Lead UI Designer – Contract - 22 month
Are you a highly creative UI Designer with a passion for bold, memorable, and intuitive digital experiences? Join our team to help shape the future of in-vehicle interfaces for a leading automotive brand.
We're looking for a visual designer who can push creative boundaries while respecting brand principles, bringing both modern luxury minimalism and playful, imaginative design thinking to life across vehicle-based digital interfaces. Working closely with UX designers and developers, you'll craft high-fidelity, production-ready UI designs that stand out and delight users.
The contract position will be until the end of March (as end of financial year) paying £48 an hour, with it extending another 22 months after.
Key Responsibilities:
* Apply brand and design direction to create stunning, standout digital experiences across vehicle UI
* Develop and maintain component-based design systems
* Collaborate with UX, tech, and software teams to ensure design feasibility
* Build prototypes and high-fidelity mockups, iterating on feedback
* Clearly demonstrate your personal contribution in collaborative projects
* Align design efforts across multi-disciplinary teams
Must-Have Skills:
* Proven creative experience in agency and/or corporate environments
* Portfolio of visually engaging, original interfaces demonstrating either:
* Modern luxury design principles (“less is more”) or
* Bold, playful, concept-driven design inspired by storytelling and delight
* Mastery of typography, layout, and colour systems
* Proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
* Experience in automotive or other complex digital systems preferred
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management
* Comfortable working globally and at pace
Why Join Us:
Bring your distinctive creative voice to the table and define how the digital future looks, feels, and moves within the car. We’re looking for designers who are not afraid to think outside the box and deliver work that leaves a lasting impression