About the Role
As our Senior Designer, you will set the standard for Enthuse's product design, from user experience to visual aesthetics. You will lead a small design team and collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Marketing to deliver beautiful, accessible, and commercially effective experiences. You will be responsible for our design philosophy, considering the evolution of components, tokens, and patterns in the context of Generative AI.
Responsibilities
- Own the design craft across the product, including product design flows, interaction patterns, and visual language for all user touchpoints.
- Lead and grow a small team, managing the Product Designer and establishing standards for design critique, shipping, and user feedback.
- Own and evolve the design philosophy through components, tokens, and documentation, providing insights on system leverage and the impact of AI-generated interfaces.
- Partner closely with Engineering to ensure design implementation aligns with the modern web stack, including web components, JS frameworks, and Tailwind.
- Utilize Gen AI as a collaborator for exploration, prototyping, visual iteration, and copy generation, demonstrating practical application while maintaining human taste.
- Champion accessibility, performance, and inclusive design to ensure a frictionless experience for all users across all devices.
- Apply commercial judgment to design decisions, balancing craft, speed, and business outcomes.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a Product, Digital, or UX/UI Designer, preferably in a fast-paced product environment shipping at scale.
- Proven experience working with design systems, with the ability to discuss their pros, cons, failure modes, and successes, particularly in relation to AI's impact.
- Demonstrated AI-native practice with specific examples of using Gen AI tools in discovery, prototyping, visual exploration, or production.
- Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end product thinking, including research, interaction design, visual craft, and the ability to justify design decisions.
- Mentoring experience (formal or informal) and the people skills to develop a direct report and elevate a cross-functional team.
- Ability to clearly communicate design rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Self-starter attitude with the ability to work autonomously, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a small team startup environment.
Skills
- Product Design
- Digital Design
- UX/UI Design
- Design Systems
- Generative AI
- Interaction Design
- Visual Design
- Accessibility
- Performance Optimization
- Inclusive Design
- Commercial Judgement
- Web Components
- Modern JS Frameworks
- Tailwind CSS
- Prototyping
- Communication
Location
- London
Work Type
- Flexible Hours
- Working from Home
- Remote Working
- Part-time work support
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- Early Friday finish
- Optional team drinks
- Team incentives
- Company socials
- Flexible hours
- Working from home
- Support for part-time work
- One paid day to fundraise for a charity of your choice
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Learning and development program
- Allowance for training each year
- Personal Development Plans
- Mentor program
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (33 total)
- Additional holiday days based on length of service (up to 28)
- Up to 5 additional unpaid holiday days
- Birthday off
- 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years
- Work from abroad for up to 4 weeks per year
- Generous equity options scheme
- Private health insurance coverage
- Access to participant places for major fundraising events
About the Company
- Enthuse is an industry-leading company in the nonprofit software market, dedicated to transforming digital fundraising.
- Our platform helps thousands of charities raise millions through donations, event registration, and fundraising tools.
- Launched in 2012, Enthuse has grown to over 70 employees and serves thousands of charities.
- Headquartered in London, with operations in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland.
- Official online fundraising partner for London Marathon Events and Great Run.
- Backed by socially responsible investors.
Equal Opportunity
- We want to create a positive impact on a global scale, and the people at Enthuse must reflect all global lives and identities.
- We strive to create a place where all feel valued and welcome.
- No matter your background, identity, or if your experience doesn’t exactly match, we’d love to hear from you.
