Senior UI/UX Designer
(CONTRACT/FREELANCE)
- Near-site engagement in Belgium (Brussels/Geel)
- 1 day per week onsite attendance required
- Additional onsite presence may be requested when required
- Working within a multicultural and international European Commission environment
Experience
- Minimum 10 years' professional IT experience
- University degree equivalent to EQF Level 7 (Master's level or 5 years of higher education)
- Strong background in UI/UX design across the full digital solution lifecycle
- Experience working within Agile product or project delivery teams
Remit
- Translate business and user requirements into intuitive, user-centred digital experiences
- Analyse user journeys and identify usability improvements
- Produce low and high-fidelity wireframes, mock-ups and interactive prototypes
- Conduct discovery workshops and support requirements gathering activities
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers and project teams throughout the design lifecycle
- Create and maintain reusable design systems, component libraries and UI standards
- Develop UX/UI guidelines and best practices
- Produce visual assets including illustrations, infographics and data visualisations
- Plan, execute and analyse usability testing activities
- Ensure accessibility, usability and responsive design standards are met
- Support design handover and implementation activities with development teams
- Promote consistency of user experience across multiple digital products and services
Skills
- Expert knowledge of UI/UX methodologies and best practices
- Strong experience with:
- Figma
- Balsamiq
- InVision
- UxPin
- Framer
- Similar wireframing and prototyping tools
- User-centred design and design thinking methodologies
- Responsive web design
- Web ergonomics and usability principles
- Accessibility standards and inclusive design
- User research and persona development
- User testing methodologies including:
- Usability testing
- A/B testing
- Remote testing
- Heuristic reviews
- Post-release testing
- Visual design, typography and interaction design principles
- Understanding of data protection and security considerations within digital design
Experience
- Previous experience within European Institutions, EU Agencies or public sector organisations
- Experience supporting grant management or similar business processes
- Exposure to enterprise-scale digital transformation programmes
- Experience establishing and governing design systems across multiple products
Preferred certifications
- UXQB Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience (CPUX-F)
- Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification
- Google UX Design Certificate
- Equivalent UX/UI certifications considered advantageous
Languages
- English or French at CEFR B2 level or above
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ideal Candidate
- 10+ years' experience in UX, Product Design or UI/UX Design
- Strong portfolio demonstrating enterprise-scale digital products
- Expert-level Figma proficiency
- Proven experience building and managing design systems
- Strong accessibility and usability testing background
- Comfortable engaging with both business and technical stakeholders
- Experience delivering within complex corporate or government environments
