Design Systems UX/UI Consultant

Job Title: Lead Design Systems UX/UI Consultant

Job ID: 42396

Salary: £50-60k

Location: Remote

Job Type: Permanent

Company:

An exciting and growing Global Digital Marketing & Digital Technology Agency are looking to bring in a Design Systems UX/UI Consultant to join their talented team of digital professionals, a great opportunity to join a fast-growing agency with a global presence and an impressive roster of multinational enterprise clients.

The role is fully remote and home based, they have offices in the US, London, Europe and Australia.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with some of the biggest brands in the world, where you will play a key part within the design team working alongside a team of consultants, designers, developers and copywriters to deliver a variety of high standard projects.

The Requirements and Role:

• Proven track record designing and implementing scalable design systems for complex digital products, including web, mobile, and other platforms.
• Experience with multi brand design systems
• Experience with using already existing design systems and expanding those
• Collaborate with product designers to identify common design patterns and establish reusable components, layouts, and interactions.
• Define and document design guidelines, principles, and best practices to ensure consistency and alignment with brand standards.
• Work closely with developers to implement design system components within a framework and ensure proper functionality and performance.
• Understand HTML and CSS in the context of design systems
• Conduct regular audits of existing design assets and identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Work closely with product owners to gather and create design requirements
• Creating design system components that adhere to accessibility standards and best practices
• Understand and be able to implement design tokens
• Expert Figma skills, setting up components from scratch using variables and dev mode for dev handoff
• Lead the end-to-end design process for digital products, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define product requirements and prioritize features based on user needs and business goals.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and user feedback sessions to gather insights and validate design decisions.
• Create user personas, user journeys, and interactive prototypes to communicate design concepts and solutions effectively.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior designers, fostering a culture of design excellence and continuous learning within the team.
• Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in UX/UI design, and incorporate new ideas into our design process.
• Collaborate with marketing and branding teams to ensure consistency in brand messaging and visual identity across all customer touchpoints.
• 5-7 years UX / UI experience, 4 years experience with design systems

If this sounds like a good match, then please get in touch ASAP as interviews are taking place immediately.