Ux/ui designer - united kingdom, abingdon, oxfordshire

can you create ground-breaking ui? ready to flex your professional and creative muscles? want to be part of a world leading company safeguarding the planets most precious digital assets?

we are preservica and we are changing the way organizations safeguard their digital information. our saas solutions are at the razor's edge of commercial software addressing the need for smart digital preservation technologies.

as a world-leader in digital preservation, our award-winning software is used by leading businesses, archives, libraries, museums, and government organisations across the globe, and we are looking for a ux/ui designer to join our team.

about you

a dynamic and adaptable professional with extensive experience in using ux design best practices to design solutions. you will have a clear understanding of the importance of user-centred design and design thinking and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.

you may already be a ux/ui designer or have the credibility and capability to step up into the role. either way we want to hear from you!

the role

working across a growing development team, you will be a key contributor to our new roadmap, building on from the existing ux framework for our plg saas solutions. we use figma as our main tool so you will need to be an advanced user.

preservica is growing at pace, and this is a great opportunity to join a team which is being built from the ground up and to contribute to the new landscape of digital preservation.

our offices are in abingdon, uk but this ux/ui designer role can equally be based remotely within the uk.

responsibilities

translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiencesfacilitate the client's/stakeholders' product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping, and user-testing experiences for digital productsdesign and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mock-ups optimised for a wide range of devices and interfaces using figmaidentify design problems and devise elegant solutionsmake strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new functions and featurestake a user-centred design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designscollaborate with other team members and stakeholdersask smart questions, take risks, and champion new ideasthis ux/ui designer role would suit candidates with experience in the following areas: ux design, figma, html5, ucd.

benefitswhat we offer:

we are an open progressive employer who values our staff as the heart of our business. as well as a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer:

tangible career development opportunitiesdedicated training time to support professional growthlife insuranceprivate health insurancea range of other employee benefitsessential skillsthree or more years of ux design experience. preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex solutions for b2b / b2c applicationsthe ability to be dynamic and adaptable is paramount. this role requires design support to multiple engineering teamsthe successful candidate will be proficient in figma and have a design portfolio to demonstrate their case studiesproficient understanding of web mark-up, including html5, css3 (comfortable with css animations and flexbox) is a plusability to work with clients/stakeholders to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and visiona solid grasp of user-centred design (ucd), planning and conducting user research, user testing, a/b testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concernsability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligentlybe excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model, to regularly deliver design solutions for approvalbe passionate about resolving user pain points through great designbe passionate about all things ux and other areas of design and innovation research and showcase knowledge in the industry's latest trends and technologiesdesirable skillsgood understanding of accessibilityexcellent analytical and multitasking skillscritical thinker and problem-solving skillsbsc degree in computer science, ba in multimedia or equivalent experienceabout companypreservica is an equal opportunities employer. come join us!

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