Branding & UX Designer

StrideUp; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

StrideUp is seeking a Brand & UX Designer to lead brand design and enhance customer experience across digital platforms. This role requires creativity and systems thinking, focusing on visual identity and user experience. Join a dynamic team to shape the future of financial services for the Muslim community.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual holiday

Annual L&D budget

3% pension contribution

Monthly socials

Central London location

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in brand design, UX/UI, or digital design.
• Portfolio showing strong visual identity work and functional UX.

Responsibilities

• Lead the StrideUp branding narrative and design guidelines.
• Own the end-to-end UX and UI of the website.
• Design creative assets for campaigns and internal launches.

Skills

Brand Design

UX/UI

Digital Design

Storytelling

Tools

Figma

Adobe CC

Canva

WordPress

Job description

About Us

StrideUp's mission is to redefine the standard of Islamic financial services through expertise, sincerity, and a personable approach. Our vision is to enable the Muslim community to access financial solutions aligned with their values. On our path to building a digital bank, we started with property finance and have already deployed hundreds of millions in financing, supporting thousands of people in their financial goals.

About The Role

We're looking for a creatively driven, systems-thinking Brand & UX Designer to lead our brand design and reimagine how customers experience StrideUp from our website through to our product onboarding journeys.

You'll be our visual voice: evolving our design system, shaping our customer-facing UX, and bringing consistency across every touchpoint. This is a foundational role that sits at the intersection of brand, marketing, and product.

What You'll Own

• Lead the StrideUp branding narrative, including visual identity, tone, and design guidelines
• Own the end-to-end UX and UI of the website, with a focus on conversion and clarity
• Collaborate with product and engineering to ensure UX continuity across digital portals
• Design creative assets for campaigns, email, social, and internal launches
• Build and maintain a scalable brand design system
• Champion brand consistency across all internal and external channels
• Support event design needs and asset development when required
  
  
  

You'll work closely with

• Marketing
• Product
• Engineering
• Senior leaders across the business
  
  
  

Requirements

We're looking for

• 3-5 years' experience in brand design, UX/UI, or digital design
• Portfolio showing both strong visual identity work and functional UX
• Comfort with tools like Figma, Adobe CC, Canva and WordPress
• Experience designing for web and mobile-first environments
• A sharp eye for clean, accessible, modern design
• A love for cohesive storytelling through design
• Bonus: experience working in finance, tech, or growth-stage startups
  
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary, based on experience
• 25 days annual holiday
• Annual L&D budget
• 3% pension contribution
• Monthly socials
• Central London location (hybrid role with an expectation of at least 3 days in the office)
• Friendly and informal startup environment with a focus on performance and impact