Experience Designer: Imagination Engine Lead

Higlo; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Higlo is building the AI era's connected device for families, with the Hearth above the TV and a Shared Imagination Engine that turns ideas into rooms, activities and games. We’re seeking an Experience Designer to own the imagination layer and the wraparound experience.

You'll design across interaction, game-like experiences, and on-device flows, prototype in code with agents, and collaborate closely with founders and engineers to shape a cohesive family experience in Edinburgh and beyond.

Qualifications

• Background in design across interaction, product, game, or experience design.
• Strong portfolio showing taste and range.
• Ability to build and prototype with agents in real code.
• Experience or interest in prompt engineering or LLM orchestration.
• Hands-on use of generative AI tools (image, video, sound, 3D) as part of design practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the imagination layer design for the Shared Imagination Engine.
• Invent and design activities, games, and rituals for Higlo rooms.
• Design entry/exit flows for shared spaces and wake/transition gestures.
• Own end-to-end on-device experience, from overlay to content sharing.
• Build prototypes in code with agents and ship validated ideas.
• Generate concepts with AI tools and test with real families.
• Set and maintain the aesthetic across visuals, motion, sound, and interaction.
• Collaborate closely with founders and engineers.

Skills

Interaction design

Product design

Game design

Creative direction

Tools

JS/Node

Python

React

Job description

Higlo is building the AI era's connected device for families, with the Hearth above the TV and a Shared Imagination Engine that turns ideas into rooms, activities and games. We’re seeking an Experience Designer to own the imagination layer and the wraparound experience.

You'll design across interaction, game-like experiences, and on-device flows, prototype in code with agents, and collaborate closely with founders and engineers to shape a cohesive family experience in Edinburgh and beyond.