UX/UI Designer At Abjad Educational Initiative

About Yasmin Interactive Virtual School

Yasmin Interactive Virtual School is an online educational initiative dedicated to making quality learning accessible for children and young people, regardless of where they live or the challenges they face.

Through interactive virtual classrooms, engaging teaching methods, and a supportive digital environment, Yasmin helps students continue their education remotely while building confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills.

The platform focuses particularly on supporting Arabic-speaking children and youth, especially those affected by displacement or limited access to traditional education, creating a safe, inspiring, and inclusive learning experience for every learner.

Position Overview

We are seeking a talented and strategic UX/UI Designer to design a professional, scalable, and interactive digital platform that combines a modern website experience with platform-level functionality.

This role goes beyond visual design. We are looking for a designer who can think in systems, user journeys, usability, accessibility, and product scalability to help create a seamless and engaging user experience.

Project Objectives

The platform should:

  • Deliver a modern and interactive user experience.
  • Clearly communicate the brand identity and positioning.
  • Improve usability and user engagement.
  • Support future scalability and feature expansion.
  • Maintain consistency across all screens and user flows.
  • Be fully responsive across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
  • Follow professional UX and accessibility standards.

Scope of Work

UX Responsibilities

The selected designer will be responsible for:

  • Participating in discovery and research activities.
  • Conducting competitor analysis.
  • Mapping user journeys.
  • Developing information architecture.
  • Planning the sitemap structure.
  • Creating user flows.
  • Designing wireframes.
  • Providing UX strategy recommendations.
  • Planning interaction logic and behavior.
  • Defining responsive UX behavior across devices.

UI Responsibilities

The selected designer will be responsible for:

  • Creating high-fidelity UI designs.
  • Building a modern and scalable design system.
  • Developing a component library.
  • Establishing typography guidelines.
  • Creating a color system.
  • Defining grid and spacing systems.
  • Designing component interaction states.
  • Creating responsive layouts.
  • Providing motion and micro-interaction direction.
  • Delivering developer-ready design files.

Expected Deliverables

Strategy & Structure

  • Sitemap
  • User Flows
  • Information Architecture
  • Wireframes

UI Design

  • Desktop Designs
  • Tablet Responsive Designs
  • Mobile Responsive Designs

Design System

  • Buttons
  • Inputs
  • Dropdowns
  • Cards
  • Navigation Components
  • Modals
  • Tables
  • Notifications
  • Form Elements
  • Component States (Hover, Active, Disabled, Loading, Error, Success)

Prototype

  • Interactive prototype demonstrating user flows and interactions.

Handoff

  • Organized Figma file.
  • Design specifications.
  • Responsive behavior documentation.
  • Component documentation.
  • Developer handoff-ready files.

Technical Requirements

The design should consider:

  • Future scalability.
  • Clean implementation for developers.
  • Responsive performance.
  • Accessibility standards (WCAG).
  • UX best practices.
  • Consistent platform usability.
  • Future multilingual support.
  • Potential dark mode readiness.
  • Flexible CMS and platform integration.

Design Direction

We are aiming for:

  • Modern and premium visual quality.
  • Clean and minimal interface design.
  • Strong usability and clarity.
  • Interactive yet purposeful motion.
  • High attention to spacing, hierarchy, and visual balance.
  • Consistent branding throughout the platform.

The final product should feel professional, scalable, and product-oriented rather than purely marketing-oriented.

What We Expect

  • Structured and professional communication.
  • Clear milestone planning and project management.
  • Organized presentation of work and deliverables.
  • Ability to explain UX decisions logically.
  • Openness to feedback and revisions.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Professional file organization.

Preferred Workflow

  1. Discovery & Research
  2. UX Strategy
  3. Information Architecture
  4. Wireframes
  5. Design System
  6. High-Fidelity UI Design
  7. Interactive Prototype
  8. Revisions & Testing
  9. Developer Handoff

Preferred Tools

  • Figma
  • FigJam
  • Notion

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit the following:

  • Updated CV/Resume
  • Portfolio and relevant previous work samples
  • Links to previous platform, web application, dashboard, or UX/UI design projects
  • Any additional materials that support the application

Please send your application to: HR@abjadinitiative.org

Kindly use the following as the subject line of your email:

UX/UI Designer