Working at Mima
Design that connects us
Working at MimaDesign Researcher Full time
At Mima, all our design work is led by great research. This work brings understanding and insight into user needs, and helps us and our clients to explore and better know the problem. It opens the way for imaginative and creative solutions to the complex problems faced by many organisations.
We are looking for a Design Researcher who is skilled in uncovering those human-centered needs and translating them into tangible opportunities. We want someone who can tell compelling stories about the functional and emotional needs of people in order to bring them to life. We need someone who can work with a range of other design disciplines to create human-led solutions.
Are you able to use your research insights to reframe and challenge notions of what problem we are exploring? Are you able to communicate your research findings to provide a robust rationale for the design direction needed? Are you able to stand back and use your research to see the bigger picture and how different parts of the system interconnect? Do you bring a sense of curiosity to your work? If the answer is yes, these are the things our team needs.
You will be required to:
• Help develop the best research approach for projects
• Lead our clients through the research and the wider project journey
• Run research activities that deliver tangible outputs that can drive design work
• Deliver research output that evidences design decision making
• Facilitate interactive workshops and design exercises to use the research outputs
• Manage the various stakeholders in design projects with empathy and diplomacy
You should have:
• 3-5 years of experience in Design Research
• Expertise across a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary design teams
• Demonstrated experience in delivering research outputs visually and in presentations / workshops
- Clear experience in storytelling and using this to communicate research insights
About Us
Mima is a multi-disciplinary design practice with over 40 years of history delivering human-centred design. We’ve always believed people don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it and Mima is driven by the desire to make a positive impact on the world around us.
Our clients include HS2, National Maritime Museum, CERN, NHS, Heathrow Airport, Paris 2024 Olympics, V&A, York University, Etihad Airways, Jaguar Land Rover, Dubai Expo 2020 and Network Rail. Currently around 1/3 of our work is international.
We are a multi-disciplinary team, so you’d be working with Human Factors/Ergonomists, Design Researchers, Inclusive Design & Accessibility experts, other Service Designers, Wayfinding & Information Designers and Interior/Product Designers.
Mima’s main studio is located in East London - at Second Home Spitalfields - where you would automatically become a member giving you access to their events, socials and various activities. We also have satellite studios too throughout the UK. The role is ideally based in our London studio, but we are a hybrid working company so can discuss working at home or other studio locations.
For you
The Mima benefits package includes:
- competitive salary
- private healthcare
- company pension
- profit-sharing bonus
- 25 days holiday (rising to 30 with years of service)
- free membership of Second Home
- flexible home-working policy
To apply, please share a CV and a link to your portfolio to hireme@mimagroup.com and a short teaser as to why you think Mima is a good fit.
Do email if you have any questions about the role or working at Mima.