Hey Lewis,
I’m Paras

I design, program, write, strategize, market, and sell software on the web; responsibly. I’m a generalist. Also, love Pokemon and reading Philosophy.
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Background & Qualifications

CS dropout by traditional standards; web design enthusiast and problem solver by trade

Currently, I run my own WordPress plugin venture Pixify (solo) since Q4 2018.

There, I use my cumulated past experiences in product and marketing design, full-stack web development, content writing, and along the way, learned sales, marketing, business management and other aspects.

On the side, I occasionally take freelance projects requiring strategic web design for other businesses.

With this, I’ve developed specific unique knowledge – especially in the WordPress domain – which I can bring to Delicious Brains (DB) to aid in designing interfaces and landing pages that solves problems and results in a win-win for both the business and the customers/users.

I can be the bridge between design, code, and business.

I haven’t worked as an employee at any company. All work has been either for self or as a freelance for clients/agencies. Here’s how I check with the Requirements and Responsiblities mentioned in the job listing:

requirements
  • 5 years experience as a product or digital designerExactly 5
  • An expert at using either Sketch or FigmaFigma. Been using it for 3-4 years now
  • 4 hours work overlap in the beginningYes. I’m in the IST +0530 timezone, meaning GMT 9:00-13:00 will be 14:30-18:30 at my end. Doable.
  • Extensive experience designing for the web, including responsiveAll the experience is of designing for the web
  • Made significant contributions to the design of at least one SaaS or mobile appHave built and designed several micro SaaS apps for myself and clients in the past
  • Lead the UX for at least one projectHave done that for my Smart Content Filter plugin, and many other past projects too
  • Experience validating UIs with customers
  • Collaborated with developers on projectsYes, on a couple of client projects
  • Comfortable and confident in technical discussionsYep. Both frontend and backend
  • Experience using and editing both bitmaps and vector imagesUsing, sure. Editing, to an extent
  • Happy to learn front-end development skills in order to implement designsPretty sure I know most of it, though, always on the lookout to learn more about the hidden secrets of DOM and CSS
  • Self-motivated and work well independentlyWouldn’t have been able to run my venture without it
  • Comfortable working remotelyThat’s actually my preference
Bonus Points
  • Experience with other design disciplines such as illustration, video and motion graphic workVideo, a little. Illustration and motion graphic, none.
  • Experience using the Adobe Cloud SuiteA little bit with Affinity Photo. Can do basic photo editing and create simple graphics in Figma. Though, this is an area where I plan to get better at next.
  • Front-end development skillsTotally
  • Experience working remotely
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with product teams to design new UIs and enhance existing ones
  • Engage with our customers to verify design effectiveness
  • Work with the marketing team on new designs for our web site, ad campaigns, blog content and print materialsWebsite and blog content, sure. Though, I may currently lack the necessary skillset for designing above-par eye-catching ad campaign graphics and print materials.
  • Design new t-shirts and other swag to send to our customersMaybe..
  • Keep up to date with the latest UI trendsA regular Dribbble surfer...
  • Manage your tasks and priorities to ensure that projects are completed as promised