UX/UI Designer

Space 48 is an award-winning ecommerce agency focused on partnership-driven commerce. Our customer-centric approach to ecommerce is based on developing deep, collaborative partnerships with our clients and technology partners. We blend customer experience-focused solutions with unbeatable ecommerce technology to amplify the revenue companies can generate online.

Facilitate and contribute to discovery and creative workshops with key stakeholders, including ideation, requirements gathering, and problem definition

Engage in research activities to build empathy with end users and identify challenges and opportunities for improvement

Translate research insights into wireframes, prototypes, user flows and high-fidelity UI designs for mobile, tablet and desktop

Lead the design of user-focused, scalable ecommerce experiences that improve conversions and customer retention

Create, document and maintain Design Systems with reusable components and well-defined styles to ensure consistency and long-term ROI for our clients. You will primarily be responsible for creating new patterns, guidelines and documentation, supporting our design and development team to rapidly build scalable, accessible and on-brand experiences

Produce design deliverables including wireframes, IA diagrams, workflows, prototypes and final UI designs

Collaborate with frontend developers and QA to ensure successful implementation and adherence to designs, SEO and accessibility standards

Advise customers on feature prioritisation, functionality and UX best practices to enhance the user journey and support business growth

Contribute to our internal UX practice—sharing trends, methodologies, and best practices with the wider team

Stay up to date with the ecommerce platforms and partners we work with and have an awareness of limitations and impacts to overall project costs before presenting design ideas to customers

Stay informed about mobile-first, responsive design, modern UI trends, and emerging tools.

At least 3 years of experience in UX/UI design, including agency-side experience with ecommerce projects

Extensive experience creating and scaling Design Systems with strong foundations in colour, type, layout, and responsive design

Strong portfolio covering ecommerce journeys across product listings, PDPs, checkout, loyalty, post-purchase and more

Experience designing with real-world constraints such as platform and partner templated fields, and customer live product data and available content and imagery

Expertise in Figma and prototyping tools

Familiarity with UX research methods and a data-informed design approach

Knowledge of accessibility, SEO, and performance considerations within UX/UI

Experience collaborating closely with developers and QA teams during implementation

A solid grasp of typography, layout, visual hierarchy and colour theory

Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.

We’re fully remote and will support you from working from wherever you are

24 days holiday + bank holidays + an extra day holiday for each year worked

Your birthday off

Vitality private health cover (UK only)

Pension Scheme

Perkbox

Long Service Bonus (5 years and 10 years)

£1,000 referral bonus - Recommend a friend for a job!

Eyecare vouchers

Company wellness initiatives

Training & development plans

Relaxed and friendly teams.