UX Visual Designer
@ IBM

Mulhuddart, Fingal, Ireland
$120,000
On Site
Full Time
Posted 23 days ago

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Introduction

The Carbon Design System is IBM’s open-source design system for products and experiences. It includes working code, design tools, resources, and guidelines that fuel a vibrant community of contributors. The system is built on IBM Design Language primitives and is designed to minimize the time teams spend on re-building basic elements, allowing more focus on client-specific customizations.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a UX Visual Designer at IBM, you will help evolve and deliver Carbon. You will build relationships across IBM, translate user research into scalable design patterns, and present your solutions to large groups. Key responsibilities include communicating design outcomes to developers, collaborating with teams, and maintaining a high-quality user experience.

  • Focus on best-practice UX and visual design.
  • Develop low, medium, and high-fidelity prototypes.
  • Work collaboratively across disciplines and share critiques.
  • Translate complex design problems into intuitive solutions.
  • Engage in systems thinking and responsive design.

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

  • 3+ years of product design and shipping software products experience.
  • Expert skills in visual design principles including typography, layout and color.
  • Strong portfolio with user-centered design examples.
  • Excellent proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Keynote.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

  • Experience designing for accessibility.
  • Understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Web Components.

Key skills/competency

UX, Visual Design, Carbon, Adobe, Figma, Prototyping, Collaboration, Accessibility, Systems Thinking, Communication

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How to Get Hired at IBM

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Highlight design system experience and UX skills.
  • Showcase portfolio: Include work with Adobe, Figma, and prototypes.
  • Prepare for interviews: Practice presenting design approaches clearly.
  • Research IBM: Review IBM Design Language and Carbon system background.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review design system documentation.
Practice Adobe and Figma workflows.
Update prototyping tools skills.
Study responsive grid and UI basics.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a time of team collaboration.
Explain your approach to receiving critiques.
Discuss handling ambiguous project requirements.
Share an experience presenting design ideas.

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