Junior UI Designer

About Acturis

Acturis is the UK’s leading Software-as-a-Service provider for general insurance. Founded in 2000, we have grown exponentially over the past 20 years. To date, more than 95,000 individuals, in over 40 countries, use Acturis solutions to power their business, and our platform manages over £10bn worth of transactions every year. By working closely with brokers, insurers, and MGAs, we have helped to create and shape the insurance market of today.

Why Join The Acturis Team?

At Acturis we invest in recruiting, developing and promoting talent. With us you will:

• Work with a talented, motivated and friendly group of like-minded colleagues
• Learn how to combine innovation and technology to create new business models from a management team led by two former McKinsey partners
• Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues
• Receive written constructive performance feedback and encouragement every third so that you know how to improve – you have no idea how unusual this is!
• Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are ready
• Receive a competitive salary and annual performance-based reviews
• Be eligible to participate in annual bonus and company share incentive schemes depending on performance and seniority
• Work from home up to 3 days per week

The Position

As a Junior UI Designer at Acturis you will:

• Design complex front ends and build them using CSS
• Work on applications written in React and XML
• Design and build innovative new tools and solutions
• Use best practices in terms of usability and accessibility
• Optimise existing solutions for multiple devices

You will be given early responsibility for discrete projects and will receive structured, quarterly feedback.

The Career Path

You will receive detailed and tailored targets on a regular basis, as well as feedback on progress so far, and areas to focus on in the future. We will work with you to drive your progression.

As you progress, your career path will be tailored to you based on your experience at the company, your strengths and your interests. As a Senior or Lead Web Designer you will have the opportunity to take on more advanced responsibilities that align with your preferred direction:

• Management direction – managing junior colleagues, managing project deliveries, creating training content etc.
• Technical direction – researching new technologies, creating technical training resources, driving infrastructure improvements etc.
• Hybrid direction – taking on aspects of both the management and technical directions

Training

Acturis believes that a mix of internal and external training allows colleagues to develop rounded skills:

• New joiners receive concentrated initial training and close mentoring
• Colleagues are encouraged to complete industry standard training in relevant topics
• More senior colleagues can choose courses with time set aside and the course paid for
• The Acturis management team run training sessions to pass on experience and best practice

About You

You will be a self-starter who thrives when collaborating in a team full of brilliant and motivated people, with diverse interests and backgrounds. Everyone at Acturis has an outstanding academic background and we share a common passion for innovation. Successful applicants will also have the following attributes:

• A 2:1 or 1st in a technical subject
• Excellent A-level grades, or equivalent
• Creative
• Organised and a track record of delivering quality projects on time
• First-rate problem-solving skills
• The ability to work well as part of a team, seamlessly collaborating with others
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Passion for technology, especially web technologies

In addition, the following technical skills are also required:

• Knowledge and experience of HTML and CSS
• Some experience with design tools, ideally, Adobe Creative Cloud or Sketch

The ideal candidate would have a reasonable knowledge of:

• JavaScript
• XML
• Prototyping
• Usability and accessibility knowledge

How to Apply?

We are always keen to hear from talented individuals who are eager to kick-start their career in software. If you are curious and have an ability to look at old problems in news ways, then we would love to hear from you. Please click “Apply now” to send your CV and Cover Letter. For any general enquires you may email our recruitment team at recruitment@acturis.com.

Successful candidates will usually be contacted within 14 days of applying. Due to the high-volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to inform unsuccessful applicants. 

Please note Acturis is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. For further information, visit www.acturis.com.

If you will require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage throughout the recruitment process then please email recruitment@acturis.com so that we may accommodate them for you.