UX Designer
Publishing company
- Location London
- Salary Up to £40000
- Type Permanent
- Start Date ASAP
Or call Nick Grantham
Working very closely with the Head of UX for a well known publisher, you will focus purely on UX design and Research - not UI/Product design.
The client
A renowned publisher with a wide array of titles, genres and hugely successful publications under their belt.
The company also a puts a huge emphasis on staff well-being with some great benefits to back it up, including staff wellness days, flexible working, private medical insurance and discretionary bonuses.
You’ll be needed in their London-based office twice a week (Wednesdays & Thursdays).
Sponsorship is NOT available, sorry.
The role
The client’s digital presence is mainly web-based. They’re accessible via mobile too but you’re unlikely to be working on an app (just fyi in case that’s your thing).
Your key responsibilities will include;
- Run user experience research to understand their users’ journeys and needs, deciding on the best method to use (e.g. interviews, focus groups, card sorting, usage analytics).
- Capture findings from user experience research and translate into clear designs and prioritised in documentation, whether for roadmap or immediate development.
- Produce designs (sketches, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes, as appropriate) to assist with user research, internal discussion, presentations to stakeholders, and delivery.
- Work with Editorial leads and Product Managers on new product proposals to identify new feature requirements.
- Analyse web usage data to understand and measure user engagement and optimize user journeys.
- Benchmark competitors against their platforms, in order to remain market-leading for user experience and user engagement.
- Identify improvements to the team’s processes and workflow.
The candidate
This is quite a research-based organisation. So although you don’t have to start off as a total expert in User Research, you will need experience – this is a proper UX role – not UX/UI.
Hands-on UX design skills also very important e.g. wireframes, prototypes, user journeys etc – ideally in Figma.
Working there can be fast paced and ambiguous at times – so you’ll need to be comfortable with this too.
Will consider agency backgrounds but will depend on the projects you’ve worked on – looking for complexity and depth – not just superficial visuals and marketing.
An academic degree qualification would be ideal.
Accessibility is really important for them – you’ll get trained if needed but any prior experience here is a bonus – but not essential.
If this sounds like you then please apply ASAP to stand the best chance of getting an interview!
