Senior UI & Animation Designer (Production)

Summary: Our OEM Client in Gaydon is seeking a Senior UI & Animation Designer (Production) for a contract role inside IR35, set to conclude on 31st March 2027. The position involves collaborating with UX and UI design teams to create visually compelling components while ensuring adherence to brand guidelines and design systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in animation and UI design, with a focus on delivering engaging user experiences. This role offers the opportunity to work with prestigious automotive brands during an exciting phase of development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working across some of the most desirable automotive brands in the world, you ll join at an exciting time.
• Collaborating closely between the UX and UI design teams, you ll be responsible for interpreting and realising creative intent, designing components that are faithful to the vision which can be understood by development teams; whilst ensuring visual quality control to complex HMI specifications with pixel-perfect UI. You ll act as the UI champion, promoting good design practices and educating where possible.
• You re a passionate designer and animator with experience in working with bringing visuals to life, you have a strong appreciation of brand guidelines and design systems, underpinned by good UX thinking, principles and practice.
• You love working in the detail and have an interest in both technical and creative design. You know what makes an engaging user experience and the importance of consistent brand-led narratives.

Key Skills:

• Proficient in Figma & Adobe suite inc. Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects.
• Experience working with design systems and actively contributing to and evolving them.

Salary (Rate): £33.64 hourly

City: Gaydon

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Senior UI & Animation Designer (Production) to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.

Duties:

• Working across some of the most desirable automotive brands in the world, you ll join at an exciting time.
• Collaborating closely between the UX and UI design teams, you ll be responsible for interpreting and realising creative intent, designing components that are faithful to the vision which can be understood by development teams; whilst ensuring visual quality control to complex HMI specifications with pixel-perfect UI. You ll act as the UI champion, promoting good design practices and educating where possible.
• You re a passionate designer and animator with experience in working with bringing visuals to life, you have a strong appreciation of brand guidelines and design systems, underpinned by good UX thinking, principles and practice.
• You love working in the detail and have an interest in both technical and creative design. You know what makes an engaging user experience and the importance of consistent brand-led narratives.

Skills Required:

• Proficient in Figma & Adobe suite inc. Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects.
• Experience working with design systems and actively contributing to and evolving them.

Education Required:

• Experience working as a UI Designer with animation skills in After Effects.
• A portfolio showcasing previous work.
• Able to work collaboratively between cross-functional teams.
• Degree or equivalent level qualification in a related design degree.