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About the role
- Design Lead overseeing UX/UI for Rareloop's digital products. Leading a team of Product Designers to deliver user-centric designs and innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
- **Digital Product Design**. Designing beautiful interfaces (UI) and intuitive experiences (UX)
- **Leading Discovery workshops**. Helping clients understand their underlying problems and creating viable solutions in the form of wireframes, diagrams and interactive prototypes
- **Collaboration**. Liaising with project managers, developers and other team members to deliver complex digital projects.
- **Managing and mentoring the design team**. Directly manage, mentor, and coach a team of Product Designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, growth, and high performance.
- **Process & Methodology**. Define, refine, and enforce best practices for the entire design process, including research, wireframing, prototyping, user testing, and final visual design (UX/UI).
- **Quality control**. Ensuring visual accuracy and that design intents are followed through into development
- **Marketing and brand assets**. Work with the Marketing Manager to provide visual asset support to Rareloop’s own marketing efforts.
Requirements
- Creative problem solver with a passion for using technology to solve problems
- Strong critical thinking skills
- High attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to multitask
- Organised and thorough, taking ownership of outcomes
- Desire for constant improvement
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
- Confident presenter
- Someone who thrives in an SME with a flat structure and empowered team members
- Commuting distance from Southampton for meetings/workshops
- Must have the right to work in the UK
- 5 years commercial design experience working in similar roles
- Strong portfolio showcasing product design process and outcomes
- Agency or consultancy experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead Discovery workshops
- Demonstrated experience working on non-trivial projects
- Expertise in UX principles, interaction design, and accessibility
- Aligns with our values
- Line management experience (desirable)
- Deep Figma knowledge (desirable)
- Design system experience (desirable)
- Broader visual design experience (desirable)
Benefits
- 25 days holiday
- Sick pay package
- Flexible working hours
- Flexible working location (Southampton or remote)
- A great work/life balance
- Contributory Pension (after 3 months)
- An opportunity to develop & grow your skills within an expert team
- Continuing Personal Development (CPD)
- Yearly training budget
- Free coffee/tea and soft drinks
- Regular free lunches to celebrate team wins
- Group Life Assurance
- Private Medical Insurance*
- Dental cover*
- Optical cover*
- Central Southampton office location with free parking
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