Swanky is a leading Shopify Premier Partner agency with a portfolio of internationally recognisable brands, crafting websites that are both beautiful and high-performing; matching excellent design with fantastic conversion rates.
We are looking to form a select pool of UK‑based, creative, intelligent and commercially minded Freelance Shopify UX/UI Designers to occasionally assist our team of entrepreneurial, ambitious & highly skilled e‑commerce experts in delivering beautiful and compelling websites on Shopify Plus. You’ll need to be able to craft fantastic user experience across all aspects of a brand’s online presence, always looking to improve on what’s gone before.
We are interested in hearing from designers with a broad range of experience, but with a clear indication of excellent design ideation & delivery in their portfolio, as well as a warm, clear client‑facing manner and ability to build rapport.
What we’re looking for:
Required
* At least 2 to 3 years’ experience working in digital design.
* A working knowledge of Shopify templates.
* A strong portfolio of design work, relevant to e‑commerce front‑end.
* A keen eye for typography, layout, colour theory and a passion for producing beautiful designs.
* Proficiency in using Figma.
* Excellent problem solving skills with an open, flexible and adaptable mindset.
* Ambitious, industrious, can‑do attitude with strong interpersonal skills, able to work well within a team.
* An ability to communicate well with clients at a high level, helping them to understand your designs and building rapport.
* A keen interest in e‑commerce, social media and digital marketing platforms & tools.
* Knowledge in designing responsive, mobile first websites.
Desirable
* Hands on experience of manipulating Shopify themes.
* More advanced understanding of Figma setups: variables, design tokens, responsive layouts and animation techniques.
* Experience with animation platforms such as Lottie & Adobe After Effects.
* End‑to‑end e‑commerce project design delivery, from discovery, to wire‑framing, high‑fidelity designs and visual QA after development.
* Relevant experience in an agency or in‑house and/or a degree in digital media or design (or similar).
What you’ll be doing:
* Creating user personas, user journeys and site maps, using wireframes and prototypes to develop user experiences across multiple platforms and devices.
* Designing high‑fidelity e‑commerce sites for a wide range of brands, from funded startups to established domestic and international brands across fashion, tech and FMCG.
* Strategically devising and designing ways to improve user experience, revenue and brand interaction for our clients.
* Meeting with clients alongside project managers and developers to gather requirements and attending regular meetings throughout the course of a project, presenting concepts and working collaboratively with our team and the client towards objectives.
* Communicating with project teams in order to deliver world‑class e‑commerce stores.
* Sharing and implementing ideas with the rest of our industrious designers, developers and strategists.
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