Senior Digital Designer: AI-Driven UI & Design Systems Lead

manifesto; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

manifesto is seeking a senior design-focused professional who blends creative craft with a technologist streak. You will ensure interaction design quality, delightful moments, and strong UI on multi-project work while embedding AI into your workflow.

You’ll mentor juniors and own competencies such as motion, systems, or AI-driven workflows to elevate client experiences. You will collaborate with UX, research, and development teams, shaping ambitious user experiences across brands and digital

Qualifications

• Strong craft in creative design across digital products, brands, and experimentation.
• Ability to apply user-centred design principles and synthesize research insights.
• Proven hands-on experience using AI tools across ideation to production code.
• Understanding of design systems, accessibility, and technical constraints without sacrificing creativity.

Responsibilities

• Expand brands into rich online experiences, extending design systems.
• Lead concept development from concept to execution with strong storytelling.
• Use AI tools to accelerate ideation, prototyping, and production; code with AI assistance.
• Mentor junior and mid-weight team members and share practice knowledge.

Skills

Creative design

AI-enabled workflows

Front-end prototyping

Design systems

Mentoring

Storytelling

Interaction design

Leadership

Tools

Figma

AI-assisted coding tools

React

Git

HTML/CSS/JS prototyping

Job description

manifesto is seeking a senior design-focused professional who blends creative craft with a technologist streak. You will ensure interaction design quality, delightful moments, and strong UI on multi-project work while embedding AI into your workflow.

You’ll mentor juniors and own competencies such as motion, systems, or AI-driven workflows to elevate client experiences. You will collaborate with UX, research, and development teams, shaping ambitious user experiences across brands and digital