Web Experience Designer & Payload Developer (3 month contract)

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in web design and front-end development, ideally within global or content-heavy environments.
• Demonstrated experience with Payload CMS (or equivalent headless CMS platforms such as Strapi, Sanity, Contentful) including content modelling and custom component build-outs.
• Strong design skills with a portfolio showcasing UI/UX and component-based systems.
• Proficiency in modern front-end technologies (React/Next.js, TypeScript, CSS frameworks).
• Ability to design and code reusable widgets and components that integrate seamlessly with CMS workflows.
• Familiarity with accessibility, responsive design, and performance optimisation.
• Experience working with APIs and dynamic data integrations.
• Fluent in English with strong communication and collaboration skills; able to partner with cross-functional teams.
• Self-sufficient, detail-oriented, and able to deliver at pace in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver reusable page templates (e.g., product landing pages) that are brand-consistent and scalable.
• Create designs in Figma for review.
• Build and configure these templates in Payload CMS, ensuring editors can easily manage and repurpose them.
• Develop and implement reusable widgets/components (e.g., author profile cards, live pricing blocks, rich content sections).
• Collaborate with Organic Growth, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure templates and widgets align with performance, UX, and SEO/AIO requirements.
• Ensure responsive design and accessibility standards are applied consistently across all components.
• Integrate external data sources (e.g., APIs for pricing, content feeds) into CMS-driven components.
• Provide technical documentation and training for internal teams on how to best use and scale the systems you build.
• Stay current with design and front-end development best practices, as well as advancements in CMS frameworks, to bring innovation to our web experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver reusable page templates (e.g., product landing pages) that are brand-consistent and scalable.
• Create designs in Figma for review.
• Build and configure these templates in Payload CMS, ensuring editors can easily manage and repurpose them.
• Develop and implement reusable widgets/components (e.g., author profile cards, live pricing blocks, rich content sections).
• Collaborate with Organic Growth, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure templates and widgets align with performance, UX, and SEO/AIO requirements.
• Ensure responsive design and accessibility standards are applied consistently across all components.
• Integrate external data sources (e.g., APIs for pricing, content feeds) into CMS-driven components.
• Provide technical documentation and training for internal teams on how to best use and scale the systems you build.
• Stay current with design and front-end development best practices, as well as advancements in CMS frameworks, to bring innovation to our web experience.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in web design and front-end development, ideally within global or content-heavy environments.
• Demonstrated experience with Payload CMS (or equivalent headless CMS platforms such as Strapi, Sanity, Contentful) including content modelling and custom component build-outs.
• Strong design skills with a portfolio showcasing UI/UX and component-based systems.
• Proficiency in modern front-end technologies (React/Next.js, TypeScript, CSS frameworks).
• Ability to design and code reusable widgets and components that integrate seamlessly with CMS workflows.
• Familiarity with accessibility, responsive design, and performance optimisation.
• Experience working with APIs and dynamic data integrations.
• Fluent in English with strong communication and collaboration skills; able to partner with cross-functional teams.
• Self-sufficient, detail-oriented, and able to deliver at pace in a fast-moving environment.