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Senior UX/UI Designer

Location
London
Salary
£40,000 – £50,000
Level
Senior
Type
Full Time
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Job Description

About For Different

We support projects that make a positive impact on the world.

For Different is a creative studio passionate about building brands and digital products. We blend strategic thinking, design and technology to transform how people experience brands, products and services.

Borne from venture building; we apply this thinking to help large organisations move and think like start-ups and digital innovators. And to help new ventures and scale-ups get to market fast and build the presence of big brands.

Based just a few minutes from Farringdon tube, in the heart of London’s creative district, our team is growing quickly, and looking for a Senior UX/UI Designer to join us.

The role

We’re looking for a highly creative and forward-thinking Senior UX/UI Designer, to join the FD team. You will sit at the heart of the studio's interactive output, working alongside great minds to design and deliver original digital experiences across both web and product. Bringing ideas, energy, and your skills to any task; from immersion to strategy, expression to implementation.

The day-to-day

  • You’ll champion the end-user.
  • Generating ideas with strong conceptual foundations.
  • Providing a digital perspective and valuable input across all stages of a project; from immersion to implementation. Delivering compelling and inspiring work from beginning to end.
  • You will plan, manage and run user research alongside your team to understand user behaviour and identify needs.
  • Take responsibility to hit deadlines and always being mindful of timings.
  • Supporting team members across the design and client service teams to meet collective goals.
  • Managing external suppliers to ensure they deliver to our high creative standards.
  • Being culturally connected, understanding new waves and trends. Attending events, exhibitions, and connecting to universities and design institutions.
  • Actively contributing to our culture.

Who are we looking for

A Senior Digital Designer who has a passion for UX, UI, technology, and innovation.

You can turn big ideas into original digital experiences, delivering seamless user experiences, governed by the user, and designing at the cutting edge of what's possible.

You enjoy team collaboration and working alongside designers and developers and effectively collaborating with your Design Director and Creative Director to achieve the team’s overall vision.

Key skills and qualities

  • 6+ years of industry experience with proven skills and competencies. You must also show an ability to learn and develop.
  • Ability to solve complex business and user problems, communicating product strategy and creating high quality experiences.
  • Work that demonstrates a user-centric design approach and a well-crafted execution, along with experimentation, versatility, and energy.
  • Ability to run interviews, workshops, and interactions with clients.
  • Ability to flex and work within any industry, with any type of client, anywhere in the world (from startups to corporations to schools and beyond).
  • Excellent level of skill in design and prototyping programs specifically covering UX and UI. Including Figma and Adobe CS.
  • Experience in digital design operations and practices including delivering in an Agile manner, working in Sprints, and crafting Atomic Design systems.
  • Have a basic understanding of best practices for both coding and SEO.
  • Experience in animation, coding, and interaction design is a bonus.
  • Curiosity, generosity, and kindness.

If you feel as though you don’t meet all of the requirements listed, but are still interested we encourage you to apply. We’re looking for talented and friendly people more so than ticking boxes.

What we can offer you

£40,000 - £50,000 salary PA, depending on your experience. It is also worth mentioning that we have company-wide open salary tiers.

Pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Generous holiday package plus your birthday off

Flexible working

Annual team away day, summer party, and Christmas party

Opportunity to learn and grow with monthly learning sessions

Monthly team socials for calm and collaboration

An amazing like-minded team to work with

The not-so-small print

Please include a link or attached (under 20Mb) portfolio of relevant work.

You'll be expected to work on-site three days per week: Mon/Wed/Thu, with remote working Tue/Fri.

Applicants must have the right to work within the UK.

We're very sorry to say that due to a high volume of candidates, we will only respond to those shortlisted for interviews, but thank you in advance for reaching out.