Web Designer

Are you a talented Web Designer with a passion for shaping how users interact with large and complex websites? Join our Digital Engagement Team and play a key role in designing a new, user-focused university website. This is an exciting chance to shape how visitors to le.ac.uk interact with us online. What you'll do:

• Undertake user research and testing to understand the needs of diverse audiences, including prospective and current students, staff, alumni, and partners.
• Design accessible, inclusive, and engaging user journeys across desktop and mobile.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that balance functionality with visual appeal.
• Collaborate with developers, content experts, and other colleagues to deliver an intuitive and cohesive digital experience.
• Contribute to the creation of a scalable design system and style guide for ongoing use.
• Ensure all designs align with brand, accessibility, and usability standards.

• Have experience in UX and UI design for websites or digital platforms.
• Be comfortable using tools such as Figma, or similar design software.
• Understand accessibility, responsive design, and user-centred design principles.
• Translate complex ideas into simple, engaging digital experiences.
• Enjoy working collaboratively and communicating design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working in higher education, public sector, or large-scale web projects is an advantage but not essential.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Gavin Mangan at [email protected] As part of the University's ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people's lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you'll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We're committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Unable to show this video due to your cookie preferences