Lead User Interface Designer

Lead UI Designer – Part-Time Contract

Kita Education – Remote / Flexible

Kita is building the next generation of tools for Computing and AI education. We’re looking for a talented and dedicated lead UI designer to define the visual look and feel of our IDE—an opportunity to truly make your mark. Ideally, you’ll bring experience in edtech or a background in programming/Computer Science to help us refine and elevate our platform.

The role

You’ll take the work we’ve built so far, audit the current user interface, and make clear, actionable recommendations to improve navigation, usability and look and feel for teachers and students. With your understanding of how coding is taught and learned, you’ll help ensure our platform feels intuitive for both learners and educators.

What you’ll do

• Audit our existing UI design with a focus on navigation, clarity, and accessibility.
• Define colour palette based on initial brand documents
• Refine visual style guide.
• Recommend improvements that support Computing and classroom use.
• Create wireframes, mockups, or prototypes to illustrate changes.
• Work closely with product and dev teams to ensure recommendations are implementable.

About you

• Proven experience in UI design for web apps, ideally in edtech or learning platforms.
• Background in programming or understanding of IDEs (you understand how coding is taught).
• Strong grasp of navigation design, information architecture, and responsive/mobile-first design.
• Able to bridge user needs with technical implementation.

Why join us

Kita is an early-stage edtech startup backed by Innovate UK, the Department for Education and the Department for Science Innovation and Technology, working with schools and teachers to make Computing more engaging and accessible. Your design work will directly impact how thousands of students experience learning to code.

📩 To apply, please send your portfolio and a short note about your experience to heather@getkita.com.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a short design exercise which will be paid if we ask you to join the team. Please let us know if this is not something you\’ll be able to do.