UX Designer

Birchwell Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work from Manchester

Collaborative team

Job summary

Birchwell Associates is hiring a UX Designer in Manchester for a hybrid role. You will map user journeys, create wireframes and prototypes in Figma, and support usability testing to validate design choices.

Collaboration with product managers, researchers, UI designers and engineers is key to delivering accessible, user-centred digital journeys. The role offers a salary of £45,000–£58,000 with hybrid working from Manchester, supporting discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery across diverse

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in UX, product or interaction design.
• Strong wireframing, prototyping and Figma skills.
• Experience using research and usability testing to improve designs.
• Knowledge of accessibility and responsive digital-product design.
• Strong communication and confidence working in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Map user journeys, task flows and end-to-end digital experiences.
• Create wireframes, prototypes and interaction designs in Figma.
• Support user interviews, usability testing and design validation.
• Translate research and product requirements into practical UX solutions.
• Work closely with UI designers and engineers during product delivery.
• Promote accessibility, consistency and user-centred design standards.

Skills

UX design

Wireframing

Prototyping

Figma

Usability research

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Figma

Job description

UX Design opportunity

UX Designer

Create intuitive digital journeys through user flows, wireframes, prototyping, usability testing and collaborative product delivery.

Manchester / Hybrid

£45,000 - £58,000

Role overview

• Location Manchester / Hybrid
• Salary £45,000 - £58,000
• Type Permanent
• Sector UX Design
• Reference BW-UXD-001

The opportunity

Birchwell Associates is supporting a growing digital product business in the search for a UX Designer. This role will suit a designer who enjoys understanding user problems and turning insight into clear, accessible digital journeys.

You will collaborate with product managers, researchers, UI designers and engineers to shape new features, improve existing experiences and validate design decisions.

What you will be doing

• Map user journeys, task flows and end-to-end digital experiences.
• Create wireframes, prototypes and interaction designs in Figma.
• Support user interviews, usability testing and design validation.
• Translate research and product requirements into practical UX solutions.
• Work closely with UI designers and engineers during product delivery.
• Promote accessibility, consistency and user-centred design standards.

What we are looking for

• Commercial experience in UX, product or interaction design.
• A portfolio showing user-centred design process and delivered work.
• Strong wireframing, prototyping and Figma skills.
• Experience using research and usability testing to improve designs.
• Knowledge of accessibility and responsive digital-product design.
• Strong communication and confidence working in cross-functional teams.

What is on offer

• Salary between £45,000 and £58,000, depending on experience.
• Hybrid working from Manchester.
• Varied UX work across discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery.
• A collaborative team spanning product, research, UI and engineering.
• Scope to develop toward senior product-design or research-focused responsibilities.