214 Design Services jobs in the United Kingdom
Production Editor - Design Services (UK)
Posted 8 days ago
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Business unit: UK Assessment & Qualifications
Location: London/Hellaby
Report to: Typesetting Manager
**About Pearson**
Pearson is a global education company with 150 years of publishing expertise and leading digital technology, supporting learning anywhere and in any form. We are accelerating growth in digital learning, education services, and emerging markets to address major global education challenges. Our strengths include exceptional people, strong educational partnerships, technological innovation, and worldwide reach. We believe education empowers individuals, unlocks potential, and builds connected communities. At the heart of our ecosystem, Assessment & Qualifications is our largest business by revenue and reach, delivering assessments that enable learners to demonstrate knowledge from school through to professional careers.
**About the Role**
To process, typeset, and deliver high-stakes assessment materials for our qualification markets. This involves transforming content into high-quality, accessible print and digital deliverables. The role requires managing content through its lifecycle in our workflow systems and providing excellent customer service to support the content team throughout the production process. If you're a detail-oriented editor with a passion for technology and a desire to help shape the future of content production at Pearson, we'd love to hear from you.
**Key Responsibilities**
Design and delivery of GQ and VQ high stakes assessment material
* Process and typeset high-quality assessment material from structured content sources (XML, AsciiDoc) and traditional formats.
* Utilise Adobe InDesign for complex typesetting, ensuring the accurate application of automated and manual styling.
* Produce final, accessible deliverables in PDF and HTML formats, adhering to strict quality and security standards.
* Manage workflow and tasks efficiently within Jira.
* Build and maintain effective working relationships with Assessment and Product team colleagues.
Asset creation & management
* Undertake the creation of digital assets (e.g., illustrations, graphics) using Adobe Illustrator, ensuring they adhere to house styles and company guidelines for future re-use.
* Champion and implement accessibility best practices in the creation of all assets.
Supplier management
Supporting the Typesetting Manager and Senior Typesetters by:
* Reviewing materials produced by suppliers to ensure they meet house style, accessibility, and new technical workflow guidelines.
* Create and contribute to training materials for suppliers on our evolving tools and processes.
Additional/lateral responsibilities
* Contribute to cross-department work and initiatives as required.
* Champion process improvement by actively engaging with our "content as code" philosophy.
* Identify opportunities for automation in the typesetting and content transformation process.
* Collaborate on evolving our structured content workflows and tooling.
**Key requirements (skills & experience)**
Core
* Willingness to take ownership of projects and see tasks through to completion.
* Excellent communication skills (including a high level of competence with written and spoken English).
* Meticulous attention to detail, thoroughness, and accuracy.
* Strategic thinking and the ability to build strong working relationships.
Design & Accessibility
* Excellent technical design skills, with strong typography skills and an eye for layout.
* A strong advocate for and practitioner of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) in both print and digital formats.
* Experience with/or understanding of Modified Large Print and/or Interactive modifications for print and digital content.
Technical
* Expert knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Acrobat Pro, and Illustrator.
* Experience with workflow management tools, specifically Jira.
* Experience with, or a strong aptitude for learning, structured content formats (e.g., XML, AsciiDoc) and working within IDEs (e.g., VS Code).
* Comfort using command-line tools for content processing and transformation.
* A solid understanding of HTML and CSS is essential for producing accessible digital deliverables.
Customer Service Skills
* Able to take on delegated duties outside of the day-to-day.
* Ability to provide exceptional support and guidance to the content team during submission and return of work.
* Strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with Content Production Managers and other stakeholders.
**Our Expanding Capabilities**
The Design Services team is growing and investing in new tools, skills, and ways of working to deliver high-quality assessment materials faster and more effectively. We're combining the best of design expertise with modern technology to improve efficiency, accessibility, and consistency across all outputs. The successful candidate will be part of this growth, helping to shape new approaches, support innovation, and ensure that our content continues to meet the highest standards for learners and educators alike.
**Skills & experience we're looking for**
+ University degree, undergraduate, A- Levels related to vacancy preferred.
+ Strong typographic and layout skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
+ Advanced user of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro).
+ Comfortable working with structured content and code-adjacent tools (XML/AsciiDoc, VS Code, basic command-line processing).
+ Solid understanding of HTML/CSS and accessibility requirements for digital deliverables.
+ Excellent communication skills, able to support internal teams and collaborate effectively with suppliers.
+ Experience with Modified Large Print and interactive modifications is a strong advantage.
**Your benefits and rewards**
At Pearson, we offer a range of benefits, which include:
+ 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days Annual Bonus
+ Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
+ Private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests
+ Stock/share purchase options
+ Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
+ An employee wellbeing assistance programme
+ Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts
#LI-AN1
**Who we are:**
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing
**Job:** Operations
**Job Family:** ENTERPRISE
**Organization:** Assessment & Qualifications
**Schedule:** FULL_TIME
**Workplace Type:**
**Req ID:** 20824
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Production Editor - Design Services (UK)
Posted 12 days ago
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Business unit: UK Assessment & Qualifications
Location: London/Hellaby
Report to: Typesetting Manager
**About Pearson**
Pearson is a global education company with 150 years of publishing expertise and leading digital technology, supporting learning anywhere and in any form. We are accelerating growth in digital learning, education services, and emerging markets to address major global education challenges. Our strengths include exceptional people, strong educational partnerships, technological innovation, and worldwide reach. We believe education empowers individuals, unlocks potential, and builds connected communities. At the heart of our ecosystem, Assessment & Qualifications is our largest business by revenue and reach, delivering assessments that enable learners to demonstrate knowledge from school through to professional careers.
**About the Role**
To process, typeset, and deliver high-stakes assessment materials for our qualification markets. This involves transforming content into high-quality, accessible print and digital deliverables. The role requires managing content through its lifecycle in our workflow systems and providing excellent customer service to support the content team throughout the production process. If you're a detail-oriented editor with a passion for technology and a desire to help shape the future of content production at Pearson, we'd love to hear from you.
**Key Responsibilities**
Design and delivery of GQ and VQ high stakes assessment material
* Process and typeset high-quality assessment material from structured content sources (XML, AsciiDoc) and traditional formats.
* Utilise Adobe InDesign for complex typesetting, ensuring the accurate application of automated and manual styling.
* Produce final, accessible deliverables in PDF and HTML formats, adhering to strict quality and security standards.
* Manage workflow and tasks efficiently within Jira.
* Build and maintain effective working relationships with Assessment and Product team colleagues.
Asset creation & management
* Undertake the creation of digital assets (e.g., illustrations, graphics) using Adobe Illustrator, ensuring they adhere to house styles and company guidelines for future re-use.
* Champion and implement accessibility best practices in the creation of all assets.
Supplier management
Supporting the Typesetting Manager and Senior Typesetters by:
* Reviewing materials produced by suppliers to ensure they meet house style, accessibility, and new technical workflow guidelines.
* Create and contribute to training materials for suppliers on our evolving tools and processes.
Additional/lateral responsibilities
* Contribute to cross-department work and initiatives as required.
* Champion process improvement by actively engaging with our "content as code" philosophy.
* Identify opportunities for automation in the typesetting and content transformation process.
* Collaborate on evolving our structured content workflows and tooling.
**Key requirements (skills & experience)**
Core
* Willingness to take ownership of projects and see tasks through to completion.
* Excellent communication skills (including a high level of competence with written and spoken English).
* Meticulous attention to detail, thoroughness, and accuracy.
* Strategic thinking and the ability to build strong working relationships.
Design & Accessibility
* Excellent technical design skills, with strong typography skills and an eye for layout.
* A strong advocate for and practitioner of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) in both print and digital formats.
* Experience with/or understanding of Modified Large Print and/or Interactive modifications for print and digital content.
Technical
* Expert knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Acrobat Pro, and Illustrator.
* Experience with workflow management tools, specifically Jira.
* Experience with, or a strong aptitude for learning, structured content formats (e.g., XML, AsciiDoc) and working within IDEs (e.g., VS Code).
* Comfort using command-line tools for content processing and transformation.
* A solid understanding of HTML and CSS is essential for producing accessible digital deliverables.
Customer Service Skills
* Able to take on delegated duties outside of the day-to-day.
* Ability to provide exceptional support and guidance to the content team during submission and return of work.
* Strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with Content Production Managers and other stakeholders.
**Our Expanding Capabilities**
The Design Services team is growing and investing in new tools, skills, and ways of working to deliver high-quality assessment materials faster and more effectively. We're combining the best of design expertise with modern technology to improve efficiency, accessibility, and consistency across all outputs. The successful candidate will be part of this growth, helping to shape new approaches, support innovation, and ensure that our content continues to meet the highest standards for learners and educators alike.
**Skills & experience we're looking for**
+ University degree, undergraduate, A- Levels related to vacancy preferred.
+ Strong typographic and layout skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
+ Advanced user of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro).
+ Comfortable working with structured content and code-adjacent tools (XML/AsciiDoc, VS Code, basic command-line processing).
+ Solid understanding of HTML/CSS and accessibility requirements for digital deliverables.
+ Excellent communication skills, able to support internal teams and collaborate effectively with suppliers.
+ Experience with Modified Large Print and interactive modifications is a strong advantage.
**Your benefits and rewards**
At Pearson, we offer a range of benefits, which include:
+ 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days Annual Bonus
+ Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
+ Private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests
+ Stock/share purchase options
+ Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
+ An employee wellbeing assistance programme
+ Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts
#LI-AN1
**Who we are:**
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing
**Job:** Operations
**Job Family:** ENTERPRISE
**Organization:** Assessment & Qualifications
**Schedule:** FULL_TIME
**Workplace Type:**
**Req ID:** 20824
User Experience Designer
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Title: UX Designer
Location: Chester, United Kingdom
We are looking for a UX Designer with strong user-centered design expertise and hands-on experience in UI development using Angular or React . In this role, you will design intuitive user experiences and work closely with cross-functional teams to translate designs into functional interfaces.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct user research and transform insights into wireframes and prototypes li>Design clean, user-friendly, and accessible interfaces
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders
- Build or support UI components using Angular or React
About Us:
Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” (EngineeringAI) methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital.
User Experience Researcher
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Description:
We’re looking for a Senior UX Researcher who brings deep curiosity, strong empathy, and a strategic mindset. In this role, you’ll lead and execute research that makes insights actionable, visible, and influential, helping shape product direction and business decisions.
What You’ll Do
As a Sr. UX Researcher, you will:
- Drive and execute all stages of research: from recruitment and participant communication to conducting studies, analyzing results, and delivering insights. li>Develop impactful artifacts tailored to project needs, such as research plans, screeners, interview guides, reports, journey maps, personas, highlight reels, data visualizations, and mixed-method summaries.
- Present research readouts to client partners and executives to influence decision-making.
- Facilitate alignment workshops and support cross-functional collaboration to ensure insights are fully embedded in product strategy.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience conducting UX research to uncover insights, identify unmet needs, and improve product outcomes.
- Proficiency in a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods, with the ability to choose the right approach for each project.
- Empathetic listening skills and the ability to deliver an unbiased, user-centered point of view.
- Experience designing and executing inclusive participant recruitment strategies.
- Basic understanding of effective design principles and how research informs UX and product decisions.
- Strong portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your research process, storytelling, and impact.
- Excellent storytelling and presentation skills that bring research to life and inspire action.
Mainly if you bring the following, you're a superstar in our eyes
- Solid experience with mobile-first, native app experiences (iOS/Android), including familiarity with platform conventions and user behaviors.
- Demonstrated success in consumer-facing (B2C) research, especially in emotionally resonant, growth-oriented, or conversion-driven experiences.
- Deep domain expertise in banking or fintech, with a strong grasp of regulatory requirements, trust signals, and accessibility best practices.
About Us:
Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” (EngineeringAI) methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital.
With Ascendion, you:
Will get to work on numerous challenging and exciting projects on our various offerings including Salesforce, AI/Data Science, Generative AI/ML, Automation, Cloud Enterprise and Product/Platform Engineering. At Ascendion you have high chances of project extension or redeployment to other clients. Additionally, you can also share CV of anyone you know. We have a referral policy in place.
User Experience Writer
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Description:
What You Bring
- 8+ years of experience writing for digital products, mobile apps, web platforms, or SaaS tools. li>Mastery of UX writing principles, with a clear POV on clarity, hierarchy, intent, and tone.
- Experience working in cross-functional product teams using agile, iterative approaches.
- Strong portfolio showcasing thoughtful UX content work, explaining context, decision-making, and impact.
- Ability to balance creativity with precision, matching tone to task, adapting to constraints, and simplifying complexity.
- Familiarity with Figma and working within design systems.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG), content design principles, and UX best practices.
- Excellent storytelling, presentation, and collaboration skills.
If you bring the following, you're a superstar in our eyes
- Experience writing for native mobile platforms (iOS, Android)
- Industry experience in Banking, fintech, or other domains with regulatory nuance.
- Experience partnering with AI, LLM, or chat interface teams on content generation or governance.
- Comfort conducting or analyzing content-specific usability testing.
About Us:
Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” (EngineeringAI) methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital. For more information
With Ascendion, you:
Will get to work on numerous challenging and exciting projects on our various offerings including Salesforce, AI/Data Science, Generative AI/ML, Automation, Cloud Enterprise and Product/Platform Engineering. At Ascendion you have high chances of project extension or redeployment to other clients. Additionally, you can also share CV of anyone you know. We have a referral policy in place.
User Experience Writer
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Description:
What You Bring
- 8+ years of experience writing for digital products, mobile apps, web platforms, or SaaS tools. li>Mastery of UX writing principles, with a clear POV on clarity, hierarchy, intent, and tone.
- Experience working in cross-functional product teams using agile, iterative approaches.
- Strong portfolio showcasing thoughtful UX content work, explaining context, decision-making, and impact.
- Ability to balance creativity with precision, matching tone to task, adapting to constraints, and simplifying complexity.
- Familiarity with Figma and working within design systems.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG), content design principles, and UX best practices.
- Excellent storytelling, presentation, and collaboration skills.
If you bring the following, you're a superstar in our eyes
- Experience writing for native mobile platforms (iOS, Android)
- Industry experience in Banking, fintech, or other domains with regulatory nuance.
- Experience partnering with AI, LLM, or chat interface teams on content generation or governance.
- Comfort conducting or analyzing content-specific usability testing.
About Us:
Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” (EngineeringAI) methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital. For more information
With Ascendion, you:
Will get to work on numerous challenging and exciting projects on our various offerings including Salesforce, AI/Data Science, Generative AI/ML, Automation, Cloud Enterprise and Product/Platform Engineering. At Ascendion you have high chances of project extension or redeployment to other clients. Additionally, you can also share CV of anyone you know. We have a referral policy in place.
User Experience Researcher
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Description:
We’re looking for a Senior UX Researcher who brings deep curiosity, strong empathy, and a strategic mindset. In this role, you’ll lead and execute research that makes insights actionable, visible, and influential, helping shape product direction and business decisions.
What You’ll Do
As a Sr. UX Researcher, you will:
- Drive and execute all stages of research: from recruitment and participant communication to conducting studies, analyzing results, and delivering insights. li>Develop impactful artifacts tailored to project needs, such as research plans, screeners, interview guides, reports, journey maps, personas, highlight reels, data visualizations, and mixed-method summaries.
- Present research readouts to client partners and executives to influence decision-making.
- Facilitate alignment workshops and support cross-functional collaboration to ensure insights are fully embedded in product strategy.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience conducting UX research to uncover insights, identify unmet needs, and improve product outcomes.
- Proficiency in a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods, with the ability to choose the right approach for each project.
- Empathetic listening skills and the ability to deliver an unbiased, user-centered point of view.
- Experience designing and executing inclusive participant recruitment strategies.
- Basic understanding of effective design principles and how research informs UX and product decisions.
- Strong portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your research process, storytelling, and impact.
- Excellent storytelling and presentation skills that bring research to life and inspire action.
Mainly if you bring the following, you're a superstar in our eyes
- Solid experience with mobile-first, native app experiences (iOS/Android), including familiarity with platform conventions and user behaviors.
- Demonstrated success in consumer-facing (B2C) research, especially in emotionally resonant, growth-oriented, or conversion-driven experiences.
- Deep domain expertise in banking or fintech, with a strong grasp of regulatory requirements, trust signals, and accessibility best practices.
About Us:
Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” (EngineeringAI) methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital.
With Ascendion, you:
Will get to work on numerous challenging and exciting projects on our various offerings including Salesforce, AI/Data Science, Generative AI/ML, Automation, Cloud Enterprise and Product/Platform Engineering. At Ascendion you have high chances of project extension or redeployment to other clients. Additionally, you can also share CV of anyone you know. We have a referral policy in place.
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User Experience Designer
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Title: UX Designer
Location: Chester, United Kingdom
We are looking for a UX Designer with strong user-centered design expertise and hands-on experience in UI development using Angular or React . In this role, you will design intuitive user experiences and work closely with cross-functional teams to translate designs into functional interfaces.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct user research and transform insights into wireframes and prototypes li>Design clean, user-friendly, and accessible interfaces
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders
- Build or support UI components using Angular or React
About Us:
Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” (EngineeringAI) methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital.
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