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Freelance UX Director

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Posted 18 hours ago, valid for 21 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£515 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role is for a Freelance UX Director starting ideally in January 2025, with a length of 1 year for maternity cover.
  • The position offers a day rate of £515 and is classified as inside IR35, requiring the use of an Umbrella company.
  • The job involves hybrid working with 3 days in-house and 2 days remote each week, located in Central London.
  • Candidates should have significant experience leading project teams in product design and be able to mentor junior designers.
  • Telco experience is preferred, and the role emphasizes collaboration, strategic thinking, and client-facing responsibilities.

Are you a freelance UX Director who wants to create awesome work with awesome brands?

Love being collaborative and suggestive, and not dictating your ways.

Meeting awesome people?

Then this role is for you:

  • Title: Freelance UX Director
  • Start: Ideally January 2025 but can be the 4th of November
  • Length: 1 year (MAT cover)
  • Client: Digital agency
  • Day rate: £515 per day
  • IR35: Inside IR35 (client has requested to use Umbrella, not Limited)
  • Hybrid working: 5 days a week: 3 days (Tuesday, Wednesday + Thursday) to be in-house + 2 days (Monday + Friday) remote. This cannot be changed.
  • Location: Central London
  • Brief:

- Brand and experience.

- Show what good looks like.

- Inspire and motivate the team.- 50/50 hands-off and hands-on.

- Merge UX and UI into product design.

- You are a player too, not just a coach.

- Working alongside the CDO on pitches.- Working on up to 6 projects at one time.

- You have led project teams for a product.

- Lead high-profile projects and set direction.- You will be owning output and defining input.- Working very closely with cross-discipline teams.- Be an expert voice in the field of UX and Product Design.- This role involves mentorship and leadership of more junior designers.- Looking at how you make digital a worthwhile component of your brand.

- If they can grow and win projects, you can become a permanent member.- The role also involves producing work like presentations + running workshops.- Strategic thinking, a highly experienced designer and researcher, and very client-facing.

- Working on multiple clients, but if you have Telco experience, then extra brownie points.- Leading projects with junior, mid-weight, + seniors across UX, UI, + copywriting (team of 4).- You won't be creating wireframes and IA, but you will be embedded in research and CRO testing.

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