Freelance Senior UX Designer Remote / London

We recognise our people are the best thing about Red Badger and that a truly diverse workplace where people are free to be themselves is essential for great culture and great outcomes. If you like solving difficult problems, working with great people and making a real impact, join us and become a Badger. At Red Badger, our purpose is to make a positive impact on the world around us. Our mission is to transform blue-chips into next generation digital product organisations. We believe in creating opportunities for all. We benefit from diversity. That said, we’re far from perfect – we want to be more diverse and representative. Join us and help make that happen.

Client is a high profile sports/lifestyle organisation. 3 months initial contract - likely to extend to 12/18 months. Building an entire greenfield set of products - Web App, Mobile Apps (Android and iOS) and a Platform. Joining a cross functional team of 12 (engineers, delivery lead, product, product design, QA). Immediate interviews. 2 days/week in person working (London & client office (outside London towards the midlands)).

You are a people person. As a trusted consultant, you develop rapport with your clients from Day 1. You are a master facilitator who loves simplifying complexity at various levels of the organisation but also has the humility to learn what you don’t know. You’re proactive in championing user needs and creating opportunities for customer research early and often and you take your team along in the journey with you so that you’re all building the right thing together. You expertly switch between your divergent and convergent hats. You use your craft to produce designs at various levels of fidelity to bring the vision to life and iterate fast and often. You are comfortable working closely with Product and Technology teams to build the thing right too.

Some of your responsibilities will look like this:

• Managing design stakeholders & coaching clients or your team to help them exercise Design Thinking, Lean UX & Lean principles, and Human Centred Design.
• Designing and facilitating workshops and design sprints.
• Conducting user research and user testing.
• Consulting a product owner with backlog prioritisation.
• Prototyping at various levels of fidelity - from paper to hi-fi click-throughs.

What we need from you is experience with the below:

• In-depth knowledge of Human Centred Design and Design Thinking.
• Experience working closely with engineers, QA & delivery disciplines.
• Experience working with clients presenting design concepts and running workshops.
• Experience in leading UX activities on a project.
• Knowledge of industry-standard tools, such as Sketch/Figma, plus aptitude to learn and introduce new tools and methodologies.
• Experience with user testing at various levels of fidelity - from guerilla user testing to lab testing.
• An ability to work closely with a team and the client as a sole UX Designer.

Values

• People people: We respect and care for each other, giving us the space to feel safe and be our true selves.
• Find a way: We’re comfortable with uncertainty and accountability, whilst achieving great outcomes through shared goals.
• Always learning: We’re curious. It’s how we learn and grow as individuals, continuously testing and improving what we do, and how we do it.
• Open & Fair: We build trust by telling things as they are, being open, and seeking to achieve fair and equitable outcomes.
• Collaborative: We are united by our desire to get to the best ideas. We are generous with our knowledge, actively listen to each other, and are open minded.

Diversity & Inclusion: Red Badger is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire, employ, train, promote and compensate regardless of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, creed and colour. We are fully focused on equality, and it is our fundamental belief that the fascinating characteristics that make us all different enable us to continue to do amazing work for our clients.