UI Designer / Developer

Ellison Institute, LLC
Oxford, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 50K

Job location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Tech stack

HTML
JavaScript
CSS
Software Documentation
Databases
Software Design Documents
Desktop Environments
Software Engineering
Web Platforms
Figma
Front End Software Development
Webflow

Job description

  • Write well designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practices
  • Create responsive website layouts and user interfaces by using Webflow, and where applicable standard HTML/CSS practices
  • Integrate data from various back-end services and databases
  • Support the Digital Experience team with specifications and requirements based on technical needs
  • Create and maintain software documentation
  • Engage with emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities

Requirements

Do you have experience in UX?, * Demonstrable experience in a UI / Front-End / Web Designer Developer role within a start-up, scale up or tech first environment.

  • Webflow
  • HTML, CSS, Javascript
  • Figma
  • Front end code repo experience
  • SEO optimisation experience
  • Strong understanding of development approaches and methods
  • Ability to translate design documents into responsive designs
  • Website optimisation experience
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • Effective communication
  • Ability to explore new technical solutions as challenges emerge
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise tasks, and meet tight deadlines.
  • Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, agencies and suppliers (designers, developers, product and communications)
  • Ability to demonstrate previous experience through portfolio of works (please include your link within your application)
  • Organised and reliable.

Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

  • Prior experience running UX or UCD workshops with stakeholders or users
  • Experience building non-traditional web experiences outside of standard desktop environments.
  • Exposure to mixed-media or creative coding approaches.
  • Experience contributing to early stage digital platforms or greenfield products.

Benefits & conditions

Our Benefits:

  • Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (dependent on experience) + travel allowance + bonus
  • Enhanced holiday pay
  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Hospital Cash Plan
  • Therapy Services
  • Perk Box
  • Electric Car Scheme

Working Together - What It Involves:

  • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
  • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate) and can commit to being on site 3 days per working week.

About the company

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, policy makers, and entrepreneurs to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: * Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology * Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture * Climate Change & Managing CO * Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org.

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