UI/UX Design Apprentice

The role

The UI/UX Designer is a vital role within the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio. This role is a unique entry point for individuals passionate about design, product thinking, and user experience. As a UI/UX Design Apprentice, you’ll gain hands-on exposure to real-world product challenges across BC’s diverse portfolio—from early-stage startups to scaling ventures.
You’ll support experienced designers and product managers in creating intuitive, beautiful, and effective user interfaces. Whether it’s wireframes, prototypes, or user testing, this role will give you practical training in digital product design in a live startup environment.You will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced and progressive environment, where you will support us in building our next generation of GenAI enabled tech businesses

List of key responsibilities and duties

The UI/UX Design Apprentice will support the digital product and design teams across our ventures and contribute to enhancing customer experience and design output. This role helps bridge design and development, contributing directly to how our ventures look and feel online.
The successful apprentice will support UI/UX efforts to:
• Create wireframes, mockups, and visual assets for websites and apps
• Assist in user research and usability testing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, marketing)
• Maintain and evolve design systems
• Ensure consistency and accessibility across products

Specific duties
Depending on the project, you will need to be comfortable doing the following but not limited to:
• Using tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD to create designs
• Assisting with user flows, personas, and customer journey mapping
• Supporting UI/UX audits of existing products
• Conducting competitor design research
• Participating in design reviews and feedback sessions
• Coordinating with developers to hand over design assets
• Contributing to A/B testing design variations and gathering user feedback

About you

The ideal candidate will have a track-record in delivering results in a fast-moving business and hence be comfortable with change and uncertainty. Excellent stakeholder management experience is essential to being successful in this role.

List of qualifications, technical and or professional experience 

• Passion for user experience and digital design
• Basic proficiency with design tools (e.g., Figma, Canva, Adobe XD)
• Willingness to learn user research and design thinking techniques
• Attention to detail and good visual judgment
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Curious, empathetic, and user-oriented
• Open to feedback and iterative work
• Familiarity with web/mobile UI patterns is a plus

About Blenheim Chalcot

Blenheim Chalcot is one of the leading venture builders in the world. We have been building exciting and disruptive businesses for over 26 years across sectors including FinTech, EdTech, GovTech, Media, Sport, Charity and more. These companies are all GenAI enabled and are some of the most innovative companies in the UK and increasingly around the world.

The BC team in India has been instrumental to the growth and success of Blenheim Chalcot. Established in 2014, Blenheim Chalcot India serves as a pivotal launchpad for those aiming to make a difference in the realm of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Blenheim Chalcot India is driven by a mission to empower visionaries to lead, innovate, and build disruptive solutions. We support our diverse portfolio of ventures and create impactful solutions that shape global trends. We provide a range of services to help new business get off the ground, including technology, growth (marketing and sales), talent, HR, finance, legal and tax, plus so much more!

Opportunity

This is a strong foundational opportunity for anyone aspiring to grow into a UI/UX design career. You'll work alongside professionals who’ve built user-friendly products for both consumer and enterprise applications. You’ll develop a keen eye for design, deepen your understanding of user behavior, and gain practical experience in design tools and agile workflows.

What we can offer you

• Be part of the World’s Leading Digital Venture Builder
• Have the opportunity to be a part of and learn from the incredible diverse talent in BC
• Be exposed to the right mix of challenges, within a culture that promotes continuous learning and development and opportunity to work with Gen AI
• A fun and open, if a little cricket obsessed, atmosphere – we own the Rajasthan Royals IPL team!
• 24 days of annual leave &10 public holiday days
• Private Medical for you and your immediate family & Life Insurance for yourself

Important

At Blenheim Chalcot, we strive to create an environment where differences are not only accepted but greatly valued; where everyone can make the most of their capabilities and potential. We promote meritocracy, competence and the sharing of ideas and opinions. We are driven by data and believe the diversity, agility, generosity, and curiosity of our people is what sets us apart as an organisation. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talent.