Hoikuroo

Nursery teacher career change sites

Hoikuroo is a platform that serves as a comprehensive resource for individuals interested in transitioning into a nursery teaching career. It provides various services and features to support users in their journey

Roles

I assumed the following roles designing this app:

  • User Experience (UX) Designer
  • User Interface (UI) Designer
  • Visual Designer
Deliverables

Interaction Design: High-fidelity interactive prototypes for key tasks on iOS

  • Competitive analysis
  • User surveys and one-on-one interviews
  • Personas
  • User journeys and task flows
  • Site map
  • Low-fidelity wireframes
  • High-fidelity mockups and prototypes
  • Design system and UI kit
  • Usability tests and findings
Project Specifications

Duration: 6 weeks
Tools

  • Figma
  • Miro
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator

Overview

The Hoikuroo UI/UX project focuses on creating a user-friendly website for individuals looking to switch careers and pursue nursery teaching. It involves in-depth user research to understand their needs and pain points, followed by the design of a visually appealing interface. The project includes intuitive navigation, responsive layout, and clear information architecture to guide users through job listings, career guidance, professional development resources, and community interactions. The goal is to provide a seamless user experience that empowers individuals in their career transition journey and facilitates their exploration of nursery teaching opportunities.

The Hoikuroo UI/UX project strives to create an inviting and easy-to-use website for aspiring nursery teachers. It incorporates a visually appealing design with a nurturing color scheme and typography. The project focuses on intuitive navigation, responsive layout, and clear information architecture to ensure users can easily find job listings, access career guidance resources, and engage with the community. By understanding user needs and creating a seamless user journey, the project aims to provide a user-friendly platform that supports individuals in their pursuit of a rewarding nursery teaching career.

Problems

  • Difficulty Finding Relevant Job Listings
  • Lack of Clarity in Career Guidance
  • Limited Networking and Community Interaction
  • Inconsistent User Experience Across Devices

Proposed Solutions

  • Implement advanced search functionality with filters for location, experience level, and preferences.
  • Provide clear resources outlining qualifications, training programs, and steps for career transition.
  • Create a community section with profiles, discussion forums, interest groups, and social media integration.
  • Ensure responsive design for optimal performance on smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers.

Hoikuroo empowers career changers by offering a user-friendly platform with job listings, career guidance, and community interaction. Our goal is to support individuals in successfully transitioning to and excelling in the nursery teaching profession.

Research

When conducting competitive research for Hoikuroo, several key areas should be explored. Firstly, analyze competitors in the online career change and teaching sectors, evaluating their platforms, features, and user experience to identify strengths, weaknesses, and unique selling propositions. Investigate popular job listing platforms catering to the education and teaching sectors, examining their job posting features, search functionalities, and user engagement mechanisms. Additionally, research existing platforms that offer career guidance, community networking, and professional development resources for educators. Analyze their content structure, user interaction features, and available resources to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation. Lastly, gather user feedback and reviews from competitor platforms to gain insights into user experiences and pain points, utilizing this feedback to enhance Hoikuroo's user experience and address specific user needs and concerns. By conducting thorough competitive research, Hoikuroo can gain valuable insights, identify gaps, and create a platform that exceeds competitors in delivering a comprehensive and user-friendly experience for individuals transitioning to nursery teaching careers.

Findings

  • Competitor analysis revealed several online platforms catering to career change and teaching sectors.
  • Identified strengths of competitors include robust job listing features, extensive career guidance resources, and active community engagement.
  • Some competitors offer unique features like personalized job matching algorithms and specialized professional development programs.
  • Users expressed difficulty in finding relevant job listings based on location and preferences.
  • Career guidance resources were perceived as lacking in clarity and comprehensive information.
  • Users desired more opportunities for networking and community interaction with peers and experienced professionals.
  • Availability of high-quality professional development resources for nursery teaching was limited.

Getting Closer to User-Centered Design

Defining Key Differences in Motivations
Through Personas

By incorporating the perspectives of Sakura Tanaka and Hiroshi Nakamura, Hoikuroo can better understand the needs and aspirations of Japanese career changers and aspiring nursery teachers. This understanding will enable Hoikuroo to provide tailored features, relevant content, and resources that address the specific requirements and challenges faced by individuals in Japan's nursery teaching industry.

Exploring Common Tasks in Order to
Heighten User Empathy

By creating and exploring the journey maps of two personas and their typical tasks, I uncovered key emotional/procedural moments that OneStream needed to address.

Establishing Visual Design

View full project in figma

Visually articulating all potential aspects of the OneStream brand (product, as well as marketing and beyond) meant defining a baseline design system that identified key elements of its visual vocabulary. I wanted OneStream’s visual design to always refer back to its core mission: Empowering streaming services customers.

View full project in figma

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