Job Description
Join Our Team at Hawk-Eye Innovations: Junior UX Designer
Location: Basingstoke, Bristol, or London (Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Salary: £29,940 – £42,770 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
About the Team
Hi, I’m Howard Gadsby, UX Lead at Hawk-Eye Innovations.
We’re looking for a Junior UX Designer to join our growing user-centred design team. You’ll be working on products used across live sport, from officiating tools to broadcast and replay systems, helping to shape experiences that are intuitive, reliable, and used in real-time environments.
This is a great opportunity for someone early in their UX career who wants to build strong foundations, learn from experienced designers and engineers, and contribute to products used at the highest level of sport.
About Hawk-Eye
Hawk-Eye Innovations develops, markets, and delivers some of the most advanced technology in sport. As part of the Sony Sports group, we play a key role in officiating and broadcasting across more than 25 sports globally.
Our products span ball and player tracking, SMART (Synchronised Multi-Angle Replay Technology), and SMART Production tools. Each year, we support over 30,000 events across 500+ stadiums in more than 90 countries.
Alongside this, we provide data, analytics, and insights to teams and federations, and continue to invest in building high-quality, user-focused products for people working at the heart of live sport.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll work closely with designers, developers, and product managers to create intuitive, user-focused experiences across our suite of tools.
Your day-to-day might include:
Mapping user journeys and identifying pain points
Creating wireframes, prototypes, and UI designs
Supporting usability testing and gathering feedback
Collaborating with engineers to bring designs into production
Presenting design ideas and iterating based on feedback
Contributing to our design system and component library
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
A degree in UX, Interaction Design, HCI, or similar
Around 1–2 years’ experience in a UX, Product, or Interaction Design role (or strong graduate portfolio)
A portfolio that demonstrates user-centred thinking and problem solving
Understanding of usability principles and testing approaches
Ability to communicate ideas clearly to different audiences
Good attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks
Nice to Have:
Experience designing for web or desktop applications
Familiarity with tools such as Figma, Axure, or Adobe Creative Suite
Awareness of front-end technologies
Interest in sport, broadcasting, or live production environments
Additional language skills
Reward, Benefits, and Wellness
We offer a range of benefits to support your development and wellbeing:
UK Benefits
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
Enhanced pension with 5% matching
Hybrid working (minimum 2 days in-office)
Unmind mental wellbeing app
Onsite gym (Basingstoke)
Access to sporting events and tickets
Sony Group discounts
Hungary Benefits
Annual leave in line with local labour law
Hybrid working (2 days in-office)
Cafeteria benefits (SZÉP Card, MOL Bubi Pass, childcare support)
Private medical, life and accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program and dental discounts
Seniority awards
Equal Opportunity Employer
Hawk-Eye is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and able to do their best work. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and ensure fair and equal treatment for every candidate.
Apply Today
If you’re passionate about user experience and want to work on products used across global sport, we’d love to hear from you.
