Midweight Experience Designer at Havas in London, England, GB

Agency : Inviqa

Job Description : Title:
Mid-weight Experience Designer Department:
Experience Design (XD)

Contract type:
London based (hybrid)
Full time INVIQA:

Drive the best customer and business outcomes – through purposeful and inclusive digital products. Inviqa, part of the Havas Group, is a dedicated team of 150+ consultants, designers, developers (and everything in between!), based in Europe. Together with our clients, we shape the digital products, teams, processes, and software systems they need to meet their customers' needs and accelerate their business growth. We want a world that’s crafted by diverse people for diverse people – and ensures great experiences for everyone. Our teams work with the likes of Tesco, Arsenal FC, Aston Martin, and more. And our work is recognised at the The Webby Awards, UXUK Awards, and The Drum DADI Awards.

Job overview:
We’re looking for a Mid-weight Experience Designer to join our multidisciplinary Experience Design (XD) team at Inviqa. The role is a combination of Research and traditional UX / UI work, that could also be described as a Product Designer role.You’ll be part of a small team of Experience Designers that share a passion for crafting compelling, evidence-based and beautiful customer experiences.You will be comfortable working across discovery and delivery, contributing to research, design direction and optimisation across digital product engagements. You’ll take ownership of defined workstreams, collaborate closely with both senior and junior team members, and help shape solutions that balance user needs with business goals.This role suits a developing practitioner who combines solid UX / UI craft with growing confidence in research, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement.**Key Responsibilities:**User Research & Discovery

• Plan and conduct user research activities (interviews, usability testing, surveys) with support where needed

• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data to uncover meaningful insights

• Contribute to workshops (e.g. discovery, ideation, journey mapping), with increasing confidence in facilitation

• Support the synthesis of research into clear outputs such as insights, journey maps, personas and opportunity areas

• Help identify user needs and translate them into actionable problem statements UX & UI Design

• Contribute to and independently carry out audits of existing experiences and the concepting of solutions based on research, strategy and data

• Create clear wireframes, user flows and low to mid fidelity prototypes to explore and communicate ideas

• Contribute to high-fidelity designs for new experiences and optimisation work

• Ensure quality, consistency and accessibility are considered throughout the design process

• Work with and contribute to design systems and component libraries

• Present design work to internal and client stakeholders at key stages of projects, with support where needed Collaboration

• Work closely with cross-functional teams (engineering, strategy, design) in agile and traditional delivery environments

• Prepare design documentation and assets for development teams

• Collaborate with senior designers to align on approach, priorities and design direction

• Contribute to a positive team culture through feedback, collaboration and knowledge sharing Continuous Learning

• Stay informed about design trends, UX methodologies, accessibility standards and product thinking

• Engage in training, internal knowledge sharing and team critiques

• Proactively seek feedback to improve craft, communication and confidence Your skills and approach:
  You will be aligned to Inviqa’s values - Purpose, Human, Open, Learning and Together. This means that you’re goal driven and deliver on your commitments, you empathise with clients and colleagues, you share knowledge and give honest feedback, you have a thirst for learning and you collaborate as a default.We are looking for enthusiastic people that exhibit many of the following skills:Technical & Craft Skills

• Experience contributing to end-to-end research and design across digital products or services

• Good understanding of UX methodologies, human-centred design and product thinking

• Proficiency with Figma and prototyping tools

• Experience designing responsive digital experiences

• Awareness of accessibility standards (WCAG) and how to apply them

• Comfortable using research and analytics to inform design decisions Research & Problem Solving

• Ability to independently analyse research inputs and contribute to insight generation

• Comfortable translating research into design outputs and recommendations

• Developing confidence in framing problems, generating ideas and validating solutions AI Awareness in Design & Research

• Familiar with AI-powered tools across design and research workflows and how they can support efficiency

• Aware of their limitations and able to use them responsibly within design processes Soft Skills

• Proactive, with a strong curiosity and a desire to learn and develop

• Able to manage defined tasks and contribute to broader project streams

• Strong collaboration skills in multidisciplinary teams

• Good communication and presentation skills, with growing confidence in stakeholder interactions

• Open to feedback and able to iterate on work constructively What’s in it for you?:

• The opportunity to do your best work, the freedom to experiment and to fail and the support to improve

• Participate in impactful work for some amazing world-famous brands

• You’ll be given a real voice and increasing ownership of your work

• Personal development is a big thing here at Inviqa, you’ll be given time for training and conferences and we will support you to grow your career

• You get to work as part of a brilliant team, we share and collaborate on a daily basis and we make a real effort to make sure you have a good work life balance

• Some flexibility around your working hours and patterns

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Contract Type : Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.