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"Design is not for philosophy it's for life."
— Issey Miyake
Lead the UX design for the Puzzles proposition, from discovery and ideation to polished delivery. Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Researchers to shape engaging user experiences.
Responsibilities
- Lead the UX design for the Puzzles proposition, from discovery and ideation to polished delivery
- Rapidly prototype new puzzle formats, gamification features, and subscription-focused interactions
- Champion a test-and-learn approach to validate hypotheses and optimise user engagement
- Leverage the Guardian design system to deliver consistent, scalable, and high-quality experiences
- Define the long-term UX vision for the Puzzles proposition, balancing user delight, business goals, and technical feasibility
Requirements
- Proven experience designing digital products in cross-functional teams, ideally in subscription, gaming, or content-rich environments
- Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end UX design for web and mobile, including gamified experiences
- Experience working with design systems and component libraries
- Deep understanding of interaction design, usability, accessibility, information architecture, and user behaviour
Key Skills
- Experience with design systems and component libraries
- Deep understanding of interaction design, usability, accessibility, information architecture, and user behaviour
- Comfortable balancing business objectives, technical constraints, and user needs
- Experience mentoring designers and contributing to a positive, collaborative team culture
Benefits
- 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
- Generous pension scheme
- 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving
- Season ticket loans
- Life cover, income protection, and eye tests
- Dental insurance
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies
About Guardian Careers
Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com, one of the world’s leading English-language newspaper websites. It also has a presence in the US and Australia as Guardian US and Guardian Australia. Traffic from outside of the UK now represents around two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience. In the UK, GNM publishes the Guardian newspaper six days a week, first published in 1821. The Guardian is renowned for its agenda-setting journalism including, most recently the Cambridge Analytica, Paradise and Panama Papers investigations as well as the Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning NSA revelations.
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