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The Junior UI Designer will work on business-as-usual requests such as designing new web pages or amending existing designs. The role will also be involved in Kew wide projects, such as delivering a Single Basket experience and will focus on the research, wireframes, high-fidelity design, user testing/iterating designs to create a new e-commerce front end for this project.
About you
You’ll be hands-on, ready to get stuck in. One day you might find yourself going out into the gardens to test a wireframe or prototype with the public, the next could be designing a checkout flow for our new Single Basket. Ideally, you will have:
- experience working on digital products within a product or design team
- experience with web design, e-commerce desirable
- a design-related degree or equivalent industry experience
- examples of your work ready to share and discuss with us
- the ability to solve problems and manage competing priorities
- consideration and curiosity when approaching stakeholders and team members
- a passion for user-centred and inclusive design
This role is based at Kew with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements.
About us
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.
We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.
What we offer
The salary will be £36,338 - £41,747 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.
We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
