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Senior UX Designer

Senior UX Designer

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Edinburgh, United kingdom

Freelance

08-05-2025

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Job Specifications

Senior UX Designer | 4 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid (Scotland) | Starting ASAP
Day Rate:£395
Main Duties:
Produce designs based on insights delivered by UX research team members
Work within an agile product team so that design work fits seamlessly into wider team workflow
Provide a consistent experience to users by setting and working to appropriate quality standards, using an established design system
Provide feedback and advice to wider design colleagues
Plan, design and conduct user research when required, using appropriate strategies to test new ideas and concept development as well as usability testing of more mature products
Provide leadership and direction around the application of user-centred design, UX best practice and emerging trends
Essential Skills & Experience:
Extensive experience working in the field of UX design
Proven experience in delivering design solutions to fast moving agile teams
Experience in choosing and applying appropriate user-centred research methods
Experience of working both independently and as part of a team, whilst balancing a range of competing priorities
Experience of leading team meetings, webinars, events and/or conferences online
Track record of working within project management environments, planning and organising a variety of tasks, including involvement in multiple projects and programmes of work
Experience communicating complex, confidential and often sensitive information with a range of staff across the organisation and with external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
Experience of working within the constraints of a design system
Able to demonstrate a clear understanding and appreciation of visual design
Strong understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and assistive technologies
Can apply accessibility criteria into designs and provide rationale and guidance on accessible and inclusive design
Ability to manage internal and external stakeholders across different levels of seniority
Ability to respond to confidential and sensitive situations with confidence and discretion, utilising tact, diplomacy, and persuasion skills when necessary
Ability to collate and produce reports and statistical information
Line management skills and experience including coaching and/or mentoring of team members
This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.

About the Company

We’re Harvey Nash, and we build amazing technology and digital teams. From senior appointments through to recruitment and project solutions, we are experts in the tech sector. Established in 1988, we have helped over half the world’s leading companies recruit, retain, source and manage the highly skilled tech talent they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive, global and technology driven world. With over 3.300 staff in more than 49 offices across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the U.S and Canada, we have built a rep... Know more