UX/UI Designer Contract Portugal

Who We Are:

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

The opportunity:

We are seeking a passionate and talented Mid and Senior level UX/UI Designers to join our dynamic team on a contract basis. This hybrid role is ideal for a creative individual who excels in both user experience and user interface design and is eager to craft exceptional online experiences that drive engagement and conversion. You will be at the forefront of digital design, working collaboratively within a cross-functional team to create impactful solutions for a diverse range of clients and projects.

What you’ll be doing:

You will work on an innovative workspace platform that provides access to AI-powered tools and data, enabling users to harness collective creative power. This platform features a marketplace of curated applications designed to increase productivity and streamline workflows across media, production, brand management, commerce, creative processes, customer experience, PR, and data analysis.

Your passion for both UX and UI design drives you to find smarter ways of creating outstanding online experiences across various products, services, sectors, devices, and channels. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are committed to delivering exceptional shopper experiences while continually seeking to innovate and improve. Your proactive learning attitude and eagerness to share knowledge make you a valuable team player who contributes positively to the collective effort.

You understand the critical role of bridging the gap between UX and UI. With a strong user-first mindset, you possess the maturity and initiative to ensure client satisfaction, including the flexibility to work on-site with clients when needed. Your ability to integrate user experience insights with visual design elements helps create engaging and conversion-focused interfaces. Above all, you are dedicated to contributing to the continual improvement of design quality and user experience, knowing that when our clients succeed, we succeed.

What we want from you:

• Create design artefacts including wireframes, prototypes, and detailed UI elements.
• Optimise our software products by applying complex design systems and improving our UI components.
• Adhere to user-centred design practices, conversion principles, and accessibility standards.
• Work closely with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure cohesive and effective design solutions that caters for all use cases.
• Communicate and justify UX decisions to internal teams and clients, including C-Suite executives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of design quality and user experience through iterative design, research, and feedback integration.
• Engage with clients directly, including on-site interactions, to understand their needs and ensure client satisfaction.

This is a contract position based in Portugal, please send CV in English

Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day:

• Connect Meaningfully
• Inspire Creatively
• Include Purposefully
• Approach Positively

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

In our Lisbon or Porto office, you’ll join a team of other specialists who are always ready to help each other. The team is part of our Enterprise Solutions network and works in coordination with our Local and EMEA client leads.

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At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization—creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers—who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.

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