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A leading global research platform is modernising its user experience across millions of articles and book pages, and they’re looking for a highly skilled UI/Visual Designer to help shape the next generation of their reading and discovery interfaces.

You’ll join a specialist UX team responsible for elevating accessibility, consistency, and performance across a vast, content‑rich product used by tens of millions of people every month. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and UX partners, you’ll translate strategy into polished, production‑ready UI that supports a mission centred on advancing knowledge and improving outcomes in science and healthcare.

• Leading visual and UI design execution using Figma, with a strong focus on component libraries, variants/tokens, auto‑layout and high‑quality developer handoff.
• Applying and contributing to a large‑scale design system, including new typography and Graphene‑based components.
• Partnering with developers to QA implementation and ensure WCAG‑compliant accessibility standards are met.
• Producing clear documentation, design decisions and artefacts that support iterative releases.
• Enhancing the platform’s visual consistency, readability and long‑form content experience across responsive breakpoints.

• 4–6 years’ experience in UX/UI design for content‑heavy digital products.
• A proven ability to deliver accessible, system‑based UI at scale in close collaboration with engineering teams.
• Expert‑level Figma skills, especially for design‑to‑delivery workflows.
• Strong experience with design systems, component alignment and cross‑product collaboration.
• Exceptional typography craft, particularly for long‑form reading environments.

• Timely delivery of pages and components migrated into the design system.
• High‑quality implementation that passes design QA and meets WCAG standards.
• Consistent visual and typographic execution across all breakpoints.
• Clear communication, documentation and positive collaboration feedback.
• Tangible improvements to UI consistency, brand alignment and accessibility.

• 30‑minute phone screening with the hiring manager
• 60–90 minute portfolio review with a panel of colleagues

If you’re passionate about elevating complex, content‑rich experiences and want to contribute to a platform with global impact, this contract offers the chance to make a meaningful mark.