UX Designer

Square One Resources; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Manchester is looking for a skilled UX Designer to enhance user journeys in onboarding and account opening experiences. This is a contract role offering £300 per day. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in content design, ideally within financial services, and a portfolio of relevant work. Flexible workplace options available.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a UX Content Designer, UX Writer, or similar role.
• Portfolio showing content design for digital forms or transactional experiences.
• Knowledge of content design principles and accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and write concise content for onboarding forms and account opening workflows.
• Collaborate with UX and UI designers to align content with design.
• Conduct content audits and usability testing to improve user journeys.
• Develop and maintain content guidelines to ensure consistency.

Skills

UX Content Designer

Content design for digital forms

Agile methodology

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Job description

Job Title: UX Designer
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Salary/Rate: 300 per day (PAYE via Umbrella)
Start Date: 16/09/2025
Job Type: Contract (Until 06/01/2026)

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity available with a leading consultancy client working within the financial services sector. They are currently seeking a skilled UX Designer to help enhance user journeys in onboarding and account opening experience.

Responsibilities

1. Design and write concise content for onboarding forms and account opening workflows.

2. Collaborate with UX and UI designers to align content with visual and interaction design.

3. Translate complex operational or regulatory requirements into user-friendly content.

4. Conduct content audits and usability testing to improve and validate user journeys.

5. Develop and maintain content guidelines to ensure consistency.

6. Support creation of correspondence templates such as confirmation emails and rejection notices.

Required Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following:

1. Strong experience as a UX Content Designer, UX Writer, or similar role.

2. Portfolio showing content design for digital forms or transactional experiences.

3. Knowledge of (url removed) content design principles and accessibility standards.

4. Experience working within agile, cross-functional teams.

Desirable Skills/Experience

Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

1. Experience in financial services or regulated environments.

2. Familiarity with Co-op or similar design systems.

3. Knowledge of address validation/personalisation tools (e.g., Experian PCCA, Hopewiser).

4. Comfort using Figma, Sketch, or similar design tools.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.