Description
A highly skilled UI Designer to elevate our brand and digital CX through innovative and beautifully crafted user interfaces.
This role sits at the intersection of design and brand, working closely with the Head of Brand Creative to ensure that every digital touchpoint aligns with our creative vision while delivering intuitive and high-performing user experiences.
The ideal candidate will bring a refined design sensibility, a strategic mindset, and a passion for turning brand narratives into exceptional UI solutions that are both visually impactful and commercially effective.
Responsibilities:
* Lead the UI design of key digital projects and experiences, from concept to final execution, ensuring consistency with brand identity and creative direction.
* Collaborate closely with the Head of Brand Creative to interpret campaign and brand narratives into engaging and cohesive digital interfaces.
* Translate UX wireframes and business requirements into high-fidelity, pixel-perfect UI designs for web, mobile, and app.
* Work in tandem with developers and product teams to ensure design quality and functionality are executed to the highest standard.
* Champion best practices in responsive design, accessibility, and performance.
* Maintain and evolve digital design systems and component libraries to ensure consistency and scalability.
* Contribute to creative brainstorming sessions and actively push forward visual innovation within the brand.
* Present and articulate design rationale to cross-functional stakeholders including marketing, product, and development teams.
* Stay current on UI trends, tools, and technologies, proactively bringing fresh ideas and approaches to the team.
Skills:
* Strong UI design experience within a brand-led environment (agency or in-house).
* Strong portfolio demonstrating sophisticated visual design, attention to detail, and brand storytelling through UI.
* Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and how to translate them into engaging interfaces.
* Proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; knowledge of motion/interaction design tools (e.g., After Effects, Principle) is a plus.
* Experienced in working with design systems and maintaining visual consistency across multiple platforms.
* Highly collaborative and comfortable working alongside creative, marketing, product, and development teams.
* Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to sell in creative ideas to both peers and senior stakeholders.
* Meticulous, organised, and thrives in a fast-paced, iterative design environment.
About Us
We're a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions. This is what a career at River Island is like. And this is where yours starts.
This role is based at our Head Office in West London. Check us out here on a map.
What we can offer you:
Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself to the latest products, and a bargain staff shop on site
Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more through Reward Gateway
A free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café to fill you needs. Various social events to socialise throughout the year.
Every family is unique, we support Islanders with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders
Flexible working is a given, on top of payday and summer early finish Fridays.
Give as you earn scheme, a 'Giver Island' day each year and receive matched funding.
Support with upskilling through on the job training and qualifications. A succession plan if you want to progress.
A generous bonus scheme & private pension plan.
* 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays. With the added option to purchase additional holiday twice a year for whatever the need
Keeping You Safe
At River Island we are committed to the safeguarding of all of our employees regardless of age or job role. We will fulfil our obligation under the Prevent duty which seeks to stop extremism and extremist views from materialising in our business. We promote and encourage the belief in British Values- including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. To find out more, please visit
Our Island is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about this interview process, check out our hiring process below.
About River Island