Product Designer (Junior to Mid-Weight)

Job Description

Why is this an exciting opportunity?

Digitas is The Connected Marketing Agency, relentlessly committed to helping brands better connect with people through Truth. Connection. Wonder. With diverse expertise in data, strategy, creative, media, and tech, we work across capabilities and continents to make better connections and achieve ambitious outcomes through ideas that excite, provoke, and inspire. Curious and fully transparent, we are always examining real human behaviour to create authentic connections – between brands and consumers, clients and partners, and ideas and outcomes. We are a Publicis Groupe agency and play a key role in the Publicis Groupe’s industry leading ‘Power of One’ thinking.

We are currently on the lookout for a Junior to Mid-Weight Product Designer to build user-centric digital products for Australia’s biggest brands, in collaboration with our talented Product Lead and multidisciplinary creative team.

As the ideal candidate, you will bring a strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in product design, and a passion for creating seamless user experiences with well-crafted user interfaces.

Sound like you? Read on.

The transformation you will experience

This is an incredible opportunity to unleash your talent and be involved in product design activities which make up Discovery, Define, and Design projects. You will get to partner with clients who are some of Australia’s most exciting and iconic brands; and elevate your skills by helping them address complex client/user problems and transforming them into intuitive UI and UX designs.

Your scope will include:

• The end-to-end design of digital products including responsive websites and apps – from building wireframes to finished UI that implement dev-ready design systems in Figma
• Design work in Figma such as system build outs, design exploration tasks, writing documentation, creating component libraries, and developing prototypes
• Involvement in user research and analysis and incorporate feedback into design iterations
• Mapping out user flows, writing user stories and other UX-related tasks
• Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams including project managers, developers, and other designers to deliver on projects

What you’re looking for

• A chance to grow and learn within a supportive environment
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Opportunity to bring a creative flair to everything you do
• Opportunity to work on award winning products
• Tailored training programs and dedicated career manager

What type of person will be successful in this role?

• A junior to mid weight Product Designer with 3 -5 years’ experience, ideally in an agency environment
• Someone who has a passion for solving complex client/user problems and transforming them into intuitive UX/UI designs for web and mobile applications
• A strong visual eye for beautiful user interfaces
• Proficiency in Figma building wireframes, prototypes, component libraries and design systems
• Experience with creating and maintaining design systems (experience with a complex multi-brand design systems - working with design tokens are a plus)
• Has been involved from workshop stage to conducting user research, usability testing, and incorporating feedback into design iterations.
• Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and incorporating feedback into design iterations.
• A solid understanding of user-centred design principles and methodologies
• The ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including project managers, engineers, and other designers and is comfortable with some ambiguity
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and present your work to stakeholders
• The ability to work independently and on multiple projects simultaneously

Got what it takes? We’d love to hear from you. 

Additional information

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:  

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing 
• A creative, fun, and rewarding office environment backed up by our  Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”  
• Access to our Global AI Platform,  Marcel , connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network 
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes 
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program  
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our  Viva! Women,  Égalité, enABLE  and  Embrace  (reconciliation action plan) programs   
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year 
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits 
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through  Sonder  - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs 

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.

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