Interaction Designer

Role: Interaction Designer

Rate: £450 p/d (Inside IR35)

Location: Remote first – occasional travel to London

Duration: Until March 31st 2026 – Extensions highly likely

We’re looking for an experienced Interaction Designer to join our digital team and help design accessible, user-centred services that meet the needs of the public. You’ll work on complex, high-impact services, collaborating closely with researchers, content designers, developers and policy colleagues.

What you’ll do

• Design intuitive, inclusive and accessible user journeys for public sector digital services
• Apply user-centred design principles across discovery, alpha, beta and live phases
• Produce and iterate interaction designs using wireframes, prototypes and service flows
• Use the GOV.UK Design System and contribute to design patterns where appropriate
• Collaborate with user researchers to test and refine designs based on evidence
• Work closely with developers to ensure designs are feasible and implemented effectively
• Present design decisions clearly to a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience as an Interaction Designer in the UK public sector
• Strong understanding of GDS, the Service Standard, and agile delivery
• Experience designing accessible services that meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards
• Confidence working in multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to explain and justify design decisions using user evidence