116 Ux Director jobs in the United Kingdom

• Lead the design and art direction for digital products, including websites, applications, and interactive experiences.
• Conduct user research, define user personas, and map user journeys to inform design decisions.
• Create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
• Develop and maintain design systems, style guides, and visual branding elements.
• Ensure a consistent and high-quality user experience across all digital touchpoints.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure accurate implementation of designs.
• Present design concepts and rationale to clients and stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a collaborative design environment.
• Stay abreast of current design trends, technologies, and best practices.
• Manage multiple design projects concurrently, meeting deadlines and project objectives.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, HCI, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in UX/UI design, with a strong portfolio showcasing digital product design and art direction.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision.
• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles, usability, and accessibility standards.
• Experience in developing and implementing design systems.
• Excellent visual design skills, including layout, typography, color theory, and branding.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead design projects and mentor junior team members.
• Experience in a client-facing agency environment is a plus.

Product Design Engineer - Hertfordshire - Salary up to £50,000 + Bonus up to £0,000 + Benefits - Ref 1962

I am currently recruiting for a Product Design Engineer to work for a very highly regarded organisation based in Hertfordshire. Salary up to 0,00 + Bonus up to 0,000 + Benefits.

The organisation has a fantastic heritage and now employs over 50 people in the UK, which heads towards 100 including international employee's that are situated across the globe. They have an unrivalled excellence for their products and quality is at the forefront of everything they do. They are known internationally and their products can be seen typically in very high-end establishments.

In line with their expansion plans and to support the shear amount of projects they currently have, they have the need to appoint another Product Design Engineer on a permanent basis.

In this role as a Product Design Engineer, you will be responsible for NPI/ NPD projects taking them from concept, to manufacture and final assembly. You will also be expected to support their existing product portfolio which may include modifications and alterations to existing designs and subsequent products.

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Product Design Engineer, Industrial Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer or similar
• At least 2 years' experience commercially
• Previous experience designing CNC Machined components
• Experience designing products that have a great emphasis on aesthetics as well as an appreciation of function and manufacturability

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Product Design Engineer to work for an organisation that have a fantastic culture and fully support career advancement. The company are growing and there is an opportunity for this person to move into a leadership role in the future should this appeal, be that product or people leadership.

This is an immediate requirement, so if you have the required skills and experience, please send me an up to date copy of your CV and I call to further discuss.

We are looking for a Product Design Engineer to join the team at a leading lighting manufacturer in Mitcham. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in design engineering, with specific expertise in lighting design.

Product Design Engineer - Lighting Job Overview

• Develop and expand the company’s distinguished collection of antiques and modern reproductions with an emphasis on integrity and beauty.
• Design lighting and additional products for the company using SolidWorks.
• Participate actively in product development.
• Contribute to project management tasks.

• Salary likely £35k-£38k dependent on experience
• Full time position based in Mitcham
• 08:30-16:00 (Some flexibility when needed)
• Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company Description

Salsus Design is a product and industrial design company based in Derby, England, dedicated to supporting clients at every stage of product development, from initial ideation through manufacture. Our expertise ranges from creative conceptual thinking to detailed engineering. We have successfully realized products for SMEs, crowdfunded startups, and multinational corporations. Our core focus is on designing enclosures for mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems. Led by Adam Gordon-Stables, with over two decades of experience, Salsus Design brings innovative and effective solutions to market.

Role Description

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Product Design Engineer based in Derby. The role involves the design and development of products, including mechanical engineering and CAD work. The Product Design Engineer will engage in ideation, prototyping, and refining product designs through to manufacture. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and clients to ensure successful project outcomes is essential. Some work from home is acceptable, although presence in the Derby office will be required for specific tasks.

Qualifications

• Product Design and Product Development skills
• Design Engineering and Mechanical Engineering skills
• Proficiency in Computer-Aided Design (CAD, Solidworks)
• Strong problem-solving abilities and creative thinking
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Experience in the design of enclosures for mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems is a plus
• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Us

At 3fD (3formDesign), we create compelling products that are technically engineered and delivered with manufacturing agility. Our success is built on a huge variety of projects and an impressive portfolio of clients. We are passionate about what we do and are looking for equally motivated individuals; someone who can bring aesthetic sensitivity and creative insight to technically demanding challenges, shaping innovative solutions that enhance how we interact with the world around us.

Where

We are based in Whitchurch, Hampshire in a contemporary custom conversion of an old Chapel. It is a creative environment designed to nurture the best of the best and reward them with state of the art facilities, social space, and even a gym.

You

You are a capable product designer approaching complex design challenges with inventive, practical, and aesthetically refined ideas.

Experience is important. talent and attitude is vital.

You are bright. You can't help but wonder about the world. You challenge assumptions and explore new directions to create refined, beautifully considered products.

You enjoy being busy and working at pace balancing creative ambition with commercial awareness.

You devour emerging design, material and technology trends fuelling your uncompromising pursuit of originality.

You have sound general manufacturing and material knowledge for casting, moulding and fabrication and an avid curiosity for new technologies and processes.

You are happy rolling up your sleeves to build rigs and mock-ups to explore your ideas and verify the performance of your designs.

Although very much supported by a broad skilled team you will need to be self-motivated and have pride in achieving. You will communicate and direct suppliers, make the occasional wise crack and have a good taste in music.

What will you do?

You will design products and work in all aspects of the design process, from early concepts to final manufacture.

You will be a part of our team.

You will explore in CAD, build rigs and test theories that make new ideas possible.

You will put the ‘How’ into ‘What if’.

Solidworks and Keyshot are your tools.

You are able to communicate your ideas clearly through stunning visuals, presentations, and documentation.

How much?

We always start by asking you, what sort of a salary are you looking for? You tell us what you’re likely to cost and we’ll tell you if our pockets are deep enough.

Requirements

Education – Minimum of Bachelor’s degree or similar experience in product design or related fields.

Experience – Minimum 2-3 years in relevant industry.

Design for Manufacture – Previous experience designing products for production, experience with a variety of manufacturing techniques is preferred. Ideally within a consultancy setting.

Software Skills –

Solidworks - Proficient in the use of Solidworks for concept generation, product detailing and engineering drawings. (Solidworks FEA/CFD experience is beneficial)

Keyshot - Experience using Keyshot for rendering and production of high quality visuals to communicate ideas.

Microsoft Office - Comfortable using Excel, Word and Powerpoint for internal and external communication.

Adobe Suite - Familiarity with Adobe products such as Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign.

Basic Electronics – experience working with electronics and prototyping with Arduino/raspberry pi preferred.

The role is full time – within our stunning studio. However, we offer flexi-time around our core hours and a half day on Friday.

What next?

Send us your CV, PDF Portfolio along with details of availability and expected salary.

If we like the cut of your jib, your Portfolio and CV, we will invite you in for a coffee and a chat. If that goes well we offer competitive salaries and benefits, based on your experience. The prospects are excellent and we are looking for our key individuals to be part of our future growth.

Applicants must have the right / permanent right to work in the UK.

No recruitment agencies please

Job Type: Full Time

Product Design Engineer - Hertfordshire - Salary up to £50,000 + Bonus up to £0,000 + Benefits - Ref 1962

I am currently recruiting for a Product Design Engineer to work for a very highly regarded organisation based in Hertfordshire. Salary up to 0,00 + Bonus up to 0,000 + Benefits.

The organisation has a fantastic heritage and now employs over 50 people in the UK, which heads towards 100 including international employee's that are situated across the globe. They have an unrivalled excellence for their products and quality is at the forefront of everything they do. They are known internationally and their products can be seen typically in very high-end establishments.

In line with their expansion plans and to support the shear amount of projects they currently have, they have the need to appoint another Product Design Engineer on a permanent basis.

In this role as a Product Design Engineer, you will be responsible for NPI/ NPD projects taking them from concept, to manufacture and final assembly. You will also be expected to support their existing product portfolio which may include modifications and alterations to existing designs and subsequent products.

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Product Design Engineer, Industrial Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer or similar
• At least 2 years' experience commercially
• Previous experience designing CNC Machined components
• Experience designing products that have a great emphasis on aesthetics as well as an appreciation of function and manufacturability

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Product Design Engineer to work for an organisation that have a fantastic culture and fully support career advancement. The company are growing and there is an opportunity for this person to move into a leadership role in the future should this appeal, be that product or people leadership.

This is an immediate requirement, so if you have the required skills and experience, please send me an up to date copy of your CV and I call to further discuss.

We are looking for a Product Design Engineer to join the team at a leading lighting manufacturer in Mitcham. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in design engineering, with specific expertise in lighting design.

Product Design Engineer - Lighting Job Overview

• Develop and expand the company’s distinguished collection of antiques and modern reproductions with an emphasis on integrity and beauty.
• Design lighting and additional products for the company using SolidWorks.
• Participate actively in product development.
• Contribute to project management tasks.

• Salary likely £35k-£38k dependent on experience
• Full time position based in Mitcham
• 08:30-16:00 (Some flexibility when needed)
• Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

The Role: Account Director

Location: Bristol

Hybrid Working: Yes (2 days a week office working, central Bristol)

About Nomensa

Nomensa is a strategic experience design agency based in Bristol, London, and Amsterdam. Combining our experience in psychology, interaction design and technology, we create world class digital experiences.

We work closely with our extensive range of clients across multiple and diverse sectors to design award winning inclusive digital experiences that help millions of people. From blue chips to start-ups, from Deliveroo to the NHS, whatever the sector, we deliver experience excellence.

We are part of the Sideshow Group, a global community of digital and marketing agencies with an ambitious growth agenda. We get to collaborate, share knowledge and learn. This means potential for all sorts of future development opportunities and variety of work across the Group. 

We hybrid work so you get to come together in the office to collaborate and connect, as well as have some working from home time f that's your preference. We also have other patterns support work/life balance (for example, part-time contracts, nomad working, sabbaticals etc).

Requirements

What you'll be doing

As part of the Client Services team at Nomensa, you’ll be managing a varied portfolio of exciting accounts in the commercial, charity and government sectors.

• Working on cutting-edge and interesting technical projects, you’ll be the ‘voice of the client’ at Nomensa. Advocating their needs and making sure that the work we do matches their objectives, and helps them to reach their strategic goals. It’s a commercial role, so you’ll also be involved with pitches, and crafting and curating proposals for the work that we do.
• You’ll be instrumental in setting your clients’ strategy, and helping them stay ahead of the curve, so that they can exceed customer expectations with great UX, service design, development and accessibility.
• Working closely with our experienced practitioners, you’ll act as the key driver and owner of an assigned set of accounts and be responsible for bringing opportunities to closure. You’ll need to get under the skin of opportunities with our clients by understanding their digital strategy, markets, issues, opportunities, and nurture relationships with new contacts within our client base.
• By initiating workshops and developing strategic programmes of work, the types of briefs you will manage will range from user testing, content design, accessibility, user research, design to full scale digital transformation programmes where we are unpicking an organisation’s strategic objectives and challenges, and having a direct impact on their success through the work we do.
  

What we’re looking for

You'll be excited by autonomy and understand what it’s like to be a great client partner in an agency – proactively guiding the client relationship, and ensuring that we deliver an excellent client experience. We're looking for someone who is very commercial, with experience of growing accounts and picking up new business activities will be desirable.

You’ll ideally have experience managing projects that are technical in scope/involving the development of web applications (desirable, not essential).

To be considered at the Account Director level, you will bring a track record of accurate financial forecasting, developing account strategies and leading long-term C-suite client relationships with proven commercial success.

You’ll be skilled at meeting with stakeholders of different backgrounds and levels within an organisation and you’ll be a great communicator.

Agency client services experience is essential – we’re looking for a proven client handler with a track record of leading accounts (and ideally also teams of Account Managers) and steering them to success and growth.

You’ll also have a passion for sharing your experience and expertise among the Client Services team, especially more junior team members. We pride ourselves at Nomensa on being a “learning and teaching” agency.

You’ll share your personal methods and successes with the wider team to help us all learn from each other and be the best we can be.

Benefits

Our benefits for UK employees include:

· Time to recharge: 25 days holiday (rising to 30 with length of service), your birthday off, holiday exchange scheme (up to 5 days), Summer Fridays.

· Health & Wellbeing: BUPA cashback scheme, BUPA medical insurance (with service), 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme cycle to work scheme, Mental Health 1st Aiders

· Financial wellbeing: competitive salaries, company pension contribution, , life insurance, financial wellbeing service, employee discount scheme

· Life beyond work: time off for charity work, involvement in our employee groups on ED&I, mental health, environment, and regular socials and fun events arranged by our Chief Happiness Officers!

The Application Process: 

The closing date for applications is: 26th January

Applicants will be shortlisted and selected for a short call with our Talent Acquisition Specialist. You'll talk experience, ambitions and salary expectations. From there the interview process will consist of two stages.

If you’re excited about working for us but don’t have all the relevant skills, we would still love to hear from you. You may have relevant experience or transferable skills. We are all the better because of the many diverse backgrounds our employees have so don't let not ticking every box hold you back, give it a go!

Interview Adjustments

We do everything possible to create the best experience for candidates. We appreciate interviews can be challenging, so, please let us know if any adjustments will make you more comfortable or confident. For example, provide extra time or flexibility on assessments, have a chaperone on the interview, supply questions up front, or anything else that might help your application. 

Our Talent Acquisition Specialist Corrie ( ) can help with any questions during the recruitment process. 

Nomensa is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.