Junior UX Designer
Posted Today by Adecco
£38,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Junior UX Designer role is a hybrid position based in Manchester, requiring two days in the office. The successful candidate will collaborate with a design team to create exceptional user experiences while learning from experienced designers. This position is a 6-month fixed-term contract with potential for permanent transition, offering a salary between £30,000 and £38,000 plus a 5% annual bonus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the design team to create user experiences.
- Work with established design systems and advocate for best practices in UX.
- Engage in user testing and incorporate feedback into design processes.
- Balance business requirements with user needs through research and rationale.
- Contribute ideas and creativity to design projects.
Key Skills:
- Passion for creating intuitive user experiences.
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain design processes.
- Design degree or 1 year of relevant experience.
- Experience with Figma or Sketch (desirable).
- Understanding of Design Thinking and UX research.
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams (desirable).
- Appreciation for inclusive and accessible design.
- Willingness to test designs and present user feedback.
Salary (Rate): £38,000 yearly
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Entry Level
Industry: IT
Job title: Junior UX Designer
Location : Manchester – this is a hybrid role working 2 days in the office.
Salary: £30,000 to £38,000 plus 5% annual bonus
Contract: 6-month fixed term contract
Our market-leading financial services client is seeking a Junior UX Designer with a passion for creating exceptional user experiences and a strong ambition to grow within the UX field. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with a talented design team, learning from experienced Interaction Designers while contributing your own ideas and creativity. You will work confidently with established design systems and champion best practices in user experience.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
We are looking for someone who is passionate about creating simple, intuitive user experiences. You are self-driven, curious, and empathetic, with a sharp eye for detail. Strong communication skills are essential—you feel confident explaining your ideas and walking others through your design process. A design degree, 1 year of demonstrable self-initiated design projects, or 1 year of experience in a professional environment. You have an exciting portfolio of past creative projects to talk us through. Figma or Sketch software experience - Desirable An understanding of Design Thinking, UX and research worked with design systems or at least components. Experience working in multidisciplinary teams (UX Writers, Service designers, Visual designers) – Desirable An appreciation of customer inclusion – what it means to make an inclusive and accessible design that will be used by customers from a wide range of ages, backgrounds and technical abilities An appetite for testing your designs with different users, taking onboard their feedback and presenting this data. Balance business requirements with user needs – you'll be learning from other designers how research and rationale can align internal customers on individual user needs. Training and ongoing support is available for the successful candidate. You will be required to work two days per week in the office. One of these days must be at the Manchester office. For the second day, you have the flexibility to work from one of the other local offices—Chester, Halifax, or Leeds. You will be a valued member of our Adecco Emerging Talent function working onsite with a market-leading organisation, initially, the assignment is 6 months with scope for transitioning permanently in the future, so you need to be someone with a permanent mindset! If you have the experience and desire to work for a well-respected organisation offering personal and professional support, growth and development, then you could be a perfect fit for the team and we want to hear from you - APPLY NOW. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Adecco Emerging talent is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities’ employer.