Senior UX/UI Designer

Location: Perth CBD

Type: Full-time

Design with Purpose and Impact

We’re equ, WA’s longest-standing digital agency, now evolving into a bold digital consultancy. For 25+ years we’ve delivered with integrity, partnered with some of WA’s most influential organisations, and built a reputation for thoughtful, human-centred digital experiences.

We’re proudly independent, WA-owned, and run by people who work in the business every day. No egos. No silos. Just a team of curious, clever, design-obsessed humans who genuinely care about the work, and each other.

If you want to design work that matters, collaborate with people who value craft, and shape the future of digital in WA, you’ll feel right at home here.

About the Role

As a Senior Designer at equ, you’ll shape experiences that create real impact. You’ll work across UX, UI, and Service Design, using research, creativity, and systems thinking to bring clarity to complex problems.

In this role, you will:

• Design exceptional experiences: Run research, map journeys, prototype ideas, and craft beautiful, user-centred interfaces that show what “great” truly looks like.
• Lead with influence: Facilitate workshops, co-design with clients, and guide projects with a strong, thoughtful design perspective.
• Elevate the team and the craft: Mentor mindset for designers and uplift capability, set quality standards, and play a role in shaping a collaborative, creative team culture.
• Bring clarity to complexity: Navigate ambiguity, untangle messy problems, and communicate insights and direction with confidence.
• Partner with clients at a senior level: Work directly with stakeholders to identify opportunities, define strategic direction, and demonstrate the value of great design.

About You

You’re a designer with depth. Thoughtful, curious, and seasoned. Someone who can zoom in and perfect the details…and zoom out to reframe the whole problem.

You have…

• +6 years’ experience across UX/UI (websites, apps, digital products, ecosystems).
• A proven ability to mentor, guide, and elevate other designers.
• Strength across the full design cycle: research, IA, journeys, prototyping, testing, UI, and delivery.
• A portfolio that shows thinking, not just visuals. Real problems solved. Real outcomes created.
• Fluency with Figma, Miro, and the usual design toolkit.
• A genuine care for people, quality, and continuous improvement.
• This is not a remote role. Local candidates only please.

You’re someone who brings energy, curiosity, and clarity. Someone who loves the craft and the impact it can create.

Personal Skills:

• An exceptional team player.
• Demonstrates a positive disposition, even when faced with challenges.
• A confident communicator and presenter who is comfortable facilitating client and user workshops.
• Have the emotional intelligence to embrace constructive feedback when required.
• Have excellent time-management skills, and a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure and juggle competing priorities.

Life at equ

We know that great work happens when people feel supported, inspired, and challenged, so we make sure our team has everything they need to thrive. We value flexibility, creativity, and work-life balance, offering an environment where you can grow your skills and shape your career in a way that suits you. Whether you’re working from home, in the office, or a mix of both.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

Flexible and Modern Work Environment

• Hybrid Working: Split your time between home and our CBD Perth office.
• Prime Location: Our newly designed office is perfectly located near transport, coffee spots, and cultural hubs on St Georges Terrace.
• Work from Anywhere: Temporarily work from anywhere in the world for up to four weeks a year—whether to be closer to loved ones or explore a new culture.

Recognition and Growth Opportunities

• Career Development: Achieve your career goals with personalised growth plans and ongoing training tailored to you.
• Bonus Incentives: Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed—earn yearly bonuses as part of our recognition program.
• Award-Winning Team: Work with a talented, supportive team on meaningful and exciting projects.

Work-Life Balance and Wellbeing

• Birthday Leave: Celebrate your special day with family and friends—it’s on us!
• Employee Assistance Program: We believe mental wellness is integral to a sustainable career and provide all employees with free and confidential assistance services.
• Flexible Public Holidays: Swap up to two public holidays annually to honour alternative cultural celebrations important to you.
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme: Save on big-ticket items like the car you’ve always wanted.
• Flexible public holiday options. We offer the ability to swap two public holidays annually for alternative cultural celebrations of value to individual employees.

Ready to shape the future of digital design in WA?

If you’re a senior designer who wants to create work with purpose, work that’s thoughtful, crafted, strategic, and human, we’d love to hear from you.

Bring your curiosity. Bring your craft. Bring your energy.

Let’s design something meaningful together.