Senior Design / UX Lead - Newcastle - Reed : Job Details

Senior Design / UX Lead – Newcastle

A vibrant, collaborative, team led studio are currently hiring for a Senior Design / UX Lead to join their award-winning team.  As a business they pride themselves on designing and building the best and most effective digital experiences. They as passionate about the finer details and their approach to UX / UI is at the forefront of this digital agency.

The company are based in Newcastle and have a strong team of 40 creative developers, inspiring designers, and digital innovators. They work with some major brands and ambitious SMEs to design and building market-leading web, mobile, and bespoke digital applications.

The successful Senior Design / Lead will need to

• Transform ideas into visually stunning and function web designs, ensuring a seamless user experience
• Be able to guide the design team, shape project visions, engage with customers to deliver exceptional design solutions.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate design as a core component of the project life cycle.
• Be a UX expert who can provide advice and support on UX to the development teams, challenges conventional boundaries and ensure designs are user-centric
• Can manage the team’s workload and ensure the outputs align with high standards of quality

Skills

• Figma or other relevant design tools.
• Extensive experience designing user-centric experiences, focusing on usability, accessibility, and overall user satisfaction
• A strong understanding of design systems, including their components, guidelines and principles, ensuring consistency and scalability in design projects.
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven success in managing client relationships and delivering projects on time and within budget
• The ability to communicate a design vision to both clients and team members

Salary up to £41K DOE.

The company foster a fun and engaging workplace where team and company social events are a regular occurrence. From Friday drinks and monthly team awards to hack nights and tech talks, there's always something happening to keep our team connected and inspired. We also believe in work-life balance, offering flexible working hours and various wellness initiatives to support our team's well-being.

Some of the benefits include:

• Careers progression opportunities.
• Pension with employer contribution.
• Travel loans.
• Bike-to-work.
• Friday socials.
• Holiday buy-back (up to 5 additional days / year).
• Profit bonus share scheme.
• Flexible working hours.
• Remote working opportunities – 4 days office, 1 day remote per week.

To apply please send your CV to