Senior UI Designer

Monks; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks is seeking a Senior UI Designer to drive high‑impact digital experiences for global brands. You will bridge big ideas with flawless UI execution within our Transformation Center of Excellence, working on campaign sites, brand platforms, and ecosystems.

You’ll lead design from concept through launch, mentor junior designers, and collaborate across art direction, copy, UX, motion, and engineering. Proficiency in Figma and a strong portfolio are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in digital design, UI/UX or creative roles with a strong portfolio.
• Strong Figma expertise and modern component design thinking.
• Ability to translate brand strategy into user journeys and flows.
• Clear design rationale and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Concept original ideas and test across screens and interactions.
• Design UI components and screens in Figma with high craft.
• Translate brand strategies into functional user journeys and flows.
• Prototype rapidly using Figma, light code, or AI workflows.
• Build polished decks with visuals and design rationale.
• Collaborate with art direction, copy, UX, motion, and engineering.
• Mentor mid-level and junior designers to raise craft.
• Present concepts to leadership and clients with confidence.

Skills

UI/UX design

Figma mastery

AI fluency

Communication

Collaboration

Autonomy

Pitching

Tools

Figma

After Effects

Principle

HTML/CSS

Job description

Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).

About The Role

As a Senior UI Designer, you’ll act as a dual threat a sharp conceptual thinker and an exceptional, hands‑on UI designer who bridges the gap between big ideas and flawless digital execution. In this role, you will be a driving force within our Transformation Center of Excellence (CoE), focusing on Platforms & Brand Experience. You will comfortably flex between crafting immersive, idea-led campaign sites where emotion rules, and building large‑scale brand platforms, .coms, and ecosystems where user flows and conversion take center stage. You are someone who loves the thrill of the pitch, can jump straight into Figma to bring an idea to life, and is eager to work on digital experiences for some of the world's most recognisable global brands. We are looking for someone who is passionate about seeking new opportunities to create impactful work.

Responsibilities

• Concept original ideas that start with a strong, own‑able thought and pressure‑test them seamlessly across every screen, scroll, and user interaction.
• Design beautiful, considered, and systemic UI components and screens within Figma, setting a high visual and craft bar for the broader design team.
• Translate brand strategies into highly functional user journeys, meticulously thinking through flows, states, motion, and edge cases.
• Integrate AI tools fluently into your daily creative process—from ideation and copywriting to image generation and rapid prototyping, to push the boundaries of craft.
• Prototype ideas rapidly using Figma, light code, or AI workflows to get tangible concepts in front of clients and pitch teams quickly.
• Build highly polished presentation decks that pair a compelling visual narrative with sharp design rationale and killer copy.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams across art direction, copy, UX, motion, and engineering to ensure the central creative idea stays intact from kickoff to launch.
• Provide day‑to‑day guidance and constructive feedback to mid‑level and junior designers, helping elevate their craft and execution.
• Present concepts and design work to internal leadership and clients with confidence, articulating not just what the idea is, but why it works.

About You

The essentials:

• Experience: Around 5+ years of experience in digital design, UI/UX, or creative roles within a fast‑paced agency, studio, or in‑house team, with a portfolio showing a strong mix of campaign work and digital platforms.
• UI Mastery: Exceptional digital design fundamentals (typography, grid, layout, color theory, and responsive design) with expert‑level fluency in Figma and modern component design thinking.
• Conceptual Range: The unique ability to think both emotionally for brand campaigns and logically for complex digital systems, marketing sites, and content ecosystems.
• AI Fluency: Practical, hands‑on experience using AI tools across image, video, copy, or prototyping, paired with strong judgment on when it elevates the work and when it doesn't.
• Communication & Pitching: Sharp written and verbal communication skills; comfortable building narratives, writing design rationales, and standing up to present ideas.
• Collaboration & Autonomy: A self‑starter who can take a brief and run with it, while remaining an ego‑free collaborator who lifts up the team around them.
• Adaptability: The confidence to handle curveballs, iterate quickly based on client feedback, and the maturity to "kill your darlings" when a project demands it.

Not a Must, But a Plus

• Code literacy (HTML/CSS, or strong experience handling designs over to engineering teams).
• Motion design skills (After Effects, Principle) or exposure to 3D/WebGL.
• Experience creating work where AI is integrated as a user‑facing product feature.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital‑first, data‑driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high‑impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long‑term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting‑edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner‑up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record‑breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.