UI Designer

Vacancy ID: 49211

Role overview:

UI Designer

London

Currys London Campus at Waterloo / Hybrid Working

Permanent

Full Time

Grade 3

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

We are looking for a talented User Interface Designer to join our UI team within the Currys UX & Digital Design Team. Our friendly and collaborative team work together to create simple yet beautiful design experiences for our omnichannel customers. From homepage to basket, you will be directly inputting into the designs our customers experience when buying our amazing technology.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

Working with agile teams and collaborating closely with UX architects, developers, copywriters and other senior stakeholders

Transforming UX wireframes and other design briefs into pixel-perfect visual designs for hand-off to development teams

Understanding how to balance customer needs with the KPIs of the business in a fast-paced retail environment

Presenting and defending designs to all levels of the business, taking feedback on board to iterate and improve design output

Working alongside UX Architects in understanding user research and evaluating user feedback to inform design decisions

Using and contributing to our design system, ensuring designs are consistent and aligned to overall brand look and feel

Understanding best practices and standards in design methodologies and processes, including accessibility

You will need:

Proven experience designing user-centred, responsive UI solutions, with strong visual design skills, meticulous attention to detail, and experience working with brand guidelines and design systems.

To be up to date with the latest UI trends, techniques and technologies

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a positive outlook to tackle challenging design problems

Good working knowledge of Agile and Scrum development methodologies, including UAT

Knowledge of user testing and how it can help in rapidly optimising the user experience

Proficiency in Figma (including creating prototypes), Zeplin, and Jira

We know our people are the secret to our success. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to reward great work. You’ll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

Performance related bonus

Competitive pension scheme

Product discounts on the latest tech

A range of wellbeing initiatives

Hybrid working; our primary Currys Campus is at Waterloo (WeWork)

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.