Character Design Artist - 2D3D

Requirements:

• 3 years design experience with a portfolio demonstrating mobile app design and ideally avatar or conversational agent design.
• Bachelors degree in Design HumanComputer Interaction or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience designing avatars using motion graphics or 3D animation tools (e.g. Blender Unity) to enhance the realism and expressiveness of the avatar.
• Experience in designing user interfaces for AIdriven avatars virtual assistants or interactive digital characters.
• Strong background in mobilefirst design with expertise in creating visually compelling and userfriendly mobile app experiences.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma Sketch Adobe XD and interactive prototyping tools (InVision Marvel).
• Experience working with AI development teams especially in creating interactive conversational agents or avatars.
• Experience in conducting user research prototyping and usability testing with a focus on realtime AI or avatar interactions.
• A background or interest in theological principles or ethical decisionmaking to align avatar interactions with users spiritual needs.
• Experience in designing and testing avatarbased conversational systems or virtual assistants that engage users through speech gestures and emotions.
• Experience in working with AI systems that involve natural language processing (NLP) sentiment analysis and predictive behavior modeling.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of a mobile app that centers around an AIdriven avatar
  ensuring that interactions with the avatar are seamless intuitive and visually appealing.
• Collaborate with the AI and development teams to design interactive features for the avatar ensuring lifelike communication and natural user interactions. Consider facial expressions body language and conversational flow in the design process.
• Conduct research and usability studies to understand user expectations around interacting with an avatar in a spiritual context ensuring the experience aligns with user needs and theological values.
• Design wireframes and prototypes for avatarbased interactions ensuring smooth conversational flows ease of access to theological resources and engaging user interfaces.
• Build and maintain a design system that supports both traditional UI elements and the dynamic features of avatar interaction ensuring consistency across the app.
• Work closely with AI developers to ensure the avatars visual design and interaction model align with its cognitive capabilities (e.g. natural language processing sentiment analysis and adaptive responses).
• Develop user flows and storytelling elements that enhance the user experience enabling the avatar to provide personalized faithbased experiences through dialogues recommendations and spiritual reflections.
• Perform usability testing focused on avatar interactions refining the avatars role in user guidance education and spiritual companionship.
• Ensure all designs are optimized for mobile platforms (iOS and Android) with a special focus on ensuring smooth and immersive experiences when interacting with the AI avatar.
• Ensure the avatar is accessible and inclusive catering to diverse spiritual beliefs and respecting cultural and theological differences.
• Design experiences that respect theological nuances and ethical considerations ensuring interactions with the avatar are both respectful and enlightening.