UI/UX Designer

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Retail Systems Team at Greggs as a UI Designer. As a UI Designer you will support the team in creating intuitive and engaging digital experiences for our in-store colleagues.

This is an exciting chance to grow your design skills while working on real products used every day across our shops. You’ll be part of a friendly, collaborative product team and play a role in shaping the future of Greggs’ digital experiences.

We can offer you:

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
• Defined contribution management pension scheme
• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
• Career progression and learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is Newcastle upon Tyne 

What you'll do

• Design clean, intuitive user interfaces for digital systems
• Create wireframes, UI layouts, components, and screen designs
• Help maintain and contribute to design systems, patterns, and UI consistency
• Build interactive prototypes to explore and communicate design ideas
• Support the product and design team in understanding customer and user needs
• Help apply user-centred design principles across our digital products
• Take part in usability testing and iterate designs based on feedback
• Work closely with engineers, product managers, and other designers
• Develop your skills through feedback, collaboration, and mentoring

About you

You’ll be a great fit if you:

• Have solid experience in UI design with strong attention to detail and consistency
• Communicate design decisions clearly through strong visual, verbal, and written skills
• Enjoy solving problems and translating user needs into intuitive interface solutions
• Are confident using design tools such as Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite
• Have experience collaborating with stakeholders, understanding requirements, and incorporating feedback
• Have experience with user research, usability testing, and iterating designs based on insights
• Can confidently present concepts through wireframes and interactive prototypes
• Have a good understanding of designing for digital products across web and/or mobile platforms
• Are organised, curious, and proactive
• Enjoy collaborative, cross-functional team environments
• Have working knowledge of Agile product development and how design fits in that process

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.