Senior UI & Animation Designer
1 year contract (will be extended or flipped to perm)
Pay - £32 an hour (inside IR35)
Join a team shaping the future of in-vehicle digital experiences across some of the world’s most desirable automotive brands. This is a rare opportunity to work at the cutting edge of HMI design, where craft, creativity, and technical precision come together.
As a Senior UI & Animation Designer, you’ll sit at the heart of the UX/UI ecosystem—translating high-level creative direction into production-ready, pixel-perfect interfaces. You’ll play a critical role in bridging the gap between concept and implementation, ensuring design intent is fully realised in the final product.
This is a role for someone who obsesses over detail, understands motion as a storytelling tool, and thrives in complex, system-driven environments.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for taking ownership of UI production across multiple features and programmes, ensuring that every interaction, transition, and visual component meets the highest standards of quality and consistency.
Working closely with UX designers, visual designers, engineers, and product stakeholders, you’ll:
* Translate creative vision and UX concepts into fully realised UI designs ready for development
* Produce pixel-perfect layouts, components, and interaction states aligned to detailed HMI specifications
* Design and implement motion and animation that enhances usability and brings brand personality to life
* Ensure design feasibility, working within technical constraints while maintaining creative integrity
* Act as the bridge between design and engineering, providing clear documentation and assets for implementation
* Take ownership of visual QA, reviewing builds to ensure fidelity to design intent
Design Systems & Craft
A key part of this role is contributing to and elevating the design system:
* Create, maintain, and evolve scalable UI component libraries in Figma
* Ensure consistency across products through robust design system governance
* Define and document interaction patterns, motion guidelines, and visual behaviours
* Advocate for reuse, scalability, and efficiency in design workflows
* Support the wider team in adopting and applying design system principles
Motion & Interaction
Motion is central to this role—not just decoration, but a core part of the user experience:
* Craft high-quality animations in After Effects to communicate interaction behaviours
* Define micro-interactions, transitions, and system feedback
* Use motion to enhance usability, clarity, and brand expression
* Collaborate with developers to ensure accurate implementation of motion design
Collaboration & Leadership
As a senior member of the team, you’ll also act as a UI advocate:
* Champion best practices in UI design and motion across the team
* Collaborate closely with UX, research, product, and engineering
* Provide guidance and feedback to other designers
* Help elevate the overall quality and consistency of output
* Communicate design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What We’re Looking For
* Proven experience as a Senior UI Designer with strong motion/animation expertise
* Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects)
* Strong experience working within and evolving design systems at scale
* Deep understanding of HMI, product, or complex digital interfaces (automotive experience a plus)
* Solid grounding in UX principles, interaction design, and usability
* Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for pixel-perfect execution
* Ability to balance creative vision with technical constraints
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
* A compelling portfolio showcasing UI craft and motion design
Why This Role?
* Work on next-generation automotive experiences seen by millions globally
* Be part of a high-performing, design-led team
* Influence products at both concept and production level
* Combine creative storytelling with technical precision
* Opportunity to shape and evolve design systems at scale