Ascential - User Experience Designer

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Ascential plc Full time

Ascential - User Experience Designer page is loaded Ascential - User Experience Designer Apply locations London posted on Posted 23 Days Ago job requisition id R11361

We're looking for a User Experience ( UX Designer) to join our team in London as part of our Marketing function.

Your Team: The Digital Marketing team is a central function within Ascential supporting a number of market leading businesses.

Your Role: You will be expected to work directly with the relevant stakeholders within these businesses. As such you should be a self-starter who is comfortable working independently as a key technical specialist, as well as closely alongside the other Digital Marketing team members, as well as the individual businesses. Due to the bespoke requirements of each business, the projects are varied so you should be effective at multitasking and prioritising your workload.

Key Responsibilities

  • Data driven user journey and IA design
  • Conduct UX audits for all of our Marketing real estate – forms, landing pages, emails, site journeys etc leveraging user data and empirical research based on UX best practice
  • Create or update marketing assets (landing pages, email templates, web pages)
  • Auditing existing journeys and feeding requirements into our product team
  • Implementing an iterative approach to enhancing user journeys and wireframes
  • Brief data and insight team on user data needs to gather quantitative data
  • Leveraging user data and leading empirical research to provide recommendations and new UX designs
  • Conduct competitor analysis to assess current positioning and to provide recommendations
  • Presenting user journeys and wireframes to key stakeholders
  • Develop backlog for UX enhancements, prioritising using value scoring (value vs. complexity)
  • Develop iterative wireframes (from low-fi to high-fi wireframes,) with build notes for the Front-End developers to implement
  • Work closely with the Head of CX and Strategy to consider UX within the context of wider CX needs
  • Work within the Digital Marketing team to understand user need states across multichannel
  • Work with the wider design studio on metadata, version control, and digital asset management for all UX output
  • Drive celebration of our wins, and lessons to be learned from our losses.
  • You stay on top of new trends and innovations in UX designs and find ways to apply them to your own work.

Your Experience

  • Strong experience as a UX designer/consultant
  • Journey design and IA experience, using multiple data points to drive design
  • Experience of creating and managing design systems
  • Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript is a must
  • Previous experience of conducting user testing via either physical or virtual panels
  • Power user of visual design software e.g. Adobe suite, Sketch, InVision, Figma, Zeppelin etc.
  • Advanced user of research tools like Hotjar to better understand user journey
  • A data-driven mindset and the ability to strategize with cross-functional teams
  • Ability to lead and execute multiple projects at the same time in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in A/B testing not essential but appreciated

I f you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still encourage you to apply. At Ascential , we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role we would still like you to apply.

Who are we?

Ascential takes the world’s leading brands to the heart of what’s next for their industries.

We do this through our events, intelligence products and advisory services. Our 700 people serve a global customer base from more than 100 countries in the large and growing Marketing and Financial Technology sectors. Ascential pl c is listed on London Stock Exchange. Find out more here:: ascential.com

Why Choose Us?

Two divisions. Three continents. One great culture.

We strive for the highest standards in everything we do. But that’s not just for our customers. We want working for Ascential to be the best career move you’ve ever made.

Ascential is a people-powered company, and we’re committed to supporting each and every one of them. We publish an annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report that sets out our goals, commitments and progress so far. We invest in Employee Groups, empowering them to run educational events, support charities that they’re passionate about, and share experiences with colleagues. These groups include Able to Thrive, Ascential Pride, Black in Business and Empower Women's Network. And our inclusive recruitment practices and early talent programmes help us to bring curious, passionate people from every walk of life into our team.

We’re committed to ensuring that the impact of our business on our environment - and the communities we operate in - is a positive one. That means making sure that each event we run is the most sustainable it’s ever been. We also default all of our pension plans to ESG options, so that our people’s savings are invested in ways that help rather than hinder our planet.

Helping people to connect and drive progress isn’t a business-only goal. We know that the world is a better place when we all lead with heart, supporting charitable causes that make a difference. We provide opportunities to give back through Volunteer Days, our Employee Groups and our charity partner, The Prince’s Trust.

We value output, not hours. Most of our roles ask for 1-2 days a week in your nearest office. But if that’s not possible for you, let’s talk. Flexible work conversations are actively encouraged here, and always will be.

Only you know what’s most important to you. That’s why we offer benefits packages that you can tailor to your needs. These include:

  • 25 days of holiday per year - with an option to buy/ sell upto 5 days
  • Pension, Life Assurance and Income Protection
  • Flexible benefits platform with options including Private Medical, Dental Insurance, Critical Illness and the Ascential Shares Scheme
  • Employee assistance programme, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
  • Volunteering opportunities and charitable giving options
  • Great learning and development opportunities.

We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you.

If we inspire you, why not join and inspire us? Find out more

About Us

Getting to the heart of your industry.

We help the world’s biggest brands navigate what’s next through events, intelligence and advisory.

Our two divisions, LIONS and Money20/20, serve the Marketing and Financial Technology industries. Our unforgettable events bring customers from over 120 countries together to have the conversations that count. And with almost 700 employees across four continents, our experts ensure that our customers never miss a beat.

Ascential plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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