Position Title: UI Lead Designer

Duration: Contract

Location: Gaydon

Purpose of the Role:

• The UI Designer is responsible for translating the brand principles into the creative vision for how digital turns up across the visual interfaces of the vehicle.
• Working closely with UX design as part of a design pair, the UI designer shapes how our digital experiences look, feel and behave, and how this is eventually realised into production HMI and UI systems.

Key accountabilities

• Take creative direction and interpret brand principles and apply the vision across digital interfaces.
• Develop and maintain design systems, guides and components
• Work closely with UX designers , UX Design Technologists and SW developers to ensure the vision can be delivered.
• Ensure cross design discipline alignment and the integration of BI system design within the digital experience.
• Produce high-fidelity mock ups and prototypes and iterate based feedback
• Liaise and co-ordinate with creative operations , programme management and business operations teams to ensure content delivery timing can be supported.
• Stakeholder management across interdependent design functions.

Critical capabilities

• Excellent creative acumen gained in agency and corporate settings
• Demonstrable experience of crafting visually engaging interfaces
• Deep understanding of visual identity principles of typography, layout and colour.
• Automotive design experience is preferable.
• Creative sensitivity understand complex multi-disciplinary design projects
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to present complex information to all levels within the business
• Comfortable working across different cultures, geography and time zones.
• Able to adapt to a fast-paced design environment.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite etc.

Why work through Contech's?

Contechs are a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology & Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employee's, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

How to Apply

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