Website for seasonal and volunteering jobs market

Easily connects individuals and companies in search for part time opportunities


Project name: Partajmer

Role: UI/UX, Research

Timeline: June - August 2021

partejmer mockup
partajmer mockup

how might we solve

The problem of people easily finding a part-time job, offering their services or finding the right person for their specific needs

Hypothesis

Digitazing the proccess of finding part time jobs or advertising small services will help people

Of all ages to have job market accsess and gain work experience

Create network of thrustworthy customers

Transperently interact with part-time community

Connect with companies that offer part time opporutunities

Why?

People use different tools to find odd jobs or advertise their services. They are often struggling to find the right sources and they are most likely to relly on recommendations.

business opportunities

This web platform would be a perfect tool for people to easily create their network of customers. Bigger community and participation of different companies could add specific bussines value.

Who is a part-timer?

Employment statistics in Europe show that 20% of working population, age 20-64, works part-time

The whole team conducted research based on that premisis.
Using design thinking methodology, we started with interview plan and goals.

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surveys

target audience 20-64 years old
52 analyzed surveys

We asked questions about:

  • Their part-time job experience
  • How many people around them have worked part-time
  • What tool would be important to them
  • What for would they primarily use the website
  • Where they see potential problems

Competitive analysis

16 similar concepts worldwide

Pros:

  • Web and mobile app
  • Career advice
  • Free to use

Cons:

  • Users have to create an account before using any features
  • No review or feedback option
  • One way communication - users can only apply for a job, they can't offer any services

research insights

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Empathyze and define

Creating user personas and empathy maps

user persona
user persona
user persona

Brainstorming ideas

In this phase the team shared ideas and prioritized functionalities

Since we had 3 months for design and development, the goal was to create website version of Partajmer and these functionalities:

Information architecture

Helped us understand the structure

Without missing important elements we were able to see all connections between screens

page architecture

User journey

Helped us to mark important points

Another way to double check potential problems or phases from user's prespective

Sketches and wireframes

Visualising functionalities

With sketches and low-fidelity prototype we created and tested basic functions with Marvel and Figma

wireframe sketches wireframes

high-fidelity design

Clear, simple and minimalistic design - colors give sence of community

Illustrations and color schemes are chosen for simplicity, since people of different age will use our website. The idea of simplicity also follows future business opportunities for mobile version of Partajmer.

colors, icons and illustrations

Demo 1

Search - Register - Apply

Step 1:
From the Home Page new users can easily get all the info about Partajmer and browse the Job/Service offers: by keywords, location and/or category.

Step 2:
Users can view the list of available posts and refine the results by their popularity and date. Short details regarding date, time, price and description are shown on the list. Users can accsess specific job post and apply or contact the owner after the Log In or Registration process.

result page image register and post screen photos apply for a job photo

Demo 2

Create a Post - Accept - Give reviews

Step 1:
After logging in users have the option to create new job or service offer.

Step 2:
Users can track and manage the list of all applicants - accepting and removing them from the list.
After the candidates are accepted, automathic message is sent to their inbox - starting the conversation and further communication.

Step 3:
At the end of the colaboration an email reminder is sent to users for review. It's done by one click, choosing the grade from 1 to 5 stars.

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what did i learn

Team work

Working in collaborative team of Product owners, Developers and Designers I have learned how to communicate, give and receive feedback, work in sprints and plan and estimate my work.

Best practices

In Product Development Process using Agile, Design Thinking and Lean StartUp methodologies.

Professional work environment

Facing complexity of a project, chalengess and schedules as well as understanding market and clients needs.

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