Hybrid Senior Creative Lead, Shopify UX & Design Systems

Visualsoft | Shopify Platinum Partner | Unified Retail Agency; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holidays

Hybrid working

Medicash

Employee Assistance Programme

MacBook

Free breakfast & beverages

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

EV car scheme

Brand discounts

Training & development

Job summary

Visualsoft, a Shopify Platinum Partner, is seeking a Creative Lead to drive visual design, UX and creative delivery across its Shopify practice. The role combines hands-on design craft with line management, shaping design systems and component libraries for Dawn, Horizon and our proprietary theme.

You will lead across delivery pods, partnering with PMs, Dev Leads and Solutions Consultants to ensure world-class customer journeys, accessibility and production-ready output.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership in creative design with hands-on delivery across multiple pods.
• Enterprise Shopify design experience with strong UX outcomes and brand consistency.
• Proven ability to create and govern design systems in a fast-paced agency setting.
• Experience presenting to senior stakeholders and guiding design strategy.

Responsibilities

• Set and uphold visual design and UX standards across Shopify practice.
• Lead hands-on design on strategic projects while mentoring the design team.
• Develop and maintain Figma libraries mapped to Shopify themes.
• Collaborate with PMs, Solutions Consultants and Dev Leads for design-to-build handoffs.
• Evaluate tools and AI-assisted workflows to improve quality and speed.

Skills

Creative leadership

Shopify design

UX design

Design systems

Figma

AI in design

Team mentorship

Client comms

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Lovable AI

v0 AI prototyping

Shopify Dawn/Horizon

Job description

Visualsoft, a Shopify Platinum Partner, is seeking a Creative Lead to drive visual design, UX and creative delivery across its Shopify practice. The role combines hands-on design craft with line management, shaping design systems and component libraries for Dawn, Horizon and our proprietary theme.

You will lead across delivery pods, partnering with PMs, Dev Leads and Solutions Consultants to ensure world-class customer journeys, accessibility and production-ready output.