UX @ImmoScout24: Meet Hyeona Yang, Lead UX Designer
Hyeona has been working at ImmoScout24 for almost three years now. Her passion is to create great digital products & services. We sat down with Hyeona to talk about her highlight at the company, her definition of a good design and what advices she has for someone who wants to apply to work as an UX Designer at ImmoScout24.
Hi Hyeona, could you tell us a bit about how a typical day of a UX Designer at ImmoScout24 looks like?
Hyeona: Currently, I am working mostly at home due to Covid19. I start my Monday with our design team catching up and discussing work and life. Starting with a casual talk is nice, especially during remote conditions which prevent us from having a coffee talk in the office. Every Tuesday and Thursday we discuss overarching topics and exchange current UX challenges, learnings and trends we have. My focus is to connect overarching topics and support the domain designers by giving the right tools, processes and connections if needed.
When is a UX design a good design?
Hyeona: A good design in the product scene is complex than just making it pretty. When we design the product, we have many requirements to consider. Especially at ImmoScout24, we have many stakeholders and sometimes, we have conflicted interests. Therefore, the output is not only solving the user problems but also improving the value in business by considering different stakeholders. It is the collaborative results together with the disciplinary team. For me, creating a good design means finding the best results based on time, scope, business requirements, and of course good usability that fulfils user needs.
What has been your biggest highlight at the company so far?
Hyeona: My personal highlight was the rebranding project. All designers worked together with one common goal. Our new brand color was controversial, we had several discussions, but we are overall happy to create this output together with the Creative Studio team and the design agency.
There are many other fun and interesting projects are well such as the creation of a consumer vision or the development of a concept for the home buying journey.
What do you appreciate most about working at ImmoScout24?
Hyeona: ImmoScout24 gives me freedom and flexibility. As a working Mom, the flexible environment makes it easy for me to decide when and where I can focus better.
In addition, I really appreciate the opportunity to develop my own projects. One of them is the UX pairing programme, which I initiated together with my colleague Moritz von Burkersroda. It has taken place 8 times now and has become one of the favourite events for our designers. We even extended to pairing with non-designers to foster our exchange of expertise and insights.
What are your three tips for a candidate who wants to apply to work as an UX Designer at ImmoScout24?
Hyeona:
- Be positive — show your energy
- Be collaborative — get involved with us
- Ask questions — make sure you check if the team and the work environment suit you
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