Teesside, UK
Full-time · Studio-based
Design experiences with purpose
We're looking for a Web Designer to join our UX and creative team at Ryze.
A true designer who's a natural problem solver and deeply comfortable in digital. Someone as capable of structuring a seamless experience as they are making it visually spectacular.
By combining UX, visual design, interaction and motion, you'll help shape digital experiences that elevate engagement and drive progress with brand audiences.
This is a role for someone who cares deeply about their craft, is driven to improve and has the ambition to see their work perform on a global stage.
More than skin deep
We believe great web design sits at the intersection of logic and emotion.
You'll think about how an experience works, how it moves, how it communicates and ultimately how it makes somebody feel.
Engagement design is a fundamental part of that. Motion and interaction are part of how we build narrative, create moments of discovery and strengthen the connection between a brand and its audience.
You'll work closely with strategy, UX, creative and development roles throughout the process — from early thinking and experience structure through to visual direction, prototyping and final delivery.
What you'll be doing
- Designing distinctive websites and digital brand experiences.
- Translating UX thinking into intuitive, beautifully considered interfaces.
- Working with wireframes to plan structure and hierarchy.
- Creating visual and interaction concepts that elevate storytelling.
- Developing visual directions from initial concept through to execution.
- Building responsive experiences across desktop, tablet and mobile.
- Prototyping ideas in Figma and other appropriate tools.
- Working directly with developers to push what is possible in-browser.
- Applying existing brand systems while identifying opportunities to evolve them.
- Presenting ideas clearly to colleagues and clients.
- Taking ownership of your work from initial brief through to final delivery.
We're looking for someone who
Thinks before they move.
You understand that the strongest creative solutions begin by solving the right problem.
Has exceptional digital craft.
Typography, hierarchy, layout, composition and detail matter to you.
Understands experience.
You're comfortable thinking about user journeys, information architecture and how people interact with digital products.
Designs with movement in mind.
You understand how animation, interaction and transition can make an experience more intuitive, engaging and memorable.
Is curious about what's possible.
You follow exceptional digital work, emerging technology and new ways of creating experiences — without blindly following trends.
Can take an idea all the way.
You're as interested in refinement and final execution as you are in the initial concept.
Cares about the outcome.
You'll challenge work, including your own, because making something genuinely good matters to you.
Your toolkit
Figma will be at the centre of your day-to-day work, alongside the wider Adobe Creative Cloud.
Experience creating motion, interaction and prototypes using tools such as After Effects, would be highly valuable.
We're less interested in ticking off a prescribed software list than seeing evidence of great thinking, strong craft and an understanding of what makes digital experiences work.
The work
We partner with ambitious companies across technology, AI, motorsport, aviation, sustainability, SaaS and consumer brands. If you made it this far, you've hopefully seen examples of our work already.
Our projects bring together strategy, brand, UX, creative design, motion, 3D and development — giving designers the opportunity to influence the complete experience rather than simply handing over finished screens.
Our work has been recognised by The Webby Awards, Awwwards and The Lovie Awards, including Webby wins and Awwwards Site of the Day.
We're proud of that recognition, but more importantly of what it represents: a team capable of producing work that stands alongside some of the best creative studios in the world.
Life at Ryze
We're an independent team based in the North East, working with clients throughout the UK and internationally.
You'll be joining an environment where good ideas can come from anywhere, where collaboration happens directly and where talented people aren't held back by unnecessary layers.
We want people to push further.
Try something new. Challenge the expected. Develop your craft. Find better ways of doing things.
That's how Ryze has grown, and it's how we intend to keep progressing.
What you'll get
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (closed over Christmas).
- Flexible working hours (Start and end times).
- Hybrid working.
- Ongoing professional development.
- Latest design software and equipment.
- Company Macbook.
- Pension scheme.
- Modern studio environment.
- Free on-site parking.
- Regular team lunches — on us.
- Drinks and snacks in the studio.
- The opportunity to work on ambitious international projects.
- Genuine influence over the creative work you produce.
Show us what you can do
Your portfolio matters much more to us than an exhaustive list of qualifications.
We want to see beautifully executed web design, but also the thinking behind it. Show us how you solve problems, structure experiences, create interaction and bring an idea to life.
If you're already thinking that this sounds like you, that’sa great start. The next steps are, to show us.
Send your portfolio, CV and a short introduction to careers@ryzeagency.co.uk.
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