Associate Product Designer

Gousto; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading meal kit delivery service is seeking an Associate Product Designer to join their Digital Product team. You will collaborate closely with engineers and product managers to design user-centric experiences that enhance cooking at home. This early-career role offers the chance to impact design products while being mentored by senior designers. Ideal candidates are passionate about UX/UI and have relevant design education or experience.

Qualifications

• Passionate about both UX and UI with a love for solving problems through thoughtful design.
• Skilled in using modern design tools like Figma to create high‑quality work.
• Have a portfolio that demonstrates strong product thinking and visual craft.

Responsibilities

• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high‑quality visual designs.
• Plan and run user research and testing to inform design decisions.
• Collaborate with Product Management to align design work with business goals.

Skills

UX Design

UI Design

User Research

Design Thinking

Figma

InVision

Education

Degree or certification in Product Design, UX, HCI or a similar field

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Zeplin

Job description

Location : London Hybrid

As an Associate Product Designer at Gousto you’ll join our growing Digital Product team and work within one of our cross‑functional product squads. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers and analysts to design experiences that make cooking at home simpler, smarter and more sustainable. This is an early‑career role where you’ll be supported by senior designers who will help you develop your craft, process and strategic design thinking guiding you through the full design lifecycle from discovery and research through to polished production‑ready UI.

You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact early on designing products used by millions of customers and seeing your work ship. Your first six months you’ll help shape core parts of Gousto’s app and website, playing a key role in shaping our product experience outside of the UK. It’s an exciting chance to grow fast, learn from experienced mentors and design work that truly matters.

Core Responsibilities

• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes and high‑quality visual designs using Gousto’s design system
• Plan and run user research and testing to inform and validate design decisions
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering and Data teams to align design work with customer and business goals
• Present and communicate design solutions clearly in reviews and cross‑functional sessions
• Iterate on designs based on feedback, data and testing insights
• Contribute to maintaining and evolving Gousto’s design system and design standards
• Support a collaborative feedback‑driven design culture within your squad

Who You Are

• Passionate about both UX and UI with a love for solving problems through thoughtful, beautiful design
• Confident applying design principles such as layout hierarchy and interaction patterns
• Able to explain your thinking clearly and collaborate effectively in a cross‑functional team
• Curious and eager to learn, open to feedback and motivated to grow your design craft
• Comfortable working across the full design lifecycle from discovery to polished UI
• Skilled in using modern design tools (e.g. Figma) to create high‑quality, consistent work
• Organised and self‑motivated able to balance multiple tasks and priorities
• Have a portfolio that demonstrates strong product thinking and visual craft
• Hold relevant professional experience or a degree/certification in Product Design, UX, HCI or a similar field
• Excited by Gousto’s mission and keen to design products that make a real impact on how people cook and eat at home

Benefits

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Equal Opportunities

Here at Gousto we are on a mission to become the UK’s most loved way to eat dinner! Whether it is creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels we promote equality ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process please let us know. In your application please feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example – she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs etc). If you like what you’ve read about Gousto and want to find out more please click “I’m interested” below to apply!

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time

Key Skills

InVision, Interaction Design, UX, Usability, Visual Design, Design Thinking, Zeplin, User Research, UI, iOS, Figma, Sketch

Experience

years

Vacancy

1