Visual / UI Designer

Requisition ID: 64388

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees, and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

The team you will be a part of

The User Experience team designs, develops, documents, debugs, and supports creation of user interaction design concepts and visual design solutions. Incorporates emerging user interaction multi-sensory technologies (electronic displays, sound, voice, tactile feedback, etc.) to create the best possible user experience.

This Role In Summary

Experience - 1 to 3 Years

Location - Kharadi, Pune

Role - At Whirlpool we believe in having people as our central focus, both our users and our employees. Our User Experience team takes pride in having a pulse check on what our users really want while riding the waves of emerging technologies. As a team member, you will be crafting experiences that will make the lives of millions of consumers around the globe a whole lot easier and delightful right in their homes! You will be able to craft personalities for the various brands under Whirlpool through typography, color, iconography, imagery, motion, and concepts of universal design. If you are excited about orchestrating such experiences, hopefully, you are able to check off most of these requirements for the role.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Create compelling, inspiring, and unique digital designs for Whirlpool connected home appliances and services.
• Work closely with the UX and motion designers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional global stakeholders to understand requirements and co-create thoughtful solutions.
• Converting UX wireframes into high-fidelity mockups, and pixel-perfect visual designs and assets.
• Create, maintain and apply UI best practices to drive innovation and ensure visual design solutions are highly scalable across multiple applications.
• Advocate for user-centered design while having a vision for a now-near-far roadmap of implementation.
• Contribute to the development of our Design Systems for the different brands to create amazing user experiences.
• Work with the development team to provide guidance and validate the implementation.
• Audit early software builds to ensure the team’s vision is being properly applied.
• Foster the future: Actively seek and share digital inspiration (creative, technology, general digital trends).
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience collaborating with a cross-functional team throughout the design process.
• Expertise in design basics including Typography, Color Theory, and Layout across different platforms and modalities.
• Proficient in the latest digital design tools including Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Abstract, Zeplin, as well as a strong understanding of Android and IOS.
• Skills in communicating and influencing product design strategy.
• A portfolio highlighting multiple projects and your direct contributions
  
  

Preferred Skills And Experiences

• Master's degree in Design, Digital Art, Multimedia Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of relevant industry experience.
• Ability to give personality to brands by crafting the appropriate visual design elements.
• Knowledge of atomic design and the ability to construct and manage design systems.
• Skills in communicating and influencing visual design strategy.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and familiarity with technical constraints and limitations as they apply to designing for multiple platforms and modalities.
  
  

What We Offer

Whirlpool has big plans for the future, just like you. We understand that it takes preparation and hard work to get there. So, we offer challenging purposes, ownership of your role, great teams, and tools to build your capability. In our performance-based setting, you can take your career in exciting new directions - and as far as you want to go.

Connect with us and learn more about Whirlpool Corporation

See what it's like to work at Whirlpool by visiting Whirlpool Careers. Additional information about the company can be found on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

At Whirlpool Corporation, we value and celebrate diversity. Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.