Senior UX/UI Designer London, England, United Kingdom

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

About the role:

We are seeking a talented and versatile Senior UX/UI Designer to join our in-house studio at a global leader in the drinks industry, working on one of their most premium whisky brands. This role is pivotal in transforming digital marketing efforts to be more effective and exceed business goals. You will bring user concepts to life through beautifully crafted user interfaces, delivering smart, desirable, and engaging experiences across digital platforms. Your work will span multiple service touchpoints, meeting business objectives while ensuring a seamless user experience. Additionally, you will work on adaptations and product campaign assets as needed. You will have a deep, data-driven understanding of audience needs, behaviours, and goals, and you will be able to turn strategic insights into practical service design and UX/UI recommendations.

What you will be doing:

• Work as part of a team that supports global and regional clients in creating and delivering outstanding digital products and websites that drive our brand reputation and deliver business results.
• Create quick prototypes that bring a digital experience to life, and produce deliverables such as user journeys, site maps, user-flows and wireframes, to define the experience for client and internal teams in a simple, easy-to-understand way.
• Create and work with digital design systems, delivering impeccable work across multiple breakpoints.
• Execute within brand guidelines while optimizing brand assets, tone, and expression in collaboration with the Lead Designer.
• Present work internally and to clients, creating rational/conceptual presentations in Figma or PowerPoint.
• Keep up to date with current interaction design trends, technologies, competitors, and industry best practices.
• Confidently make contributions to workshops and collaboration sessions, presenting ideas to stakeholders from senior marketing executives to technical architects and developers.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative user research or AB tests, collaborating with third-party partners where relevant.
• Collaborate with a cross-agency team including strategy, analytics, copy and technology to bring the best customer experience to life for the client.
• Document design components and write functional specifications to ensure clear communication and implementation by development teams.

You will be open and willing to attend sustainability training relevant to your role and soak up recommended research and reading about sustainability issues.

What you need to be great in this role:

• 5-7 years of experience in digital UX/UI or product design role.
• Experience working with beverage/spirits brands or retail/FMCG brands or luxury brands is a plus.
• A portfolio demonstrating your ideas through to execution.
• A passion for digital trends and interaction design.
• You’ll be a proactive champion of user centred design.
• Understanding of digital Design Systems, design processes and front-end implementation.
• You are an expert in Figma and related prototyping tools.
• Proficient in design applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design tools.
• Experience with AI tools is a plus.
• A team player and possess the ability to build strong and effective working relationships.
• You can be the change - you prioritise environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic viability and how that translates into your day-to-day role.

Our values shape everything we do:

• Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Be always learning and listening to understand.
• Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations.

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.