We are looking for a research-driven designer to be our first team member at
SIDE Labs.
Description
The initial focus of your work will be a project with
Refugee Action. SIDE is helping Refugee Action research and develop guidance on how frontline UK asylum organisations should deliver their services during Covid-19. What is the best way to help asylum seekers remotely? How do we communicate that to dozens of busy frontline asylum organisations?
- How to work with interpreters remotely
- How to deliver destitution payments remotely
- How to share the best tips and techniques that are discovered on the frontline
Requirements
We are looking for someone who:
- Enjoys user research. The whole gamut: developing questions, conducting interviews, synthesising key insight, presenting it with impact. Often there will be lots of existing research. You'll work through it to find the common strands and nuggets of gold. Then you'll communicate that insight in a way that illuminates and excites.
- Is a strong and impactful designer. You'll enjoy thinking about UI and UX, even if they aren't your core skills.
- Can implement those designs in Webflow. No experience necessary, but you must be willing to learn (and show aptitude for teaching yourself).
If we are looking for one key attribute, it is an ability to put yourself in the users' shoes and imagine things from their perspective.
These are crazy times, so we are looking for a crazy person! More seriously, this job may have to be fully remote for a while, so we are particularly focused on finding someone who is self-motivated, self-reliant and has a brilliant sense of initiative.
Tools
- We are big fans of Webflow, Zapier and Airtable.
- We love Google Docs and Slides (seriously! It is amazing what you can with a Google Doc, if you put your mind to it).
- Figma and Miro, sometimes.
Internally we use Slack, Zoom and, if we are remembering to be good, Trello.
Location
We’d ideally like to hire someone nearish London, as we like working face to face occasionally. In light of the current situation, we will consider applications from anywhere.