The Company
Cudy is a rapidly growing early-stage startup in the education-technology sector in Singapore with an ambitious goal to provide direct and immediate access to quality education for students - all around Asia.
Vision
Cudy's vision is to provide students direct and instant access to quality education by leveraging information and communications technology.
Mission Statement
Cudy's mission is to enable students from all over the region to match and connect with quality teachers in real-time through a virtual classroom experience.
Origins of Name and Introduction
The name "Cudy" (Kew-Dee) comes from combining the two words, "collaborative" and "study". The idea was incepted in March 2017 with the vision to enable students and teachers to collaborate from their own remote locations.
Cudy is seeking tech enthusiasts to be part of our committed team of young and driven individuals to contribute to our future successes and to realise our company’s vision for changing the landscape of education.
Internship Benefits
- In-depth mentorship with the core management team
- Buddy up and learn from our senior team members
- Excellent opportunities to hone your talents and discover your potential in proposing and executing projects
- Great start-up work culture
- Learn the ropes of entrepreneurship
- Get connected to key industry players and advisors
- Increase your network within the start-up ecosystem
- Conducive and spacious co-working office
- Flexible work-life balance
- Fun and memorable liberal working experience
- A Cudy T-shirt
The Team
We are made up of a small group of young and committed individuals sharing the common vision of providing students direct and instant access to quality tutors. Our core management team emphasizes heavily on culture fit and finding individuals who are able to share the company's vision. The company believes in the growth mind-set, hence places heavy emphasis on finding new team members with the right attitude and mind-set.
Culture
Our team's culture would be of what anyone would think a start-up working culture is like - Fun, liberal, flexible, efficient, lean and innovative. We also believe in peer learning and an inclusive mentorship relationship between the core management team, senior team members, and new team members, which is solidified in our flat company structure.
Working Environment
Cudy headquarters is currently located in the centre of Singapore's downtown core at Singapore Management University's co-working office managed by the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. You can locate us at 60 Stamford Road, Singapore 178900. Linked directly to Bras Basah MRT and 5 minutes walk from Dhoby Ghaut MRT. 1 minute walk to Koufu and 3 minutes walk to Food Republic.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience
- Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering
- Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks
- Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
- Present and defend designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
- Conduct user research and evaluate user feedback
- Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards
- Understand product specifications and user psychology
- Conduct concept and usability testing and gather feedback
- Create personas through user research and data
- Define the right interaction model and evaluate its success
- Develop wireframes and prototypes around customer needs
- Find creative ways to solve UX problems (e.g. usability, findability)
- Work with UI designers to implement attractive designs
- Communicate design ideas and prototypes to developers
- Keep abreast of competitor products and industry trends
Requirements
- Background in UI design
- Demonstrable UI design skills
- Experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps
- Some Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, OmniGraffle, or other visual design and wire-framing tools
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for rapid prototyping.
- Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction
- Ability to present your designs and sell your solutions to various stakeholders.
- Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
- Up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
- Some Background as a UX Designer, UI Designer or similar role
- Background in project management and research
- Familiarity with interaction design and information architecture
- Proficient in design software (e.g. UXPin, Balsamiq)
- Knowledge of HTML/CSS; JavaScript; Angular; NodeJS
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Analytical mind with a business acumen
- Excellent communication skills
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