Designer

Financial Times

ABOUT US The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.  At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world. In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing. Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path, you’ll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere. Build a newsworthy career at the FT. OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential. We are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups. THE ROLE OVERVIEW We’re looking for a Product Designer to join our Design Systems team on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave, based at Bracken House, our iconic building near St Paul’s in London. As a Product Designer in the Design Systems team, you’ll play a key role in the evolution of Origami, the FT’s design system, helping teams design and build with greater consistency, quality and pace. You’ll work across reusable principles, patterns, foundations, components and libraries that support product delivery across the FT. This role spans web and mobile in a hybrid environment combining native and web-based experiences. You’ll contribute to patterns that work coherently across iOS, Android and web, helping create a consistent, high-quality experience across platforms. You’ll collaborate closely with product designers, engineers and product managers, and work with Brand and Editorial Design teams to ensure alignment across foundational styles and journalistic layouts. You’ll work within our federated contribution model, helping teams contribute to, adopt and evolve the system over time. Accessibility is fundamental to this role. You’ll help ensure patterns, components and guidance meet high accessibility standards from the outset. We’re looking for someone with strong craft, attention to detail and curiosity about systems thinking and emerging technologies. You’ll contribute to creating a premium, coherent FT product experience while continuing to develop your own design systems practice within an established and evolving team. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES * Design and evolve reusable components, patterns, foundations and libraries within Origami, helping reduce duplication and improve consistency across teams. * Contribute to system solutions across web and mobile, supporting hybrid environments spanning iOS, Android and web. * Help identify opportunities for reusable patterns and system improvements based on product needs and feedback from teams. * Support design work from problem framing through to validation, documentation and handover, using research, audits and feedback to inform decisions. * Create clear documentation and specifications across Figma, Zeroheight and other system tooling, covering variants, edge cases and usage guidance. * Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure solutions are feasible, scalable and aligned with implementation, including the effective use and sharing of design tokens across Figma and production code. * Support designers and engineers through contribution and governance processes, helping teams adopt shared patterns and ways of working. * Work with product teams to identify gaps, improve consistency and embed stronger system thinking across products. * Support delivery of roadmap priorities that improve delivery efficiency, product quality and adoption. * Maintain a high bar for accessibility, craft and coherence across the system. AI-ENABLED DESIGN SYSTEMS * Explore and apply AI-assisted tooling to support prototyping, component definition and documentation. * Contribute to making Origami well-structured and usable within AI-assisted workflows, including systems that rely on tokens, documentation and reusable patterns. * Collaborate with engineers to explore practical AI-assisted approaches to component development and documentation workflows. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR * Strong product design craft across interaction, visual design and prototyping, with clear attention to detail and quality. * Experience working on or contributing to digital products or design systems, with an understanding of how systems scale across teams and platforms. * Experience designing across web and mobile, including familiarity with iOS and Android platform conventions and hybrid environments. * Confidence applying accessibility standards in practice. * The ability to communicate ideas clearly and document work in a way that supports both design and engineering, with a working understanding of HTML, CSS and accessible, semantic markup. * A collaborative approach, with the ability to build relationships across product, engineering, editorial and brand teams. * Comfortable collaborating with others through feedback, contribution and shared ways of working. * An understanding of how individual design decisions contribute to broader system quality, consistency and maintainability. AI AND EMERGING TOOLING * Up to date with and interested in how AI is shaping design and development workflows. * Experience using or exploring AI-assisted tools, with an understanding of how systems can support these workflows. * Interest in applying AI in practical ways to improve speed, quality and consistency. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE * A portfolio demonstrating strong product and systems thinking, with evidence of meaningful impact. * Experience working in Figma, including component libraries, variables, tokens and prototyping. * Experience creating or contributing to reusable components, patterns or guidance for digital products. * Experience working closely with engineers to deliver high-quality outcomes. * Experience working in cross-functional teams within product delivery environments. * Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. * An interest in systems thinking, accessibility and emerging tooling. * Experience or interest in AI-assisted design or development workflows is a plus. WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? OUR BENEFITS Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here. We currently operate a hybrid model which requires staff to work onsite 50% of the time, subject to role requirements & regular review. While flexible working requests will be considered, not all patterns are suitable for all roles. We believe this balanced approach supports flexibility and protects our culture, making collaboration and communication easier, building stronger relationships and team cohesion, and supporting peer learning.  We reserve discretion on reasonable notice to change this approach either generally or for specific individuals or teams.  ACCESSIBILITY We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help. Further information At the FT, we embrace innovation and the use of technology and appreciate that individuals may leverage AI tools as part of their job application process. Whilst we are happy for you to use AI to assist with your application, it is essential that all information provided is authentic and accurately represents your skills, experience, and qualifications. Candidates should be aware that the use of AI throughout the application process may be monitored to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process for all.

Super Payments

SUPER PAYMENTS Our mission is to use data and AI to make payments free for businesses, so that everyone wins. By removing payment fees and passing savings back to customers, we are disrupting the payments industry while helping businesses increase sales and loyalty. With Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) free for merchants and 0% card payment processing, Super gives businesses a powerful way to reduce costs, grow sales, and reward customers. Already trusted by thousands of businesses and more than 4 million customers, Super is growing fast, supported by leading investors including Accel, Union Square Ventures and LocalGlobe, and led by Samir Desai, founder and former CEO of Funding Circle. OUR VALUES * Customer obsessed: We only succeed when our customers do. * Move fast: Build, test and improve quickly. Progress matters more than perfection. * Own it: Be accountable, solve problems, and make it happen. * Be open: Act with honesty and respect. Transparency builds trust. * Win together: Collaboration beats ego every time.   UX Designer At Super Payments, we believe exceptional Product Design is a deeply collaborative, end-to-end process. We are looking for a holistic, T-shaped Product Designer who is as comfortable consuming user research as they are translating those insights into slick, highly usable experiences. You will sit at the intersection of user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility. We value high-impact, systems-based design. Your ability to leverage and evolve our existing design system to architect an elegant new interaction, streamline an onboarding flow, or test a meaningful copy update is what will drive your success here.  To guide your design decisions, you’ll be surrounded by a close-knit, cross-functional squad: fantastic developers, a dedicated data team, smart product managers, fellow designers, and most importantly real customers. You will own the experience of your workstream, tracking conversion and engagement metrics to ensure our customers are easily navigating our product. We are a customer-obsessed team where user research is the bedrock of our product strategy. We don't rely on hunches; we validate our hypotheses to ensure our designs genuinely enrich our customers' experiences and drive measurable product success.. We actively encourage you to pitch bold ideas, take calculated design risks, and test radical new paradigms to see what truly resonates with our users. You will be responsible for: * End-to-End Ownership: Leading design initiatives for your workstream, driving features from initial problem definition to scaled rollout and optimization. * Prototyping & Iteration: Taking concepts from rough wireframes to high-fidelity, interactive prototypes for rapid user testing and stakeholder alignment. * Calculated Experimentation and Optimisation: Challenging the status quo by pitching and prototyping bold, innovative ideas. We want you to take design risks and validate those big swings through testing and user feedback. * Data-Informed Design: Conducting research and partnering closely with our data team to generate, consume, and translate qualitative feedback and quantitative metrics into actionable product improvements. * Solving Complex Problems: Navigating financial UX challenges by balancing usability, accessibility, and cognitive load with business conversion goals. * Systems Thinking: Leveraging and actively contributing to our existing design system to architect elegant flows and ensure efficient, consistent handoffs for development. * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working hand-in-hand with Product Managers to help shape the roadmap, and clearly rationalising design decisions to Engineering to ensure the shipped product matches your vision. * Market Awareness: Keeping a pulse on the fintech landscape, competitor products, and emerging interaction patterns to ensure our experiences remain modern, intuitive, and deeply trusted by our users. Requirements and skills: * Experience: Proven experience as a Product Designer (or a UX Designer with a strong track record of end-to-end product delivery). * Core Capabilities: A deep understanding of interaction design, information architecture, and how to apply them to complex, highly transactional web and mobile applications. * Tooling & DesignOps: Expertise in modern product design workflows. We love Figma, Protopie, and Dovetail, but we highly value your ability to adapt, utilise emerging AI tools, and introduce us to new DesignOps efficiencies. * Communication: Exceptional communication and storytelling skills. You can confidently articulate the "why" behind your design decisions to business stakeholders, developers, and fellow designers. * Domain Knowledge: Experience navigating the unique user trust and friction challenges of fintech, banking, or complex SaaS products is a massive plus, especially with international markets (EUR/US), but not essential. *The stated experience and background is a guide and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated. Our Benefits - here’s a few and more to come …. * Tax advantage Share Options * Flexible working model * Work from home set up * Learning & Development opportunities * Contributory Pension Scheme * Free Team lunch (Tues & Thurs) and social evenings * Comprehensive PMI & x4 Life Insurance * Your birthday off, plus one Revival day If you are excited about sharing the adventure, joining a growing team with big ambitions and you are really great at what you do, then apply now! Super Payments is an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity in all its forms and fostering an inclusive environment. The company will not unlawfully discriminate on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability or age, neurodiversity status, pregnancy or trade union membership.  Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.

Vidsy

About Vidsy Vidsy is a global creative platform that is defining a better way to create. We are the all-in-one Enterprise solution for the world's biggest brands, pioneering the next generation of video creation in advertising across paid social. With teams across NYC, LA, Toronto, and London, we partner with global advertisers like L'Oréal, Amazon and PepsiCo enabling them to produce creator and AI powered video advertising at scale. About the Role We are looking for a talented Product Designer to join our Product & Engineering team. In this role, you will work closely with our Product Design Lead, Engineers, and Leadership to design innovative solutions that help Vidsy grow. You won’t just be making things look good; you will be a key partner in crafting our product suite, ensuring we continue to deliver world-class experiences and stay at the forefront of the creator economy. What you'll do Champion Craft: As the expert authority on craft, you must transform complex workflows into intuitive, user-friendly experiences. Drive the ongoing improvement of our design processes and components to ensure all Vidsy solutions are beautiful, high-quality, and scalable across the whole platform. Solve Ambiguity: Take charge of ambiguous problems that span the entire Vidsy platform. You must master the requirements for our Creators, internal teams, and enterprise clients to define clear, end-to-end design solutions, that ensure everyone understands the unified path forward. Pioneer AI: You'll help define the future of AI in our product. Collaborating with engineering or ideally implementing yourself with AI. InspireVision: Use clear prototypes as your primary tool to inspire innovative ideas across the organisation. Your communication must inspire bold product futures to stakeholders and cross-functional momentum. Execute Autonomy: You will operate with autonomy. Ensuring your final design is perfectly translated into a high-quality, shippable product. Explore Tools & Approach: Continuously evolve your toolkit to ensure efficiency and elevate our design craft as we scale. What you'll bring 3-6 plus years experience (or equivalent) - working within Product Design / User Experience, ideally working as part of a cross-functional Team or Squad. Expertise & The Tools: An in-depth knowledge of the best AI building tools on the market, such as Lovable and Claude Code.  Experience & Craft: Must possess the taste to create simple, beautiful, and intuitive designs that consistently meet high standards. Strategic Vision: Proven ability to lead ambiguous product work. Can tackle high-impact problems that require a broad, unified platform perspective. AI Fluency & Rapid Innovation: Operates with a relentless growth mindset and AI fluency. With an existing commitment to be up-skilling, in this fast evolving landscape. Balance of User Value & Business Impact: You possess the ability to balance conflicting priorities, ensuring every solution simultaneously achieves excellent user experience and core business objectives. Who you’ll report to You’ll report to Rhys, our Lead Product Designer. Since joining from the BBC in 2022, he’s been proving that great design runs the world. He recently flipped our process to be AI-first, and he’s looking for someone to experiment and push boundaries right alongside him. Glasgow-born but London-based, you’ll catch him around the office making sure design always gets the spotlight it deserves. Compensation & Perks 💰 Competitive Base Salary: In-line with your experience level, and kept competitive! 🩺 Private Healthcare: To keep you feeling your best. 💻 Flexibility First: Work your way with our virtual-first hybrid approach. 🏝 Generous Time Off: 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) to take the breaks you need to recharge. 🌍 Remote Flexibility: Work away from your hub for up to 4 weeks of the year. 😇 Volunteer Day: Get a paid day off annually to support a cause you care about. ♥️ Wellbeing Focus: Access our wellness programs and Employee Assistance Program. 🍼 Enhanced Parental Leave Polivies: Adaptable to your needs too! 🌍 Eco Impact: Your carbon footprint offset through our Ecologi partnership. Hybrid ‘Virtual-First’ Work Setup Vidsy embraces a hybrid ‘virtual-first’ approach across all our hubs. We require all new team members to be based locally to their regional hub from day one, but offer the flexibility to access office space as needed, or whenever it best supports your productivity and collaboration. The balance between in-office and remote work will vary depending on your team, role, and personal preferences.   Diversity at Vidsy We’re committed to building a representative, inclusive, and super-friendly team because diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds lead to better workplaces and better products. At Vidsy, we welcome everyone and do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.