Senior UX Designer 6 Month FTC

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking agency as a Senior UX Designer and immerse yourself in a creative environment where your ideas can flourish. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to craft engaging user experiences that empower users and bring brands to life. You'll leverage your extensive UX design experience to lead the design of complex interaction systems, ensuring that every touchpoint is intuitive and user-friendly. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and innovation, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a diverse and inclusive culture that values creativity and personal growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on UX Design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Mastery of design tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to develop user-centered solutions.
• Conduct usability testing and deliver wireframes and prototypes.

Skills

UX Design

Usability Testing

Wireframing

Information Architecture

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design or related field

Tools

Design Tools (e.g., Sketch, Figma)

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Senior UX Designer 6 Month FTC, Edinburgh

Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description:

The purpose of this role is to be creative, task-based problem solvers who are passionate about creating experiences that engage the imagination whilst empowering users to bring the brand to life. This role could include elements of Product, UI, and Visual design. Involved in projects from the beginning, UX Designers work closely with lead designers to help produce the experience vision from concept to finished product.

About Dentsu Creative

Dentsu Creative operates in over 21 markets worldwide with more than 2,200 dedicated specialists. Combining Japanese heritage in craft, data, and technology with a deep understanding of media and contemporary culture, Dentsu Creative is a new global agency that helps transform brands through Modern Creativity—creating culture, changing society, and inventing the future, accelerated by expertise in digital experience, earned attention, and entertainment.

Role Purpose:

Our Senior UX designers are creative problem solvers passionate about creating engaging experiences that empower users and bring brands to life. They work from project inception, collaborating closely with team members to develop the experience vision, reporting to the Experience Design Director. They are human-centered, practicing fundamental UX principles with both rational and innovative approaches, embracing change and the unknown with maturity, empathy, and tenacity. The team is based in Edinburgh but we consider applicants from other locations.

Key Accountabilities:

• Understand product specifications and identify user touchpoints/interactions through various journeys.
• Work with Agile teams and stakeholders to develop user-centered solutions within project timelines.
• Conduct usability testing to ensure optimal user experience.
• Deliverables include wireframes, information architecture, personas, user stories, flows, prototypes, audits, and benchmarking.
• Collaborate with designers, product teams, analysts, engineers, and project managers to create intuitive software.

Person Specification:

• 5+ years of UX Design experience, both hands-on and conceptual.
• A portfolio showcasing excellent UX work.
• Experience in digital creative agencies is beneficial, with an understanding of bridging innovation and UX.
• Strong understanding of UX principles, mastery of design tools, methodologies, and key deliverables.
• Ability to lead the design of complex interaction systems.

Working With Us:

Joining Dentsu Creative means being part of a network delivering ideas at the intersection of brand, culture, and commerce. We foster humility and practical problem-solving, partnering with inspiring global colleagues in an inclusive culture that promotes growth, learning, and influence in shaping ideas, culture, and behavior. Our collective expertise offers endless opportunities for personal development.

Sanpo Yoshi:

We align our behaviors with our Japanese philosophy of Sanpo Yoshi—good for buyer, seller, and society—ensuring it guides our strategic processes and initiatives, internal and external, including environmental impact and inclusivity.

Inclusion and Diversity:

We celebrate individuality and provide equal opportunities regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability. We encourage everyone to bring their full selves to work to create exceptional work. We are open to discussing flexible and agile working arrangements and reasonable adjustments for disabilities or medical conditions during recruitment.

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