UI Designer - 6 month FTC

About our Team:

• We are a small team within the wider Design team who champions the Sage brand. We are responsible for crafting professional User Interface designs for all of Sage’s corporate, cross-pillar, and imprint products across the globe.
• We work very closely with a wide range of departments from Product Innovation, Marketing, and Technology to name a few.
  

Could you be our new UI Designer? Are you?

• A creative individual that can support in crafting responsive UI designs.
• Preferred 1+ year UI design experience and a strong portfolio showcasing outstanding design skills and creativity.
• Proficient experience with UI and prototyping tools, such as, Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC, InVision.
• Experience in working with a pre-defined Design System/Style Guides
• A pro-active UX/UI problem-solving individual with strong attention to detail
• Qualification in UI design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or related.
• Proven effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work well independently as well as in a team.

Your new role:

• You will support the day-to-day UI tasks and support the Lead UI designer on projects to deliver tasks on time.
• Converting basic responsive wireframes into high-fidelity interactive prototypes using pre-defined Style Guides.
• Creating ad-hoc icons using an icon grid.
• Conducting UAT testing to ensure the final site designs are consistent with the delivered UI designs.
• Ensuring all designs adhere to WCAG AA accessibility standards.
• Communicating ideas with rationale to other designers and stakeholders.
• Ensure all design work is on brand.
• Establish and maintain strong connections with the team, UX designers, product managers and developers.
• Keep up with trends in the industry, technology, and UI standard methodologies.
  

Please share with us a copy of your Portfolio, this can be attached as a supporting document or included in your CV as a link. 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Sage we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that is representative of all sections of society and to sustaining a culture that celebrates difference, encourages authenticity, and creates a deep sense of belonging. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief as creating value through diversity is what makes us strong.  As a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

If you have a disability and need any support during the application process, please contact humanresources@sagepub.co.uk. We will respond to any requests for support in a timely manner. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.