Working at Mima
Design that connects us
Our value is in our people.
We take individual responsibility and can work autonomously. We have flexibility to work how we need to in order to do our best.
Work is important but it’s not all there is to life. We keep a balance. We find meaning and purpose in our work making things out there better through good design.
Current Vacancies
Whilst we don't currently have any available opportunities, we’re always on the lookout for talent who feel aligned with our work, so send in a speculative application.
We're keen to connect with freelancers, particularly in wayfinding and graphic design, to support our team on upcoming projects. If you're open to flexible opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.
We're also always open to conversations with like-minded partners and collaborators. If you think our skills could complement one another, let’s discuss.
And in the meantime, follow us on our social media channels below for updates.
We're experts in human behaviour and design.
Grown over decades to inform our design of services, products and experiences, wayfinding strategy and other touchpoints where people interact with the physical or digital worlds.
Read about Our Services hereWe design the world through the human lens.
Everything begins and ends with human behaviour – our needs, wants and motivations. By viewing even the largest logistical challenges through human eyes, we make it work.
Read about Our Approach hereBecause design connects us.
Our design, driven by human behaviour connects people to experiences, to places and to process.
Read about Our Values and Our People herePeople
Our value is in our people. Our work is driven by the expertise and personalities of our diverse team.
See Our People here
Accessibility and Inclusion at Mima
At Mima, we pride ourselves on designing equitable experiences (physically, operationally and digitally) to those with permanent, temporary and situational impairments and access requirements, whether customers, staff members and other stakeholders. Co-creation and user engagement within the design process brings deeper understanding and is of paramount importance to the verification of a well-considered project.
Memberships and accreditations
Mima is a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) - view our certificate here. This is one way we are demonstrating our commitment to recruiting and retaining disabled people, as well as providing an inclusive working environment for all colleagues.
As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to:
- Ensuring Mima employees have received disability awareness training
- Recruiting and retaining disabled members of staff
- Making reasonable adjustments for staff as required
- Providing an inclusive working environment for employees and clients
- Promoting a culture of being Disability Confident within Mima
In addition to this we also encourage our clients to be Disability Confident. We offer a range of different training and CPD sessions, which include disability awareness training. For more information on our training offer visit our School of Mima.
Mima is recognised as a provider of disability inclusion expertise within the Valuable 500 Directory. Valuable 500 is the global organisation of over 500 of the world's influential companies, working together to end disability exclusion in business. The Valuable 500 Directory connects these leading businesses with vetted experts like us to accelerate meaningful change. Learn more about Valuable 500 here.
Lived Experience User Panel
We design human-centred spaces and experiences - co-created with people with lived experience, using deep research, creativity and decades of expertise to solve complex challenges with inclusive solutions. Our growing lived experience user engagement database is a community of individuals who are passionate about improving accessibility and inclusion. Find out more here.
Case Studies
Design that connects us
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Researching future needs to keep the passenger at the heart of a high-speed rail network
HS2
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Customer experience innovation to improve TfL bus experience and increase ridership
Transport for London
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Creating an award-winning accessible design solution for one of the world's most iconic buildings
St Paul’s Cathedral
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