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UI/UX Designer

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Retail Systems Team team at Greggs as a UI/UX Designer on a 9 month fixed term contract. As UI/UX Designer you will support the team in delivering an exciting suite of innovative solutions for our in-store experiences. This is an incredibly exciting and unique opportunity here at Greggs to work in our product team helping shape the future of our digital products.

We can offer you:

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary

• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

• Defined contribution management pension scheme

• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary

• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits

• Career progression and learning and development

• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing

• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers

• Cycle to Work scheme

• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge

• Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is Newcastle Upon Tyne.

• Work with the rest of the product team to understand the needs of our customers and then subsequently users.
• Helping to contribute to the User-Centred Design practices at Greggs and championing design thinking to help educate and communicate to the wider team as to why design is important.
• Repeatedly creating and testing hypotheses in short cycles to incrementally evolve and improve our products.
• Carrying out user research by spending time with our store teams out in the field
• Producing wireframes, UX flows, low fidelity mock-ups, interactive prototypes and design specifications.
• Collaborating with the engineers and wider Product Team.

You will fit right into this role if you have:

• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills
• A keen enthusiasm for systems, routes, and optimisation
• A good understanding of applications such as Adobe XD, Illustrator, Figma, Sketch
• Ability to liaise directly with all stakeholders, define requirements, and discuss options
• Conduct and coordinate research, tests, and analysis
• Present research findings and ideate solutions, user journeys, flow diagrams, and wireframes
• Experience with rapid prototyping, user tests, refinement, and high-fidelity prototype(s)
• Solid understanding of the complexities, freedoms, and limitations when designing for digital applications.
• Excellent organisational, time and project management skills
• Ability to think creatively
• Mathematical aptitude and strong problem-solving skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• An understanding of Agile product development

Preferred, though not essential:

• Motion graphics
• Knowledgeable in file formats
• Knowledge of WCAG standards
• Good housekeeping
• A way with words and an eye for interface design
• 3+ years UX design / Relevant higher qualifications

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views. We'll make sure you have the skills and knowledge you need to have a great career with us.