GUARDIAN NEWS AND MEDIA
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
We are looking for a Senior User Experience Designer to help us improve the awareness, understanding and interest in App experiences at the Guardian. Your team will explore opportunities around our core apps, with an aim to offer readers the most engaging experience of our journalism and supporter proposition.
About the Role
- Act as a champion of user-centred design
- Work across discovery and delivery phases, exploring the needs of users across multiple channels
- Engage in proactive, analytical and collaborative problem-solving
- Adapt quickly, embracing new challenges and integrating new techniques and industry updates (iOS and Android)
- Identify problems, present opportunities and test solutions
- Build effective stakeholder relationships to align on objectives and initiatives
- Clearly communicate and document your design process, explaining design decisions and welcoming feedback
- With a pragmatic approach, get involved in the product choices that will deliver the team’s objective goals while thinking carefully about trade-offs.
- Bring your Figma expertise, using it as your primary tool for design and collaboration
- Work alongside UX Researchers and be capable of conducting some research independently
- Work within an agile product stream, collaborating with managers, engineers and designers
About You
- Demonstrated track record as a practitioner in user experience design
- Proficient in Figma, from creating high-level wireframes to detailed prototypes
- Experience working with content discovery experiences and designing for iOS and Android
- Experience with Agile and Lean methodologies
- An avid interest in consumer expectations within media technology
- Comfortable in conducting collaboration and ideation activities with with senior technical, business and editorial stakeholders
- Interested in the wider organisation and strategy of the organisation
- Great presentation skills
We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.
How to Apply
To apply, please upload your latest CV, including some examples of work or links to your portfolio.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 21st November 2024.
All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Please contact Anna Vipers at anna.vipers @ guardian.co.uk to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.
Benefits at the Guardian
Culture & Wellbeing
We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace.
We offer great tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including free yoga and pilates. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
Learning & Development
We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.
Our Working Environment
We take pride in our surroundings and are pleased to offer versatile meeting rooms and colourful communal areas. We have a brilliant canteen that caters to breakfast, lunch and dinner, with views overlooking Regent’s Canal.
Additional Benefits & Policies
We offer 30 days annual leave per annum, plus an additional 5 day holiday purchase scheme. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.
You are entitled to life cover, income protection, healthcare, sick pay and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.
We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.
