of climate action.

Read about our journey below:

Our Journey to Revive Darjeeling

To read more about our work, check out this news feature about us, go through this twitter thread, or have a look at our work in Darjeeling.

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Role Overview:

As a UI/UX Designer at Alt Carbon, you will play a pivotal role in designing user-centric interfaces for our digital platforms, ensuring seamless and engaging experiences for our users. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and sustainability experts, to translate complex data and processes into accessible and visually appealing designs.

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💻 What You’ll Do:

• User Research & Analysis:
  • Conduct user research to understand target audiences, their needs, and behaviors.
  • Analyze user feedback and activity to enhance the user experience.
• Design & Prototyping:
  • Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
  • Design graphic user interface elements, such as menus, tabs, and widgets.
  • Develop high-fidelity prototypes that illustrate design concepts and interactions.
• Collaboration & Communication:
  • Work closely with product managers and engineers to gather and evaluate user requirements.
  • Present design concepts to stakeholders and incorporate feedback to refine designs.
• Usability Testing & Implementation:
  • Conduct usability testing to identify and troubleshoot UX problems.
  • Collaborate with developers to ensure the successful implementation of designs.

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What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Design, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience of min 4 years as a UI/UX Designer or similar role, with a strong portfolio showcasing design projects.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
• Excellent visual design skills with attention to detail.
• Experience with conducting user research and usability testing.
• Knowledge of front-end development languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.
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🔖 Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing for data-intensive applications or platforms.