Data Visualization and Information Design Specialist

About the role

The Data Visualization & Information Design Specialist will turn complex statistical and administrative data into clear, engaging digital experiences for the Data.Dubai platform. Working with cross‑functional teams, you will create interactive visual narratives that help users explore and understand Dubai’s official statistics.

Key responsibilities

• Design customer‑centric data experiences using charts, maps, infographics, dashboards and interactive visualizations.
• Develop reusable visualization components and ensure consistency across the platform.
• Create real‑time and near real‑time visualizations, including statistical charts, scorecards, heatmaps and population pyramids.
• Design interactive geographic visualizations such as choropleth and density maps, integrating GIS layers.
• Define information architecture, content hierarchy and visualization design standards.
• Collaborate with product managers, statisticians, data engineers and UX designers throughout discovery, prototyping and testing.
• Evaluate emerging visualization technologies, including AI‑assisted approaches, and recommend innovative solutions.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Design, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, UX Design, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, GIS or related field (Master’s a plus).
• 5–8 years of experience in data visualization, information design, UX or digital analytics, preferably in government or smart‑city contexts.
• Proven experience designing customer‑facing dashboards and interactive digital experiences with statistical data.

Required skills

• Power BI, Tableau, D3.js, Apache ECharts, Highcharts, Plotly
• HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, SVG, Responsive Web Design
• Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD
• ArcGIS, Mapbox, Leaflet, OpenLayers
• SQL, REST APIs, JSON, CSV