Lead UX and UI Designer

Thank you for taking the time to read this job description. If you’re here, we hope you’ve already had a look around our site and discovered that we’re a proudly independent brand and digital consultancy with over 20 years behind us, and the second agency in the UK to achieve B Corp certification.

We’re at a pivotal stage of growth and we’re looking for a Lead UX and UI Designer to create strategically grounded, beautifully crafted digital work across websites, platforms and campaigns. This is a senior role with the potential for progression to Head of Product Design within 12 to 24 months for the right person.

You’ll take a leading role in shaping high-quality digital experiences from early UX thinking and prototyping through to polished delivery and developer handover.

You’ll work closely with strategists, developers and project managers to translate insight, brand strategy and business goals into intuitive, accessible and visually engaging digital products.

You’ll also mentor junior designers, contribute to pitches and new business and help evolve brand expression across motion, interaction and scalable design systems.

If you combine exceptional craft with leadership, strategic thinking and the confidence to shape ideas and outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll be someone who thrives on playing an integral role in a small tight team. You take great pride in your projects and have the enviable skill of bringing clarity to complexity and, in doing so, raise the standard of everything around you.

Core competencies

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• Strong user-centred design thinking across responsive web, mobile and digital product experiences
  
  
• Excellent visual craft across typography, layout, hierarchy, motion and storytelling
  
  
• Clear, confident communication with the ability to articulate and defend creative decisions
  
  
• A collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused mindset
  
  
• Strategic awareness of how design drives brand, accessibility, usability and commercial outcomes
  
  
• Calm organisation when balancing multiple priorities
  
  
• Curiosity about emerging AI trends, UX patterns and digital culture
  
  

Essential experience

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• Significant digital and UX experience within a creative or digital agency
  
  
• A portfolio demonstrating both strategic UX thinking and refined visual execution
  
  
• End-to-end project delivery, from discovery and user flows to high-fidelity design and developer handover
  
  
• Strong understanding of accessibility, responsive design, interaction and performance
  
  
• Confidence collaborating with developers and working within technical constraints
  
  
• High attention to detail and organised design systems in tools such as Figma
  
  
• Experience presenting to senior clients and stakeholders
  
  
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with strategy and engineering teams
  
  
• Familiarity with scalable design systems and frameworks
  
  
• Exposure to brand development or integrated digital campaigns is desirable

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We recognise and reward hard work, and we invest in our people.

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• Competitive salary
  
  
• Hybrid working, currently one day per week in our workspace near Victoria station and the rest from home
  
  
• Discretionary annual bonus
  
  
• 25 days annual leave including the Christmas period, plus public holidays, 33 days total
  
  
• Company Pension Scheme, subject to probation
  
  
• Support for training, conferences and industry events
  
  
• Latest high-spec Apple laptop with up-to-date software
  
  
• Cycle to work scheme, subject to probation
  
  
• Team volunteering programme
  
  
• Annual Individual Wellbeing Day
  
  
• Free eye test and glasses
  
  
• Quarterly company meetings with wellbeing sessions and socials
  
  
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
  
  
• Full carbon footprint offset for work and personal activities through ClimatePartner
  
  

Being B Corp certified shapes how we operate and the decisions we make. We are committed to high social and environmental standards, continual improvement and minimising and offsetting our carbon emissions annually.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can develop and fulfil their potential without fear of discrimination, harassment or victimisation.