(Senior) UI / Visual Desier for the ALDI Desi System in Mülheim an der Ruhr bei ALDI SÜD

Your Job

• Defining and enhancing our visual language within our ALDI Design System
• Crafting and optimizing reusable UI components, encompassing icons, typography, color palettes, form language and layout grids for seamless integration into our Design System
• Sharing knowledge to empower product teams in swiftly delivering innovative solutions at scale
• Forging close collaborations with UX designers to ensure uniformity in visual elements and guidelines across all digital products, preserving a cohesive brand identity
• Engaging closely with UX designers, user researchers, product owners, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of the design system in all digital products
• Offering decisive design insights and leadership to our global design community
• Expanding and upholding our Design Tokens to maintain consistency across various products and platforms
• Proactively soliciting user feedback to enhance our Design System

Your Profile

• An ardent enthusiasm for visual design, particularly in the digital realm – What drives your passion for this field?
• Proficiency in thriving within a fast-paced, dynamic environment, coupled with a proactive, collaborative and inquisitive hands-on approach
• Possessing an exceptional eye for detail where every pixel is significant, yet you maintain perspective and do not get lost in it
• Holding a degree with a specialization in visual design, demonstrating a solid grasp of the fundamentals
• Accumulating 3+ years of experience in a digital design or brand agency or within a design-focused company or department
• Presenting a robust portfolio featuring recent, well-organized, visually captivating, and representative work samples
• Ability to comprehend, articulate, and convey the significance of a Design System and why it's essential for ALDI (we may indeed ask you about this!)
• Showcasing practical experience with Design Systems, including component-based design and the establishment of scalable and user-friendly structures
• Demonstrating a sound comprehension of the digital software development process and experience in defining a design system's overarching vision
• Rating your Figma skills no lower than a 6 on a scale from 0 to 10 (Have you worked with variables? What is the difference between between main and base components? Can you Explain the distinction between versioning and branching?)
• Proficiency in the English language at an advanced level

• Demonstrating proficiency in Figma and Jira, along with an excellent grasp of their respective capabilities
• Utilizing problem-solving skills as an integral part of driving projects forward (you'll rely on them daily)
• Embracing responsibility for tasks and welcoming feedback as a means to constantly enhance results
• Exhibiting robust communication skills, with the capacity to express ideas effectively and foster collaboration among team members
• Holding a solid grasp of design principles while maintaining a keen affinity for technology
• Accumulating experience with UI design libraries and design system platforms like Storybook, Fracture, ZeroHeight and Supernova