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UX-Designer

Gemeente Leiden 🇳🇱 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Hybrid $3,568 - $5,096 Full-time Mid-level

Design and improve user flows and experiences for municipal websites and online forms, using Figma and the NL Design System to create accessible, consistent solutions. Represent end users, advise stakeholders on digital service improvements, and collaborate with webmasters, analysts, editors, and suppliers to implement and evolve designs and components.

Responsibilities

  • Design and improve user flows and experiences for campaign and program websites
  • Create and refine online form designs
  • Advise on enhancements to the municipality’s digital services
  • Represent end‑users within the organization
  • Produce clickable prototypes in Figma
  • Contribute to the maintenance and evolution of the NL Design System
  • Design new components aligned with the visual identity
  • Gather user needs and insights through research
  • Translate insights and requirements into detailed Figma designs
  • Collaborate with webmasters, analysts, and editorial staff to implement designs

Requirements

  • 3‑5 years of experience as a UX Designer
  • Experience with UI design and design systems
  • Proficiency with Figma, design tokens, and component libraries
  • Ability to conduct user research and usability testing
  • Strong knowledge of user‑centered design principles
  • Experience working with the NL Design System
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder advocacy skills
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative
  • Understanding of digital public‑service environments

Benefits

  • Salary €3,568 – €5,096 per month (scale 9) for a 36‑hour week
  • 17.05% Individual Choice Budget
  • Hybrid work environment with laptop, phone, and home‑office budget
  • Pension scheme via ABP
  • Travel allowance or NS‑Business Card
  • Thirteenth month and additional parental leave benefits
  • Well‑being programs such as chair massage and bootcamp
  • Extensive training and development opportunities

Key Skills

User Experience (UX) design User Interface (UI) design Design systems Figma Design tokens Component libraries Prototyping User research Usability testing Accessibility standards Information architecture Interaction design Stakeholder communication Advocacy for end‑users Cross‑functional collaboration Agile methodology Problem solving Visual design Typography Layout design Wireframing HTML/CSS basics Design thinking

About Gemeente Leiden

The Municipality of Leiden is a public organization responsible for delivering digital services to residents and businesses in the Dutch city of Leiden.

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