Ui/ux Product Designer

**Ready to bring your product design expertise to a leading digital experience company?**

Pixel is seeking a talented, product-focused UI/UX Designer to join our growing team in Edinburgh. This is a strategic role responsible for architecting and building the official Pixel Design Language and crafting the interface of our next-generation SaaS products and core internal systems. You will work directly with the leadership team to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) features into the user experience.

**About Pixel**

Pixel is a well-established, yet dynamic, software and content creation company headquartered in Scotland. With 26 years of operation, we are recognised leaders in creating high-quality architectural digital experiences and immersive visual content for a diverse global client base.

We offer the stability and reputation of a long-standing market leader combined with the agility and influence of a growing SME. We are looking for a forward-thinking designer who thrives in this unique environment, values autonomy, and is passionate about solving complex system challenges through elegant, user-centric design.

**Key Responsibilities**

As our UI/UX Designer, you will be a champion of design excellence and usability across our product suite:

- **Product Vision & Execution**:Lead the end-to-end UI/UX design process for our client-facing SaaS solutions and internal systems. You will partner with Product Managers to translate low-fidelity strategy into design-ready, high-fidelity interfaces across all platforms (mobile/desktop).
- **Design System Ownership & Governance**:Architect, audit, and maintain the Pixel Design Language and its scalable component library in Figma, ensuring long-term visual consistency and efficiency across all products.
- **User Research & Optimisation**:Conduct user research, create detailed flows, wireframes, and prototypes to champion user-centred design principles, continuously optimising complex system interactions based on testing, data, and feedback loops.
- **AI Integration & Innovation**: Be at the forefront of integrating AI and machine learning concepts into new customer-facing products, actively enhancing the user experience and utilising AI tools to optimise your own design workflows.
- **Collaboration & Quality Assurance (QA)**:Serve as the central design point, articulating rationale to stakeholders and working collaboratively with the Product Manager and Development teams. This includes performing meticulous design QA to ensure implemented features meet precise design specifications before sign-off.

**Required Skills & Experience**
- **AI Curiosity**: Demonstrable interest or experience in AI UI patterns and a clear eagerness to learn how to design for generative technology.
- **Design Tools Proficiency**: Expert-level proficiency with the industry-standard design and prototyping tool Figma.
- **Methodology**: Up-to-date knowledge of current design trends, technologies, and methodologies.
- **Legal Right to Work**:Must be currently based in the UK with the legal right to work.

**Personal Attributes**
- **Proactive & Curious**:Eager to learn new technologies and stay current with the rapidly evolving design and AI landscapes.
- **Collaborative**:A supportive team player with excellent problem-solving abilities and a constructive approach to critique.
- **Adaptable**:Capable of working effectively in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of initiative.
- **Communicative**: Strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills to articulate design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- **Passionate**:Enthusiastic about creating innovative products and delivering excellent user experiences.

**What We Offer**
- **Established yet Dynamic Culture**:The stability of a 26-year-old market leader combined with the rapid pace and innovative spirit of a high-growth SME.
- **Impactful Role**: The opportunity to directly shape the future of our world-class product line and business strategy.
- **AI Exposure**:A key role in integrating and innovating with cutting-edge AI within our products and design workflows.
- **Professional Growth**:Expand your skillset across a diverse range of complex projects within a collaborative and expert team.
- **Significant Autonomy**:Work in a growing SME, offering greater personal impact and direct influence on product direction.
- **Flexible Working**: A supportive hybrid work model based out of our engaging Edinburgh office.
- **International Culture**:A collaborative and supportive work environment connecting our teams in Scotland and India.

Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Edinburgh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh