
User Experience Design - Senior Associate
- Bournemouth
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Create and evolve the design language for specific products, while maintaining awareness of the larger ecosystem of product and design standards and adhering to industry best practices
- Support the creation and maintenance of a cohesive design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across all digital products and platforms.
- Utilise advanced visual design skills to craft compelling and aesthetically pleasing interfaces, ensuring that design elements align with brand guidelines and enhance the overall user experience.
- Ensure your proposed designs are specified with the required level of detail (in the form of interaction behavior and accessibility specs) to guide the process of design and development.
- Collate and document best-practice examples and guidance to inform design decisions and help our consumers effectively utilise the design system.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and refine design patterns incorporating inclusive design principles and accessibility guidelines to ensure our products and services cater to a diverse range of users
- Operate with an iterative design mindset and incorporate user feedback and insights to continuously improve the overall user experience of our offerings
- Experience or equivalent expertise working in a multidisciplinary team (visual designers, developers, accessibility professionals, content strategists etc.) in a role dedicated to improving experiences with digital products and services
- Proven ability to create visually appealing and functional designs using industry-standard tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch or Adobe Creative Suite)
- Demonstrated experience in designing and optimizing user experiences across multiple platforms, including web, mobile and other digital channels
- Keen eye for detail and micro interactions across all aspects of design, and a focus on the quality of end products.
- Strong research skills that demonstrate an awareness of user and business goals that compel you to imagine, illustrate and help realise compelling functional interfaces.
- Proficient understanding of inclusive design principles, accessibility guidelines, and assistive technologies, with a history of creating accessible and inclusive digital experiences
- Prior experience designing applications within complex business domains (financial services, other)
- Ability to understand and articulate how technical constraints and opportunities inform design solutions