User Experience Designer, Digital Development - ITThe opportunityAs part of the Digital Development team and reporting to Bloomsbury Head of UX, this role contributes to the definition, implementation and delivery of all Bloomsbury Digital Resources across Bloomsbury Academic, Professional and Special Interest divisions.
Bloomsbury Digital Resources have already won a number of accolades for the quality of design and usability, often receiving glowing reviews from leading publications and customers.
This role will build on that success by ensuring that we continue to deliver engaging, accessible products and an excellent user experience to the students and researchers within our global customer base of academic institutions.The UX designer will help build our evidence-based design practices, enabling short- and long-term innovation in our platform development.
The role will collaborate closely with the Product Management and Technology teams.
Together they will develop, evaluate, and iterate the user experience.The roleRun user experience research and analysis to understand our users' journeys and needsTranslate findings into clear and prioritised business requirements in a programme of continuous improvementProduce designs to assist with usability testing, internal discussion, presentations to stakeholders, and delivery, encompassing interface design within a tested and established design language; also basic UX writing, and interaction flowsEnsure that platforms comply with accessibilityIdentify improvements to the team's processes and workflowKnowledge, skills and experience A proactive, "can-do" attitude, with a keen curiosity and willingness to learnAn excellent eye for detail and nuance and a logical, problem-solving approachDemonstrated experience of user experience workCross-functional team collaboration, including stakeholder managementAbility to understand the specific needs of a varied user base of students, scholars, librarians and practitioners in visual and applied arts, performing arts, humanities, social sciences, law and financeAdditional informationThe role is a full-time, permanent positionSalary Pay Point: up to £40,000 depending on experienceThe role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).
Allocated office days for this role are: Wednesday and ThursdayFor best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal.Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applicationsBloomsbury BenefitsAs well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:Working PatternHybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)Holidays25 days holiday3.5 days Christmas company holiday Other BenefitsTwo paid Personal Wellness DaysFlexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the weekWork Anywhere Fortnight - For two weeks of any calendar year.
The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.Season Ticket LoanShare Save SchemeAXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)Peppy Health AppIn-house DoctorEye Care Voucher SchemeCompany culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 21 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing ResourcesFor additional benefits see belowBloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if requiredApplicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Unfortunately Bloomsbury Publishing is unable to sponsor visa applications