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We’re looking for a new designer to join our team and deliver beautiful and practical UX and UI designs.

Inktrap is an independent product design and development team based in London, with clients ranging from tech startups to multinational businesses. We create brilliant digital products with a focus on UX/UI design and front-end development.

We pride ourselves on our collaborative process, supportive environment and practical approach. Our team is friendly, motivated and cares deeply about delivering quality products. Everyone in the studio contributes to developing our process and has a say in how we work.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Digital Product Designer to join our team and deliver beautiful and practical UX and UI designs.

Here’s some examples of the sort of thing you’d be doing day-to-day:

• Designing a new user interface for a web app
• Working directly with a client to understand how we can best meet their user’s needs
• Sketching out wireframes, screen maps and user flows as part of a client workshop
• Providing constructive, actionable feedback on a junior team member’s work
• Reviewing designs for accessibility issues
• Creating an interactive prototype to test a user flow with a target user
• Collaborating with a developer to ensure designs are implemented to a high standard
• Presenting something you’ve learned back to the team as part of our weekly design chat
• Representing design at Inktrap in a meeting with a potential client

What we’re looking for

We hire people who are considerate, enthusiastic, and really care about having a positive impact on the people who use our products.

For this role we’re looking for people who:

• Have at least 2 years experience in a digital agency or tech startup environment
• Have practical experience designing large digital products with Figma or Sketch
• Understand how to implement user-centered design principles in real world situations
• Care deeply about producing designs that have a positive impact on users
• Are interested in mentoring junior team members and helping to improve their skills
• Are proficient at communicating the reasoning behind their work and providing feedback to others
• We know our team isn’t diverse enough at the moment and we’re actively trying to change this. No matter who you are, if you’re a good fit for the role we want to hear from you.

TEAM AND BENEFITS
Our team is friendly, motivated and cares deeply about creating quality products. Everyone in the studio contributes to developing our process and has a say in how we work.

We’re a calm and collaborative company, and we value our team. Our benefits include:

• Varied work on a range of interesting projects and services
• Flat structure with no ego, and lots of autonomy
• 27 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible working hours (most of the team do 9:30am to 6pm)
• No overtime, ever
• Annual budget for conferences, books and other resources to help develop your skills
• Up-to-date Mac with admin rights and any other equipment you need
• £35-43k, dependent on your level in our progression framework
• Learn more about what it’s like to work at Inktrap at inktrap.co.uk/join
• APPLYING
  If the role sounds like a good fit for you please click the link and complete our application form. We’ll be reviewing all applications after the Christmas break so you won’t hear back from us immediately.

We’ll invite successful applicants to a short call to discuss the role. If you proceed to the next stage we’ll schedule a longer call so you can tell us more about your work, and you can meet the team.

Important things to note when applying:

• You must be eligible to work in the UK
• We’re currently 100% remote due to COVID-19 but you’d be expected to work at least part of the week from a studio in London in future
• This role will remain open until it has been filled, which means there isn’t a particular closing date for applications
• To apply click the application link and complete our brief application form. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

We like to work with our candidates directly so we’re not interested in working with recruiters or outsourcing companies.