Senior UX Designer

Why Join Our Team?

Samsung Design Europe (SDE) are working in future innovation and are setting the strategic direction for Samsung. SDE is an exciting and creative area which allows us to explore from the unknown.

As we are passionate about future innovation, we explore from the user to emerging trends to come up with relevant and new future roadmaps for the business.

As a team we are very collaborative and members work from the start to the end of the research, the project and the design.

Within the team we are constantly exploring new areas as well as processes, so no period is the same as previous which is ideal for a creative thinker.

SDE function sits in Central London, but it also works collaboratively with global partners (located at HQ in South Korea) and local teams to deliver new value, crafting product, UX, marketing and service concepts to all divisions of Samsung Electronics.

Your Key Responsibilities:

As an in house UX team in Samsung Electronics we are working on future innovation, and setting the strategic direction for key areas of UX. As a team we carry a lot of influence for the strategic direction of Samsung, and we are heavily focused on being at the forefront of UX innovation!

This is an excellent opportunity for a creative open minded designer as we are often exploring the unknown or new topic areas that can offer Samsung fresh opportunities. As we are focused on future innovation we explore from the user to emerging trends to developing UX concepts for sophisticated line-up and roadmap strategies. We also work across the different business areas including; Mobile, visual display, domestic appliance and new business areas.

As a team we are constantly evolving in process and output so the team and role is most suited to a designer who loves challenge and progression, and we are always looking at how members evolve and progress in their career journey. We are very collaborative and assigned project members work from start to end of a project and so get the breadth and depth of work!

• Within the UX team create new and innovative UX concepts solutions as a hands-on designer for either new or existing products and sophisticated product concepts.
• Strong visual language execution and up to date on emerging visual trends.
• Create UX concepts through trend research, insights, user scenarios
• Produce compelling presentations/documentation which showcases the UX concept
• Work well with the holistic UX team to create innovative solutions that consider; what the experience is, key interaction and user engagement.
• Establish strategic direction of key concept including visual branding.
• Demonstrate new UX concepts through prototypes or scenarios.
• Research, UX and visual language trends
• Execute projects to ensure deadlines are met while maintaining quality standards.
• Resolve project-related issues in a professional, timely and logical manner.
• Manage external agencies as required based on project needs
• Communicate and cooperate with different teams within Samsung both locally and globally.

What we need for this role?

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Creativity and versatility for different design challenges
• Be a team player and able to connect with different design subject areas and design members
• Strategic problem solver who can add rationale behind key design decisions
• Good time management, and ability to handle own time, and other team members time to meet key deadlines
• Flexible and adaptable in allowing for changes based on business needs
• Self-motivated, sometimes working alone so needs to be proactive
• Problem solving abilities especially when dealing with constraints of projects or new business areas
• A craving for new processes and development of UX beyond the current
• Have and see a future vision which is rich in opportunities
• Collaborative and a teammate, working locally and remotely with overseas teams
• At ease making final presentation to the executives in Seoul

What does success look like?

• BA or MA in Interaction Design, Information Design, Multimedia design, Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Information Systems or related degree.
• Hands-on experience in User Interface design
• Proficiency in relevant design software and techniques (Photoshop, Illustrator, In design, sketch)
• Must demonstrate a creative and innovative approach to design.
• Must demonstrate understanding of how interaction design, graphics and technology work together to produce an integrated user experience.
• Good at planning and managing projects including the whole design and research projects process.
• Ability to work and connect with outside partners.
• Ability to work within a mixed subject area design team to build holistic output