Lead Specialist, Experience Design

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior frontend designer/developer to prototype and build production-quality interfaces. You will work across interaction design, information architecture, and visual design, then integrate enterprise systems and Pearson products into cohesive experiences.

The role emphasizes accessibility (WCAG), design systems, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to validate concepts with clients.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of shipped products and prototypes.
• Strong front-end skills in modern TypeScript/JavaScript, React or a comparable framework, and CSS.
• Fluency with Figma.
• Fluency with AI-assisted workflows such as Claude, Cursor, or Copilot.
• Experience designing for complex systems, multi-role products, data-heavy interfaces, or integration-rich enterprise environments.
• Working knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG, and practical application of them.
• Autonomy in ambiguous, zero-to-one contexts.
• Communication skills to influence and collaborate with others.
• Nice to have: involvement with W3C or WHATWG.
• Nice to have: familiarity with LTI, SCORM, xAPI, QTI, Caliper, and LMS/LXP platforms.
• Nice to have: committee or working-group experience.
• Nice to have: user research, design research, or academic research experience.

Responsibilities

• Prototype new product concepts in React/TypeScript or similar at varying fidelity.
• Design and build the user-facing layer of new products end to end, including interaction design, information architecture, visual design, motion, and front-end code.
• Integrate Pearson products and third-party enterprise systems into cohesive user experiences.
• Establish lightweight design foundations, including patterns, components, and tokens.
• Plan and run usability sessions, concept tests, and prototype-based validation with the product manager.
• Build products accessible by default and apply WCAG conformance.
• Flex between coding, research, facilitation, and design according to product needs.
• Collaborate as a senior individual contributor with design engineers, product engineers, product managers, Pearson teams, and enterprise clients.
• Take new product concepts from initial sketch through interactive prototype to production-quality interface and client validation.

Skills

React Development

TypeScript Proficiency

Accessibility Standards (WCAG)

Figma Fluency

User Experience Design

Tools

Figma

AI-Assisted Workflows

Claude

Cursor

Copilot

Job description

• Prototype new product concepts in React/TypeScript or similar at varying levels of fidelity
• Design and build the user-facing layer of new products end to end, including interaction design, information architecture, visual design, motion, and front-end code
• Integrate Pearson products and third-party enterprise systems into cohesive user experiences
• Establish lightweight design foundations, including patterns, components, and tokens
• Plan and run usability sessions, concept tests, and prototype-based validation with the product manager
• Build products accessible by default and apply WCAG conformance
• Flex between coding, research, facilitation, and design according to product needs
• Collaborate as a senior individual contributor with design engineers, product engineers, product managers, Pearson teams, and enterprise clients
• Take new product concepts from initial sketch through interactive prototype to production-quality interface and client validation

Requirements

• Relevant experience spanning product design and front-end engineering in any mix
• Portfolio of shipped products and prototypes
• Strong front-end skills in modern TypeScript/JavaScript, React or a comparable framework, and CSS
• Design skills in typography, layout, color, interaction, and motion
• Fluency with Figma
• Fluency with AI-assisted workflows such as Claude, Cursor, or Copilot
• Experience designing for complex systems, multi-role products, data-heavy interfaces, or integration-rich enterprise environments
• Working knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG, and practical application of them
• Autonomy in ambiguous, zero-to-one contexts
• Communication skills to influence and collaborate with others
• Nice to have: involvement with W3C or WHATWG
• Nice to have: familiarity with LTI, SCORM, xAPI, QTI, Caliper, and LMS/LXP platforms
• Nice to have: committee or working-group experience
• Nice to have: user research, design research, or academic research experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product design and front-end engineering, with strong skills in React, TypeScript, and accessibility standards such as WCAG. Capable of creating cohesive user experiences through effective collaboration and design methodologies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• React Development
• TypeScript Proficiency
• Accessibility Standards (WCAG)
• Figma Fluency
• User Experience Design

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Front-End Engineering
• JavaScript
• CSS
• Interaction Design
• Information Architecture
• Visual Design
• Motion Design
• Prototyping
• Usability Testing
• Design Patterns

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Collaboration
• Autonomy

Industry Keywords

• LTI
• SCORM
• XAPI
• QTI
• Caliper
• LMS
• LXP
• W3C
• WHATWG
• User Research

Tools & Technologies

• Figma
• AI-Assisted Workflows
• Claude
• Cursor
• Copilot