I work alongside a team of UX designers, architects and researchers collaborating closely with product, editorial and technical teams from across the business. Together we create elegant, delightful digital experiences on mobile, tablet, desktop, TV and now voice across 10 digital products: BBC Homepage, Search, News, Sport, Weather, Knowledge & Learning, CBeebies, CBBC, iPlayer and Radio & Music.
Role Responsibility
- Represent the UX in project teams, explaining design rationale to developers, editorial staff and product managers.
- Collaborate with other members of UX&D to get to the heart of what our users need, creating sketches, concepts, user journeys, wireframes and navigational prototypes.
- Inspire and encourage UX&D colleagues to create coherent user experiences across multiple screens.
- Lead the development of the visual and interaction elements of BBC user experiences, refining them towards a polished design, considering typography, iconography, layout and brand identity along the way.
- Line manage, mentor and develop colleagues, inspiring them to new creative heights.
- Art direct the work of other designers and inspire them with my own work.
- Work with people across UX&D to make sure we’re making the most of the BBC’s Global Experience Language (GEL).
- Instigate projects and prioritise workload.
- Guide the work of external agencies and freelancers to learn new things, see new perspectives and create new ideas.
- Help organise formal user research and proactively try out ideas and designs with people on the street to make sure we’re meeting real user needs.
- Do all this with a view to achieving a single, seamless service on all screens across all BBC products.