Senior Digital Designer

Nzime Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexi-time and hybrid working

Access to wellbeing program

Monthly CPD days

Creative office environment

MacBook Pro and dual screens

Social activities

Job summary

A leading digital agency in Nottingham is seeking a Senior Digital Designer to create intuitive digital experiences. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in design and strong UX/UI capabilities. Key responsibilities include turning briefs into solutions, driving UX outputs, and collaborating closely with developers. This role offers a hybrid working model with 24 days of holiday, flexi-time, and access to wellbeing programs, ensuring a supportive and creative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a design role, ideally within an agency.
• Strong UX/UI capability with the ability to turn ideas into clear, effective experiences.
• Confident leading projects and making informed decisions.
• Able to move seamlessly from UX thinking into refined UI.
• Detail‑focused, organised and consistent in your approach.

Responsibilities

• Turn briefs into clear, intuitive digital experiences.
• Create and drive UX outputs including sitemaps, wireframes and user journeys.
• Design UI, from concept through to design systems.
• Prepare work for build and collaborate closely with developers
• Own delivery from concept through to completion
• Review work, give feedback and uphold high creative standards

Skills

UX design

UI design

Communication

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Problem-solving

Project leadership

Emotional intelligence

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Nzime is looking for a Senior Digital Designer with strong UX/UI capability and a sharp instinct for solving problems through design. You’ll bring clarity, confidence and a drive to create work that makes a difference – shaping ideas and delivering high-quality digital experiences within a small team.

The Role

Day-to-day you’ll:

• Turn briefs into clear, intuitive digital experiences
• Contribute to discovery — including audits, research and workshops
• Create and drive UX outputs including sitemaps, wireframes and user journeys
• Design considered UI, from concept through to design systems
• Prepare work for build and collaborate closely with developers
• Present ideas clearly and confidently to clients and internaly
• Push creative thinking and elevate the quality of ideas
• Scope and estimate work with accuracy
• Own delivery from concept through to completion
• Review work, give feedback and uphold high creative standards
• Apply a strong understanding of brands to communicate clear, effective propositions
• Contribute to Nzime’s marketing and social
• Support video work, from storyboards to light post‑production

About you

Design is how you think, not just what you do.

5+ years’ experience in a design role, ideally within an agency

Strong UX/UI capability with the ability to turn ideas into clear, effective experiences

Confident leading projects and making informed decisions

Able to move seamlessly from UX thinking into refined UI

Strong understanding of design principles

Clear understanding of how design translates into frontend

Comfortable presenting to clients and internal teams

Strong communication skills and emotional intelligence

Detail‑focused, organised and consistent in your approach

Confident using Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud

Able to work independently and collaboratively

Commercially aware – you understand scope, time and value

Proactive, curious and motivated to improve

Brings ideas, challenge thinking and push for better outcomes

Experience across digital, with exposure to brand, motion and occasional print

Invested in the success of the team and the wider business

Benefits

24 days holiday (plus bank holidays and a full agency shutdown over Christmas – e.g. last year was a full week)

As part of the holiday allowance you can allocate 4 weeks a year fully remote working – e.g. you can work abroad

Flexi‑time and hybrid working with a minimum of two days in the office per week (inc. Wednesday)

Access to our wellbeing program – 121s, coaching and Nzime part funds any counselling or therapy to help people on that journey

3 pm Friday finish

Monthly CPD days to learn and develop skills

Trips to industry conferences and workshops

Creative central Nottingham office

MacBook Pro with dual screens

Social activities, beer fridge & Sega Rally arcade machine on free‑play

About Nzime

Nzime’s 25 years as a leading digital agency have earned us a reputation for passion, creativity, quality and strong client relationships. Our work speaks for itself and we’re looking for someone that can join our energetic growing team and bring new ideas to a great environment.

Our Never Sit Still ethos drives us to go further, dig deeper and always resist the obvious – making sure the ideas we bring to the table solve real problems and create enduring value for the people and brands we partner with. Our vibrant rabble of big hearts and inquisitive minds give us a winning culture of tenacious energy and boundless curiosity. Our people share a real appetite to get under the skin of a brand, and into the heart of a problem.

We are an agency working with exciting national and global brands, delivering excellent digital experiences for over two decades. You would work amongst a talented and experienced Creative team with close collaboration with the Development and Client Services teams.

How to apply

Salary dependent on experience.

If you like how we sound, drop a short email to [e-mail] with the following info:

Your focused portfolio, CV and salary expectation and notice period. Please, no recruiters.

Nzime is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We believe in celebrating diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive space for all team members.