Senior UI Designer (12-month FTC)

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Company Description

Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011 the company is headquartered in London with offices in New York and Manchester and in 2021 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of out more at

Our mission is to make fashion circular and to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome no matter who they are or where theyre from. Just as our platform connects people globally we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users. Were proud to be an equal opportunity employer providing employment opportunities without regard to age ethnicity religion or belief gender identity sex sexual orientation disability pregnancy or maternity marriage and civil partnership or any other protected status. Were continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.

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Were looking for a UI Designer (12-month FTC) to join our Design System team. Youll help shape and evolve Depops design language across platforms creating high-quality scalable UI components that empower product teams to deliver consistent intuitive and impactful experiences.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on detail loves crafting systems and can balance consistency with creativity.

Responsibilities

Contribute to Depops Design System: Create and maintain UI components patterns and documentation that support product teams across web and iOS and Android.
Craft high-quality UI: Deliver pixel-perfect visuals that balance usability accessibility and brand expression.
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with product designers engineers and product managers to ensure components are consistent functional and easy to implement.
Support scalability: Identify opportunities to streamline and standardise UI ensuring our design system supports future growth.
Champion consistency: Advocate for cohesive system-led design across Depops surfaces.
Craft high-quality UI elements animations transitions and microinteractions to enhance user engagement and delight.
Create designs that are optimised for different platforms including iOS Android and responsive web ensuring consistency across all touch points.
Comfortable presenting to larger audiences and senior stakeholders.

Requirements

Proven experience as a UI Designer Visual Designer or similar role working with digital products.
Strong portfolio demonstrating UI craft attention to detail and system-thinking.
Experience working with or contributing to a design system.
Proficiency in Figma (variants components libraries).
Understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including product designers and engineers.

Nice to have (but not essential)

Familiarity with tokens and design-to-code workflows.
Previous marketplace or e-commerce/fashion product experience.
Good understanding of motion principles.

Additional Information

Health Mental Wellbeing

PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa
Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space
Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support
Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting

Work/Life Balance:

25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days
1 company-wide day off per quarter
Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex Office Based and Remote options *role dependant
All offices are dog-friendly
Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries

Family Life:

18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees
IVF leave shared parental leave and paid emergency parent/carer leave

Learn Grow:

Twice yearly development chats and yearly performance reviews
Learning budget
Upskilling our employees with company wide training workshops materials and resources

Your Future:

Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)
Pension matching up to 6% of qualifying earnings

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Company DescriptionDepop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011 the company is ...