Midweight UX/UI Designer

Salary: £32,000 - £42,000
Location: Leeds
Working Pattern: Hybrid, 3 days office / 2 days WFH
Experience: 2 - 5 years
Domain: UX/UI, digital, web and activation

Our client is a 100% employee-owned digital agency based in Leeds, working with a diverse range of brands across web, digital and activation.

The business has a collaborative, people-first culture and was the first B Corp in Leeds, with a strong focus on quality, innovation and work-life balance.

We’re looking for a Middleweight UX/UI Designer to join the Design team, creating high-quality digital experiences across Web and Activation.

You’ll combine strong UX thinking with polished UI design, taking projects from research and discovery through to wireframes, prototypes, final designs, developer handover and QA.

The majority of the work will focus on websites and retainers, with opportunities to work on interactive campaigns, digital activations, games and quizzes.

• Create user journeys, sitemaps, information architecture and wireframes.

• Design polished, responsive and accessible digital interfaces.

• Build and maintain design systems and reusable Figma components.

• Conduct and contribute to user research, usability testing and journey audits.

• Turn research and insight into clear design recommendations.

• Work closely with developers to ensure designs are technically achievable.

• Present and explain design decisions to clients and internal teams.

• Manage multiple projects and deliver work to deadlines and agreed budgets.

• Identify opportunities to improve usability, conversion and digital performance.

• Support and share knowledge with other designers.

• 2 - 5 years’ professional UX/UI design experience, ideally within an agency or fast-paced environment.

• Strong portfolio demonstrating both UX and polished UI design.

• Advanced Figma skills, including components, variants, variables, auto layout and prototyping.

• Strong understanding of user journeys, information architecture, wireframing and prototyping.

• Experience designing responsive websites across desktop, tablet and mobile.

• Experience working closely with developers.

• Understanding of accessibility and inclusive design.

• Confident presenting and explaining design decisions.

• Strong organisation and ability to manage multiple projects.

Nice to have: Webflow, CRO/A/B testing, GA4, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, HTML/CSS, mobile-first design and experience with interactive campaigns.

• £32,000 - £42,000 salary.

• Hybrid working, 3 days in the Leeds office / 2 days WFH.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.

• Company performance-linked bonus.

• Private health insurance.

• 5% company pension.

• Free on-site gym.

• Birthday off.

• Mental health support and financial coaching.

• Regular socials and summer parties.

• Employee-owned business.

If you’re a UX/UI Designer who enjoys combining research, problem-solving and polished visual design, this is a great opportunity to join an established, employee-owned digital agency and take ownership of varied digital projects.

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