Senior UX Designer Contractor

Acorn by Synergie; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturing and engineering company seeks a Senior UX/UI Designer to join their team in Portsmouth. This role involves translating user insights into intuitive designs, leading user testing, and collaborating with development teams. The position offers a full-time temporary assignment with competitive pay and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

34 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Free parking

Excellent subsidised onsite canteen

Secure working environment

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in UX/UI design with a strong portfolio.
• Proficient in design and prototyping tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Strong understanding of UI layout, typography, and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Translate user-centred insights into user interface design opportunities.
• Plan and conduct user testing to validate designs.
• Develop high-level wireframes and prototypes for usability testing.

Skills

User research

Usability testing

Visual design principles

Collaboration skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in Interface Design, Human Factors, Research or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Senior UX/UI Designer

Location: Portsmouth

Hours: 37.5 hours a week. Monday to Friday

Salary: 55k to 65K

Acorn by Synergie is currently seeking an experienced Senior UX/UI Designer, required by their client, a leading global manufacturing and engineering company. This role offers full-time work on a temporary basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to work for a forward-thinking company at the forefront of exciting discoveries! They encourage all voices to be heard and embrace different ideas, perspectives, and experiences.

The UX team consists of talented User Interface and Industrial Designers who are dedicated to translating our technologies into premium, intuitive and differentiated product solutions. We are looking for a Senior User Experience Designer to join us in positively impacting design work with our development teams across multiple locations. This is a full-time assignment based in Portsmouth, predominantly on site.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Interface Design, Human Factors, Research or related field
• 5-10 years of experience in UX/UI design with a strong portfolio demonstrating digital product design, user research, and usability testing
• Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, or equivalent design and prototyping tools
• Strong understanding of visual design principles, UI layout, typography, and accessibility
• Experience designing within or contributing to a Design System
• Solid knowledge of software development processes and proven ability to collaborate with development teams

• High energy, can-do and hands on attitude, very strong sense of ownership and desire to succeed, supported by analytical and strategic skills
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to empathize with technical and engineering constraints while respectfully challenging teams to elevate design solutions
• Experienced in planning and conducting a wide range of research and user testing methodologies

Main responsibilities:

• Discover user-centred insights and translate into user interface design opportunities for touchscreens and desktop applications

• Plan and conduct user testing to improve or validate designs; generate test reports with clear recommendations or findings

• Develop concepts aligned to UX Design principles and Design Systems

• Lead or participate in brainstorms to align teams on design problems and create concepts that elegantly solve design challenges while elevating the overall look and feel of our products

• Develop high-level and detailed wireframes, storyboards, and mock-ups to communicate concepts and designs
• Present UX concepts to stakeholders and development teams to align on criteria and gain buy-in for proposed solutions
• Create high-fidelity prototypes for usability testing and development purposes
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our UX/UI design processes - from research and validation to interface design and storytelling
• Domestic and international travel required. 20% or less.

What else do I need to know?

• Temporary ongoing
• 34 days holiday (after 12 weeks) includes Bank Holidays
• You'll be working within a secure and safe environment.
• Free parking
• Excellent subsidised onsite canteen
• Excellent package for both temporary and permanent staff

If you want to know more, contact Stuart who is based on site.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.