Exeter HQ, Hybrid or Remote (UK) | Full-time | Competitive Salary DOE
Swanky is a Shopify Platinum Partner agency (top 25 globally), working with internationally recognisable brands to create high-performing ecommerce experiences. We combine striking design with smart UX to drive conversions and build brand equity.
We’re looking for a Senior UX / UI Designer to join our team - crafting beautiful, commercially effective websites and optimising user experience across every touchpoint, from front-end to ads and emails.
What you’ll bring
Required:
- 4–5+ years’ experience in digital design
- A strong portfolio showcasing ecommerce front-end work
- Excellent skills in typography, layout and colour theory
- UX awareness: you understand how to convert browsers into buyers
- Proficiency in Figma
- Strong problem-solving skills and a flexible, collaborative mindset
- Confident communicator who can build rapport with clients and explain design decisions clearly
- Interest in ecommerce, social and digital marketing
Desirable:
- Advanced Figma techniques (variables, design tokens, responsive layouts, animation)
- Animation tools (e.g. Lottie, After Effects)
- Full design lifecycle experience: discovery, wireframes, UI, QA
- Experience customising Shopify themes
- Interest in how AI can enhance design workflow and UX
- Agency or in-house ecommerce experience
What you’ll be doing
- Designing high-fidelity ecommerce sites for brands across fashion, tech and FMCG
- Creating user personas, journeys, sitemaps, wireframes and prototypes
- Improving UX, revenue and brand interaction through smart design
- Collaborating closely with clients, PMs and developers throughout each project
- Designing digital campaign assets (ads, emails) for retained clients
- Contributing to internal design standards, systems and discussions
What we offer
- Competitive salary (DOE)
- 30 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), plus 1 additional day per full year served, capped at 5
- Flexible hours
- Beautiful Exeter HQ with free drinks and healthy snacks (or remote working, UK-based)
- MacBook Pro or tech of your choice
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support
- Work with ambitious brands and high-profile projects
- Occasional travel to client meetings and conferences
- Supportive, creative team culture with plenty of socials and opportunities to grow