Komodo Digital - Senior Designer

Designer is needed in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Client: Komodo Digital

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Contract: Full-time, Full-time and Contractor, Full-time

Job Description

A Little About Us… We’re Komodo Digital, a Newcastle-based digital studio with a passion for solving complex problems and creating real-world impact for our clients. We pride ourselves on a culture that’s both innovative and down-to-earth. Our Newcastle studio is a creative space where ideas flow, and we’re looking for a Senior Designer to join our team.

As a Senior Designer, you’ll lead design projects autonomously, report directly to the Design Director, and work closely with clients to understand their needs. This role balances creativity with practicality, transforming complex ideas into intuitive designs that work across platforms. Collaboration with developers, product managers, and other designers is key to delivering high-quality projects.

This is a hybrid role, requiring attendance at our Newcastle studio a few days a week and participation in client meetings/workshops as scheduled.

Requirements

About you:

• Experienced designer who can take ownership of projects, both independently and collaboratively.
• Values strong design principles over fleeting trends.
• Friendly, hardworking, and sociable, comfortable leading workshops and engaging with colleagues.
• Confident in facilitating discovery workshops and creative sessions.

Required Skills & Expertise:

• Highly creative with strong UI/UX and visual skills, with a portfolio to demonstrate your work.
• Solid understanding of design principles and best practices for intuitive, user-centred digital products.
• Keen to stay updated with industry tools and technologies.
• Experience with Figma, FigJam/Miro, and prototyping tools for wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity designs.
• Strong communication skills, capable of presenting and articulating design decisions effectively.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively with various stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and multitasking abilities.
• Open to feedback for improving designs and processes.

Nice to Have (Optional):

• Able to conduct user research including interviews, surveys, usability testing, and data analysis.
• Experience in branding design.
• Experience with Framer, building websites, and designing animations/micro-interactions.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud tools like Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop.

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership of design projects from discovery to delivery.
• Facilitate independent workshops and creative sessions with clients and colleagues.
• Collaborate with developers and strategists to create impactful work.
• Design user-centred digital products for web and mobile platforms.
• Translate user needs along with business and technical requirements into effective designs.
• Present design decisions to clients and stakeholders, maintaining project vision clarity.
• Maintain and expand design systems for consistency across projects.
• Iterate designs based on feedback from various sources.

Additional Information

Why Komodo? We value creativity, collaboration, and the impact we can make together in a flexible working environment. We seek to work with clients whose values align with ours.

We’ll provide:

• A salary matching your experience and expertise.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Support with your home working space and necessary equipment.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Hardware suited for multitasking.
• An employee pension plan for future preparation.
• A dog-friendly office environment.
• A centrally located modern office with excellent transport links.
• Fresh coffee and tea in the office.