Careers UX Designer

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publisher is looking for a passionate UX Designer to create intuitive and customer-centered experiences. You will lead the design process, advocate for users, and develop wireframes and designs while collaborating in a positive team environment. Strong project management and communication skills are essential. This position offers benefits like annual leave, private medical insurance, and a discretionary bonus.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Qualifications

• Strong time and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate and present clearly and effectively.
• Considerable understanding of user-centred design.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for the customer voice and support building research plans.
• Independently facilitate user interviews and testing.
• Synthesize user findings and present recommendations.
• Own the solution for a project within the product and UX strategy.
• Develop wireframes, mid-fi, and hi-fi designs.

Skills

User-centred design

Accessibility principles

Project management

Communication

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a UX Designer who is passionate about creating intuitive, customer-centred experiences and thrives on turning complex problems into simple, elegant solutions. You will support and lead the research and design process on focused projects, ensuring that every solution aligns with our design principles and standards. You’ll apply user-centred design thinking, craft thoughtful interactions and visuals, and validate ideas through research and usability testing. As a collaborative team player, you’ll contribute to a positive and curious environment where ideas are shared openly, and design decisions are communicated clearly across teams.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for the customer voice — support building research plans and customer engagement to define the problem space.
• Independently facilitate user interviews and testing.
• Synthesise user findings and present recommendations.
• Own the solution for a project, ensuring it fits in with the wider product and UX strategy.
• Develop wireframes, mid-fi and hi-fi designs.

A passionate, motivated individual who has an interest in educational products and services. You must have strong time and project management skills and be able to communicate and present clearly and effectively. You will have a considerable understanding of user-centred design, accessibility principles and service design.

About Us

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You’ll belong to a collaborative team that’s exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe — for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it’s safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes