Senior UX Designer
6 month rolling contract
£500/day (inside IR35)
Remote / Salford or Cardiff (1-2 days / week in any office)
Top 3 skills/essential experience:
• Demonstrable experience of improving system functionality – need to be able to think in ‘a systems way’ to find commonality between systems which have traditionally been treated as stand alone
• Demonstrable experience of improving the ‘look and feel’ of systems and making a coherent whole from the system commonality once established
• Demonstrable experience of working in a stand-alone role (solo designer) and ability to manage stakeholder and team expectations. Must have the ability to push back where needed
What else are we looking for:
• Evidence of an extensive portfolio of work across different screens and systems.
• Proven experience of providing leadership and specialist knowledge to UX and product teams.
• Broad conceptual expertise to motivate others and help shape product strategy.
• Comfortable explaining design concepts specialists and non-specialists
• Takes a broad view, approaching design and information architecture conceptually, and thinking about the whole experience.
• Excellent written, spoken and presentation skills; ability to communicate the reasoning behind concepts, methods and approaches to different audiences.
• Ability to balance user needs with what’s achievable.
• Aware of the latest design trends and technology developments.
• Can prioritise and plan own work, perform well under pressure and meet multiple, tight deadlines.
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