Lead Creative Designer - UI

Circle Recruitment; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Recruitment is seeking an exceptional Lead Creative Designer - UI in Epsom to create engaging digital interfaces for immersive experiences, live events, exhibitions, interactive installations and digital products.

You will lead the UI design team, collaborate with developers and production teams, present concepts to clients, and translate complex brand stories into intuitive user experiences. The hybrid role pays up to £55k DOE plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Prior lead UI design experience and team leadership.
• Experience with Figma, Adobe CC, and modern prototyping tools.
• Proven UI design track record for experiential/digital projects.
• Strong portfolio across interactive experiences and branded environments.
• Expert visual design including typography, layout, color, grids, responsive design.
• Experience designing interfaces for physical and digital touchpoints.
• Translate complex narratives into intuitive UI experiences.
• Collaborate with developers to deliver polished solutions.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted design workflows/rapid prototyping advantageous.
• Passion for emerging tech and digital innovation.
• Comfortable presenting concepts to clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead UI design from concept to delivery.
• Guide a multidisciplinary team of designers and engineers.
• Create visually compelling interfaces for immersive projects.
• Present design rationale to clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

UX principles

Concept translation

Presenting concepts

Dev collaboration

Prototyping

AI workflows

Emerging tech

Visual design

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Prototyping tools

Job description

Lead Creative Designer - UI

Epsom (Hybrid)
Up to £55k DOE + Benefits

We're looking for an exceptional Lead UI Designer with excellent UI experience to create engaging digital interfaces for immersive experiences, live events, exhibitions, interactive installations, touchscreen applications, experiential websites and digital products.

About You

• Lead experience as a Creative UI Designer and team lead experience
• Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud and modern prototyping tools experience
• Proven experience designing high-quality user interfaces within an experiential agency, digital agency, events, exhibitions, immersive technology, gaming or interactive experience environment.
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating UI design across interactive experiences, immersive installations, event technology, touchscreen applications, experiential websites, digital products and branded environments.
• Expert visual design skills, including typography, layout, colour, grid systems, responsive design and interaction design.
• Experience designing interfaces for physical and digital touchpoints, including exhibitions, live events, immersive spaces, visitor experiences and interactive displays.
• Ability to translate complex concepts, narratives and brand stories into intuitive and engaging user experiences.
• Experience collaborating closely with developers and production teams to deliver polished, production-ready solutions.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted design workflows, rapid prototyping, generative AI tools or AI-powered product experiences would be highly advantageous.
• Passion for emerging technologies, digital innovation and creating best-in-class interactive experiences.
• Comfortable presenting design concepts and rationale to clients and stakeholders.
• Experience taking projects from concept through to delivery.

Desirable

• Experience with immersive media, real-time technologies, interactive environments or large-format digital installations.
• Understanding of UX principles, user journeys and experience mapping.
• Exposure to AI-enabled products, intelligent interfaces or AI-driven creative workflows.

You’ll craft visually compelling, user‑centred interfaces that bring brands, stories and experiences to life across both physical and digital environments. Working alongside UX designers, developers, visualisation specialists and creative teams, you’ll transform ideas into intuitive, high‑impact experiences that captivate audiences.

This role would suit an experienced Lead UI Designer ready to step into a lead position, or an established Lead UI Designer with a strong portfolio of experience‑led digital work.

Unfortunately, due to the nature of this role, our client is not able to offer sponsorship for this position. In order to be considered for this role, you must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK.