Product designer, maternity cover

Introduction:

Founded in 1875, our long history has been built on innovation, craftsmanship and above all, incredible talent. Born from the adventurous spirit of our founder, Arthur Lasenby Liberty, we remain true to our heritage. From our fulfilment centres to our flagship store, passion, vision and dynamism are part of our DNA – and that extends to our team.

Job Purpose:

As a Product Designer at Liberty, you will support the design and delivery of engaging, user-friendly digital experiences. Working as part of the product design team, you’ll contribute to projects across Liberty’s ecommerce platform and other digital touchpoints.

This is a great opportunity to develop your skills, gain experience across the full product design process, and learn from more senior designers while contributing to real customer-facing solution

Key Responsibilities:

• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs to communicate ideas and solutions.
• Support the design and optimisation of Liberty’s ecommerce platform and digital products, ensuring consistency and attention to detail.
• Translate customer needs and business goals into intuitive, user-centred design solutions.
• Deliver mobile-first, accessible designs aligned with Liberty’s brand guidelines.
• Participate in customer research, usability testing, and A/B testing, applying insights to improve user experiences.
• Contribute to design documentation, patterns, and guidelines to support team knowledge sharing.
• Stay up to date with design trends, tools, and best practices, bringing fresh ideas to the team.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure designs are accurately implemented and meet quality standards.

Collaboration:

• Partner with designers, product managers, analysts, optimisation managers, and developers on cross-functional projects.
• Participate in workshops, brainstorming sessions, planning meetings, and design critiques.
• Contribute to and help maintain Liberty’s design system, ensuring scalable and accessible components.
• Build strong relationships across teams, aligning stakeholders around customer needs and business objectives.
• Communicate design concepts clearly and advocate for user-centred solutions.
• Support effective design-to-development handoffs through clear documentation and asset preparation.

About You:

• Passion for ecommerce, design, and creating great user experiences.
• Experience designing digital products.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma and/or Adobe Creative Suite.
• A strong eye for detail in layout, typography, and visual hierarchy.
• Willingness to learn about UX/UI principles, accessibility, and responsive design.
• Collaborative mindset and openness to feedback.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks.
• Basic knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) is desirable.
• Previous experience is Contentsquare and or Dynamic Yield is desirable.

Please note this is a maternity cover contract. Applications close 29th June.

Liberty is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and opposes all forms of unlawful discrimination. We are committed to creating an environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive, bringing their unique perspectives, skills and experience to everything we do.

We are dedicated to eliminating both conscious and unconscious bias from our practices. Our approach is grounded in respect, fairness, and consistency, ensuring that no one is treated less favourably based on gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.