Senior UI Designer

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The opportunity

With the launch of our strategy, ‘The world needs creativity’ in March 2022, we are aligning our team activities to support the delivery of this vision and our social purpose. We understand the urgency of this requirement and want to drive changes from the heart of the university, assuming an active role in delivering creative solutions to the world.

To support our work on these unique challenges and opportunities, we are looking for a Senior UI Designer to join us in the UAL Brand and Creative Services team. We are looking for an experienced, design-focused and organised creative problem solver, who will assist and support the Head of Creative Services as well the wider team.

You will lead the team in the creation of creative and effective UI design assets, working with key stakeholders to shape the brief and provide a variety of design options. In conjunction with the Head of Creative Services, you will play a key leadership role managing both permanent and freelance designers and supporting their personal and professional development.

About you

Application Notes – Portfolio required

Please upload a portfolio of your work or portfolio link as part of this application.

You will possess a degree in Design or a relevant discipline, along with an excellent understanding of the creative and strategic application of UI, brand and product design. You will possess an excellent working knowledge of design thinking methodologies and processes, as well as proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), Jira, Trello and Miro.

You will demonstrate previous experience of working in internal, freelance and/or agency design roles, producing high-quality designs for multi-channel campaigns including digital and animated assets, as well as printed materials. Previous experience managing multiple Designers, as well as knowledge of stakeholder, account and project management is essential.

In return we can offer a nurturing creative environment, a friendly, social team and the chance to become part of exciting change at UAL.

Closing date for applications, Friday 15th September at 9.00 am.

Interviews to take place on Monday 25th September.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Zele Akhilele, Resourcing Adviser via email at Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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