Job Description

Overview / About usWexe2x80x99re The Leith Agency - Scotlandxe2x80x99s leading creative agency. Wexe2x80x99re a bunch of creative minded, content-loving people. We have offices in Edinburgh and Manchester. Established in 1984 on the docks of Edinburgh, Leith has come a long way from its ad agency roots, the business now delivers its trademark bold ideas through advertising and design, digital, experiences, social and health. For this role your focus will be Advertising, Social and Design working with a bunch of incredible clients, including Network Rail, Glenxe2x80x99s Vodka, ScotRail, National Trust for Scotland and East Midlands Railway to name but a few.Leith is part of Lumanity, a global 1200 strong consultancy group that delivers its services from an office network in the UK, Europe, USA, and Asia, with hub offices in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, London, Edinburgh, and Utrecht.Responsibilities / Position overviewAs a UI Digital Designer, youxe2x80x99ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of designers, creatives, strategists and developers to create digital interfaces that are as beautiful as they are usable.You care deeply about how things look, how they work, and how they feel. You understand that strong UI design isn't just about aestheticsxe2x80x94it's about clarity, consistency and craft. Whether it's a responsive web platform, campaign landing page, or native app interface, you know how to bring experiences to life through visual design.

• Youxe2x80x99ll advocate for best-in-class interaction design, collaborate across disciplines, and shape visual systems that scale across products and platforms.

Duties include:

• Design high-quality, accessible and responsive user interfaces across a range of
• breakpoints.
• Translate UX concepts into polished, production-ready visuals.
• Contribute to and help evolve design systems, style guides, and component libraries.
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, engineers, content and brand teams to deliver
• a joined-up experience.
• Champion accessibility and visual inclusivity in all your work.
• Provide creative direction and feedback on other designersxe2x80x99 UI work.
• Stay up to date with design trends and emerging tools.
• Balance design consistency with the flexibility to adapt to different brands

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience designing interfaces for websites, apps or digital services.
• A portfolio that shows beautiful, usable, accessible design across multiple platforms.
• Experience working within or developing a design system.
• Strong knowledge of layout, typography, interaction design and accessibility.
• Familiarity with tools like Figma, Figjam, Sketch and Adobe CC.
• An understanding of front-end capabilities and how UI design integrates into development.

We believe in the right tools for the task, but we use Figma for most UI design and prototyping. Experience with these (or equivalents) will help you hit the ground running.Benefits

• Work at an award-winning agency with smart people who have a huge variety of skills.
• Lovely offices in The Shore, Edinburgh, and Canal Street, Manchester.
• Flexible hours and opportunity to work from home.
• Regular, company-wide learning sessions, meetups, and talks.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and shared parental leave.
• Pension plan with employer contributions.
• Private Healthcare Plan.
• Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling

Lumanity