Interaction Designer
$30,000–$50,000 year
HybridSwansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Develop designs based on evidence of user needs and organisational outcomes by contributing to design concepts and interpreting research. Plan and run design sessions with the team, users, or stakeholders to align work with strategic objectives. Iterate and improve designs through successive rounds of research while collaborating closely with researchers, content designers, accessibility specialists, and developers. Apply iterative, evidence-based design practices using the GOV.UK Design System to ensure WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility and prototyping at multiple fidelities. Work within a multidisciplinary agile team in Swansea on a permanent, hybrid basis (3 days on-site).
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience leading interaction design on multidisciplinary teams
- Confident applying iterative, evidence-based design
- Hands-on with the GOV.UK Design System or equivalent design-system tooling
- Designing-for-everyone — WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility in practice
- Prototyping at multiple fidelities (sketch through to code)
- Strong design communication and design-together practice
Desired Qualifications
- Contributions to the GOV.UK Design System
- Service design or systems thinking background
- Co-design and participatory design experience
- Experience contributing to GOV.UK Service Standard assessments
- Experience delivering digital services within UK central government or the wider public sector
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