Job Description
GLL, is seeking a creative and technically skilled Digital Product Designer to join the marketing team. This is a unique opportunity to shape intuitive and engaging digital experiences that enhance user interactions and meet business objectives. As a key player in the marketing team, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality design solutions. This two year, fixed term contract role requires a blend of creative vision, technical expertise and a deep understanding of user behaviour.
We are seeking a candidate with a minimum of four years in a digital product design role, demonstrating a solid portfolio of digital projects and competence in both UX and UI design principles.
What you need:
Ability to quickly grasp new concepts and technologies.
Confidence in managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
Experience in managing relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
Ability to work closely with internal teams to deliver projects effectively.
Capability to handle challenging situations calmly and professionally.
Keen attention to detail in all aspects of design and execution.
As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.
What You’ll Do:
In this role, you’ll be responsible for leading and managing a range of marketing activities to promote GLL’s purpose and foster community engagement. Your key duties will include:
Collaboration and problem definition:
Collaborate closely with the Product Manager, engineers, and other team members in a cross-functional setting.
Actively participate in defining customer and business problems to ensure a comprehensive understanding of project objectives.
Design process leadership:
Lead the end-to-end design process, including wireframing, prototyping, and iterating on designs.
Ensure that design solutions are refined, intuitive and address user needs while paying attention to every detail.
User-centric design culture:
Champion a user-centric design culture within the team and across the organisation.
Advocate for the importance of understanding user needs and aligning design decisions with business goals.
User testing and research:
Conduct user testing workshops and in-depth research to gather insights and generate innovative ideas.
Ask the right questions and bring forward new ideas based on user feedback and research findings.
Implementation and presentation:
Collaborate with technical teams to implement designs and ensure their feasibility.
Present final design solutions during design reviews, effectively communicating the rationale behind design decisions.
Continuous improvement:
Review the performance of released products, identify learnings and propose enhancements.
Actively seek opportunities for improvement and contribute to the ongoing refinement of design processes and methodologies.
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
A values driven organisation
Learning & development to support career development
Good Pension schemes
Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
A 2 year full time fixed term contract.
Industry leading rates of pay
opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
Health assurance
Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
25% off Red Letter Days
25% off Buy A Gift
20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
Ride to work scheme
Free eye tests and discounted glasses
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us.To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
We offer two different types of work arrangements:
- A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
- A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool
If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.