Interaction Designer (Government)
Interaction Designer (Government)
Initial 3 month contract (chance of extension) - £600 per day (inside IR35) - Remote role, but applicant must be UK based
Our UK Government client has an immediate requirement for an Interaction Designer with a strong background working within UK Government, to join on an initial 3-month contract (with a chance of extension).
The successful Interaction Designer will cover both the end-to-end journey and the detail of individual design elements. Designs are grounded in evidence of user needs and organisational outcomes and are defensible at service assessment.
Due to client's requirements this role is paid monthly rather than weekly.
Key deliverables and responsibilities for the Interaction Designer (Government)
- Interaction designs and prototypes that meet user needs and the policy intent, tested with users before build.
- Services that pass accessibility and service standard checks, with design decisions documented and traceable to evidence.
- Reusable patterns and components contributed to the team's design system and where appropriate, back to the GOV.UK Design System.
- Clear design direction absorbed by delivery teams, reducing late rework caused by misunderstood user journeys.
- Turn user research, analytics and policy requirements into journey flows, interaction patterns and prototypes at appropriate fidelity.
- Design inclusive, accessible and environmentally sustainable services that meet the needs of all users, applying accessibility regulations and guidance.
- Plan and run design sessions with the team, users and stakeholders, and engage the right people throughout the design process.
- Align design work to team goals and organisational strategy, using risks, opportunities and technical or policy constraints to shape it.
- Apply iterative design and agile practice, iterating with each round of research and helping the team prioritise for iteration.
- Communicate design decisions and unresolved issues clearly to teams and stakeholders, and support other designers.
Key skills required for the Interaction Designer (Government)
- Design communication, designing for everyone, designing strategically, designing together, evidence-based design and iterative design, each at working level.
- Practical use of prototyping tools and the GOV.UK Design System, including contributing to pattern libraries.
- Understanding of the Service Standard, accessibility regulations and assessment expectations.
- Experience of a live or recent public sector service assessment.
- Prototyping with Front End code (HTML and CSS).
- Leading design work in a team with support, at working level.