UX Designer

Job Title: UX Designer

Salary: £39,900 – £51,900

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid (at least 2 days per week in the office)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Would you like to shape accessible digital products that make a meaningful difference to teaching, learning and assessment around the world?

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

Join our Digital Products and Services team as a UX Designer and help deliver user-centred products and services informed by customer insight and evidence-based design. You'll lead research and design activities, collaborate across disciplines, and have opportunities to connect directly with teachers and learners through research activities and school visits.

As a UX Designer, you will lead research and design activities on small to medium-complexity projects, taking ownership of solutions from discovery through to delivery. Working closely with colleagues across Product Management, Technology, UX Research and Design, you will define problems, explore opportunities and deliver experiences that balance user needs, business objectives and technical constraints.

You will be accountable for ensuring that customer insight informs product decisions and that your work results in accessible, inclusive and engaging experiences. You will clearly communicate your design rationale, support effective implementation and review delivered solutions to help maintain a high-quality user experience.

• Lead user research, discovery and design activities to create evidence-based digital experiences that meet customer, business and technical needs.
• Design accessible and inclusive user experiences across the product lifecycle, from initial concepts and prototypes through to delivery and review.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Design colleagues to deliver high-quality solutions and drive continuous improvement.
• Create and communicate design artefacts, insights and recommendations that support effective decision‑making and implementation.
• Contribute to the development of end‑to‑end customer journeys and strategic design initiatives across teaching, learning and assessment experiences.
• Support a collaborative design culture through design critiques, knowledge sharing, mentoring and the promotion of accessibility and user‑centred design practices.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face‑to‑face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long‑term health condition.

You will have practical experience applying user‑centred design principles and methods to digital products or services. You will be able to plan and conduct qualitative research, translate customer insight into effective design solutions and take ownership of UX activities across the product lifecycle. You will be confident using Figma and modern design tools. This includes strong proficiency with Auto Layout, Variables, Component Properties and Interactive Components.

You will understand interaction design, accessibility and inclusive design principles, and be able to balance user needs with business goals and technical considerations.

• Strong communication, storytelling and presentation skills.
• Experience facilitating workshops and engaging stakeholders.
• The ability to communicate…