Senior User Experience Designer

Summary: The Senior UX Designer role in Nottingham involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and execute UX and product design strategies. The position requires creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs while advocating for user-centered design principles. The designer will also contribute to user research and ensure designs align with the intended user experience. This contract position is outside IR35 and offers a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and other designers to define and execute the UX and product design strategy.
• Support user research team by providing design expertise and insights.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate and validate design concepts.
• Create native, platform-specific designs following Apple Human Interface Guidelines and Google Material Design principles.
• Develop user flows, journey maps, and information architectures to guide the development of intuitive user experiences.
• Iterate on designs based on user feedback, stakeholder input, and usability findings.
• Work closely with developers to ensure the implementation of designs aligns with the intended user experience.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles and best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Demonstrate proficiency in design systems and brand guidelines, ensuring consistency and alignment with the company's visual identity.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging design technologies to continuously improve design process and output.
• Contribute to design critiques and peer reviews, offering constructive feedback and insights to fellow designers.

Key Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in design, HCI, Interaction Design, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus.
• 8+ years of professional experience in UX and product design, preferably in a B2C environment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of UX design projects, including wireframes, prototypes, and final designs, ideally showcasing launched mobile applications (iOS and Android).
• Proficient in tools such as Figma and Zeplin.
• Solid understanding of user-centred design principles and methodologies.
• Experience with user research techniques, usability testing, and user behaviour analysis.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions and rationale.
• Confident storyteller with experience of presenting work to senior leadership.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and adapt to changing project requirements.
• Proactive, self-motivated, collaborative, and curious to learn.
• Knowledge of front-end development technologies (HTML, CSS, etc.), micro-interactions or motion design.

Salary (Rate): 300 GBP Per Day

City: Nottingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT