Job Description
Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a UI/UX Designer to join the Commercial team.
You will constantly be striving to improve the product, being influenced by new technology and the constantly changing VoD landscape.
This is a great chance to work for a forward-thinking media company, supporting the UX/UI lead to shape the future of television with high profile consumer-oriented products across a number of platforms.
You will constantly be striving to improve the product, being influenced by new technology and the constantly changing VoD landscape.
This is a great chance to work for a forward-thinking media company, supporting the UX/UI lead to shape the future of television with high profile consumer-oriented products across a number of platforms.
In this role you will get to:
- Evolve and support the user experience across our direct to consumer digital products
- Look after design projects from concept to implementation across web, mobile and TV applications
- Rapidly develop concepts, sketches and prototypes for testing
- Translate concepts into UX flows, wireframes and visual designs and work closely with the development team to get them launched
- Collaborate with product owner, project managers and design colleagues in running workshops, user research and testing
- Create documentation to communicate the vision, including but not limited to wireframes and flowcharts
- Champion the design department’s UX/UI related work, guiding future approaches to UX/UI.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Proven experience in all phases of the design process including user research, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, interaction design and usability testing
- Confident in using data and insights to inform design and measure impact
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Confident presentation and storytelling abilities
- Proficient in design and prototyping tools such Figma
- Portfolio that showcases your contribution to products and demonstrates originality, innovation, and strong problem solving skills
Some or all experience in:
- Mobile app design across iOS and Android
- Mobile first, adaptive and responsive design techniques
- Design of application interfaces for TV screens and be aware of design differences between ‘1ft’, ‘3ft’ and ‘10ft’ screens
- Agile project management processes, including standups, working within sprints, planning and retrospectives
Who you are:
- Experience of working on a direct to consumer project within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in an Agile environment and with product owners
- You are confident in your decision making
- You are passionate about your work, knowing the product inside out, always striving for better
- Data driven in your decision making
- You enjoy working in a team environment and have strong collaboration skills
At UKTV, our inclusion vision is to truly represent society in our workforce and on-screen, and create a culture of fairness and respect where we champion difference so that every person feels included and empowered to do their best work. We are committed to ensuring a level playing field at UKTV where all employees and job applicants are given equal opportunity, and that we have diverse voices at the table in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone and we want UKTV to be a place where you can be your authentic self, give your best and develop your career free from discrimination of any kind.
Key Responsibilities
- Evolve and support the user experience across our direct to consumer digital products
- Look after design projects from concept to implementation across web, mobile and TV applications
- Rapidly develop concepts, sketches and prototypes for testing
- Translate concepts into UX flows, wireframes and visual designs and work closely with the development team to get them launched
About UKTV
UKTV has been at the forefront of branded television for over 30 years, entertaining the nation with programmes they love. Its leading brands - Dave, Gold, W, Drama, Alibi, Eden and Yesterday - span comedy, entertainment, natural history, factual and drama, and are delivered to audiences through UKTV Play, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk, YouView, Freesat and Amazon Fire. The broadcaster is a significant investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new and established writers, directors and programme-makers.
UKTV is part of BBC Studios, the UK's most-awarded production company, a world-class distributor with international branded services, and a commercial subsidiary of the world's leading public service broadcaster, the BBC.
About UKTV Media Ltd
UKTV has been at the forefront of branded television for over 25 years, entertaining the nation with programmes they love. Its leading brands - Dave, Gold, W, Drama, Alibi, Eden and Yesterday - span comedy, entertainment, natural history, factual and scripted drama, and are delivered to audiences through UKTV Play, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk, YouView, Freesat and Amazon Fire. The broadcaster is a significant investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new and established writers, directors and programme-makers.
UKTV is part of BBC Studios, the UK’s most-awarded production company, a world-class distributor with international branded services, and a commercial subsidiary of the world’s leading public service broadcaster, the BBC.