Experience Design Consultant (Mid-weight)

Kinneir Dufort; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading user-centered innovation consultancy seeks an Experience Design Consultant in Bristol to craft intuitive digital products. This role involves collaborating with a design team, focusing on user-centered approaches, and provides opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Performance-related company-wide bonus

Private healthcare for you and your family

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Matched contributory pension scheme

25 days of annual leave plus options

Cycle to Work & Electric Vehicle Lease schemes

Qualifications

• Experience designing digital interfaces in a healthcare start-up or UX design agency.
• Demonstrable experience working in a similar professional environment.
• Experience translating user needs into functional wireframes and prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design user flows, wireframes and prototypes.
• Help shape engaging user experiences through user-centered design.
• Contribute to business development and support junior colleagues.

Skills

Proficiency in Figma

Interaction design

User research

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent training

Tools

Figma

Job description

Experience Design Consultant (Mid-weight)

• On-site, Hybrid
• Bristol , Bristol, City of , United Kingdom
• £40,800 - £45,000 per year
• Digital

About the role

Kinneir Dufort (KD) is a world-class user-centred innovation and product development consultancy, specialising in the medical and consumer health sectors. As part of the SteriPack group, we collaborate globally with contract manufacturing facilities in Europe, the USA and Asia, alongside additional design and product development teams in New Jersey and Colorado.

We're looking for a creative and curious Experience Designer to craft intuitive digital products through user-centred design. You'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design user flows, wireframes, prototypes and interfaces using tools like Figma and Miro. From research and testing to workshops and concept development, you'll help shape engaging user experiences for our clients.

You'll learn from senior designers, support junior colleagues, and contribute to business development: growing your skills in a dynamic, passionate design team.

We feel this is a full-time role, however we are open to applications from candidates who wish to work part-time. If you are interested in the role and would like to discuss flexible working, please reach out to us using the contact details below.

About you

You may will have a few years’ experience designing digital interfaces in either a healthcare start-up or UX design agency and are looking for a new environment and challenges that will help you develop and build your UX and interface design skills.

You’ll be willing to engage with complex design problems, deliver top-quality work and collaborate with our multi-disciplinary team while focusing on excellent client care.

Job requirements

Your skills and experience

Ultimately your design approach, willingness to learn, attitude and how you approach working with clients are what is important to us. We offer a premier service to our clients and take great pride and care in the designs we create and the process of discovering them.

Whilst you do not need to meet all of these points, please ensure you meet the majority of them before making an application:

Demonstrable experience working in a similar professional environment and an undergraduate degree level or equivalent training/ experience.

Proficiency using modern tools like Figma and a good understanding of interaction design.

Experience in defining and working with product requirements.

Understanding of or experience with information architecture and other UX methods.

Designing usable and effective workflows for complex and safety-critical use cases.

Experience translating user needs into functional wireframes and prototypes.

A curious mindset, driven by insights and an eye for detail.

Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines.

A drive to learn and grow, especially in a consultancy environment.

Experience in user research, accessibility, or service design is a bonus, but not required.

The salary for this role is up to £45,000 per annum.

Why work with us?

KD offers interesting and varied work combined with a supportive team culture to provide a stimulating environment where you will have the opportunity to develop and learn from others. We offer flexible working policies where working patterns are agreed with our line managers, taking into account the role, needs of the individual, and the team. We recognise that we are only as good as our people and we know how important it is to support our team.

We offer:

Performance-related company-wide bonus.

Flexible hybrid working in line with our core hours (Mon–Thu, 9:30am–12:00pm & 2:00pm–4:00pm; Fri, 9:30am–12:00pm).

Private healthcare for you and your family.

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.

Matched contributory pension scheme.

25 days of annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to one working week and additional days for length of service.

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and digital wellbeing platform.

Cycle to Work & Electric Vehicle Lease schemes.

Death in service (x4 gross salary).

Training and development opportunities, including dedicated learning days and regular knowledge-sharing sessions.

A free lunch the first Monday of every month alongside our company-wide meeting.

Free breakfast every Wednesday, monthly team lunches, and plenty of opportunities to socialise, including team-organised activities, summer and Christmas parties, and more.

About us

KD is based in an iconic Grade II listed building in the heart of Bristol. Our vibrant workspace houses state-of-the-art labs, a design studio, usability suites, and collaborative meeting spaces. Nestled in a lively neighbourhood with independent shops, we’re just a short walk from Park Street, the Harbourside, and St. Nick’s Markets.

We are proud of our values:

· Find a way

· Pull together

Our diverse, multidisciplinary team spans research, design, human factors, engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, and beyond. Together, we deliver cutting-edge solutions for clients ranging from global leaders to innovative start-ups, with a particular focus on medical devices, drug delivery, orthopaedics, and diagnostics.

Do we sound like a good match for you?

If you’d like to discuss the role or would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need to make your application, we’d love to hear from you. If you think you might be the right person for us but want an informal chat first then get in touch via [e-mail] .

Please note the deadline for this vacancy is 23rd July although we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we have a high level of applications. We look forward to hearing from you!

At KD we believe that designing for people means including all people, starting with the team behind the work. Our human-centred design ethos is rooted in empathy, and our values – pull together, find a way, and care – guide us in building a team that reflects the diversity of the world we design for.

We know that different perspectives lead to better ideas, stronger collaboration, and more meaningful outcomes. If you meet the skills and experience for this role, we welcome your application – whatever your background, identity, or path into design. What matters to us is that you share our belief in purposeful, people-first design.