Senior Creative Lead: Shopify UX & Design Systems (Hybrid)

Visualsoft; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid holidays

Hybrid working (remote considered)

Medicash Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Dog-friendly workplaces

High-performance MacBook

Job summary

Visualsoft is seeking a Creative Lead to guide the design discipline across its Shopify delivery pods. The role combines hands-on design craft with strategic leadership, ensuring high-quality, commercially successful Shopify experiences across Dawn, Horizon, and our proprietary theme.

You will mentor designers, collaborate with PMs, developers and sales, and drive reusable design systems and AI-assisted workflows to improve quality, consistency and speed while protecting client outcomes and

Qualifications

• Senior-level design leader with strong hands-on craft and team mentorship.
• Proven experience delivering Shopify-based ecommerce experiences at scale.
• Proficiency with Figma and design system implementation.
• Ability to translate client needs into commercially effective experiences.
• Experience collaborating with PMs, developers and sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the agency's visual design standard and art direction across pods.
• Lead discovery, research and client communication to inform design decisions.
• Design for Shopify themes (Dawn, Horizon, premium and proprietary) and establish reusable components.
• Build and maintain scalable design systems aligned with development workflows.
• Line-manage and mentor designers, support sales with design opportunities, ensure delivery quality.

Skills

Creative leadership

Shopify knowledge

Figma

Design systems

UX design

Team leadership

Tools

Shopify theme

Job description

Visualsoft is seeking a Creative Lead to guide the design discipline across its Shopify delivery pods. The role combines hands-on design craft with strategic leadership, ensuring high-quality, commercially successful Shopify experiences across Dawn, Horizon, and our proprietary theme.

You will mentor designers, collaborate with PMs, developers and sales, and drive reusable design systems and AI-assisted workflows to improve quality, consistency and speed while protecting client outcomes and