We’re currently looking for a talented mid-to-senior UX Designer to join us in sunny (ahem) Brighton. In the current climate, mid-to-senior can imply a whole lot of things, so here’s what we think it means.
We’re looking for somebody who has at least five years demonstrable UX experience. That means you can show us site-maps, personas and wireframes dating back to 2007 or beyond. We realise that some of the best UX designers (including ourselves) come from multi-disciplinary backgrounds, so we’re fine if some of that time was spent transitioning into a full time UX role. However we will expect you to have been a dedicated User Experience Designer for at least the last 3 years and preferably more.
Mid-to-senior means more to us than time served. It’s also about skills and attitude. We’re looking for somebody with a great understanding of Design and an extensive toolbox of techniques to draw upon. This is because you'll be responsible for managing your own workload, selecting the best approach for the project, and driving the engagement. Clients come to Cleareft with tricky interaction problems, so as well as thriving on autonomy, you’ll relish a good design challenge.
We believe that the best UX people are design facilitators, so a large part of your job will be communication. You’ll be able to run a variety of stakeholder workshops to help extract requirements, set vision and iterate through ideas. You’ll then be able to present your findings in whatever way works best, from simple presentations or screencasts through to detailed concept maps or day-in-the-life cartoons.
We don’t mind if you sketch your solution on paper, wireframe in OmniGraffle or hand-code an HTML prototype. However, we prefer a fast, iterative approach and “just enough” fidelity; so you won’t be forced to create large spec documents at Clearleft. When prompted, you’ll be able to justify your design decisions clearly, concisely and in as convincing a way as possible.
Most of all we’re looking for people who are passionate about the industry and have a desire to push the UX field forward. You’ll be joining a team of renowned industry experts, many of whom have written books and spoken at conferences. So this is a great opportunity to learn from some of the best in the business and cement your position in the industry. We’ll expect you to work to a high standard straight from the outset, but will provide you with plenty of support and training along the way.
As well as helping push your career forward, every new member of our team brings something new and exciting to the company. So while it’s not essential we’re especially keen to hear from people with an interest in ethnography, analytics, agile UX, mobile UX or content strategy. Whatever your interests, you’ll have the ability to shape the type of work we do and the strategic direction we take, as well as influence the industry as a whole.
In return for your skill and dedication, we’ve put together the perfect environment for you to thrive in. We’ll give you flexible working hours and the ability to work from home when you want. We’ll also give you a training budget of £1,000—so if you’ve always wanted to go to the IA Summit or IxDA Interactions, now you can. We run team training days (like sketching and letterpress printing) and company days out (like photography classes and trips to the Design Museum). All this along with our monthly movie nights, beach BBQs and occasional (optional) karaoke sessions, makes working at Clearleft fun.
If you think this sounds like the role for you, drop us your CV, a link to your portfolio and a covering letter explaining why you’d be perfect for this job.