Gov Digital Interaction Designer – User-Centric & Accessible

Scrumconnect Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to major public sector digit.

Learning, knowledge-sharing culture

Development and certification

Interview invitation if shortlisted

Job summary

Scrumconnect Ltd in Newcastle-upon-Tyne area is seeking an experienced Interaction Designer to join a multidisciplinary agile team delivering user-centred digital services for UK government clients. You’ll turn user needs into clear, accessible, well-tested designs, and work closely with user researchers, content designers, developers and product managers.

Design end-to-end journeys, prototype and test with users, ensure WCAG 2.2 AA and the GDS Service Standard, and explain decisions to

Qualifications

• BPSS clearance (or the ability to obtain it).
• Demonstrable experience designing and delivering interaction design for complex digital services.
• Experience working in UK government or public sector digital delivery, with knowledge of the GOV.UK Design System and the GDS Service Standard.
• Experience prototyping and usability testing.
• Strong understanding of accessibility and inclusive design.
• Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams.
• A portfolio showing end-to-end work and the evidence behind it.
• Experience of service assessments (Alpha, Beta and Live).
• Experience designing transactional services, such as forms and applications.
• Experience with the GOV.UK Prototype Kit.
• Experience mentoring other designers.
• Understanding of how services are built, including HTML and CSS.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end user journeys and interactions for complex services, based on user research.
• Prototype and iterate designs, using the GOV.UK Design System and creating new patterns where existing ones don't fit.
• Test designs with users, including people who use assistive technology, and improve them based on the evidence.
• Make sure services meet WCAG 2.2 AA and the GDS Service Standard.
• Work with content designers and user researchers so that design, content and research work together.
• Work closely with developers to get designs built as intended, and take part in design reviews and front-end code reviews.
• Explain design decisions to stakeholders and support service assessments.
• Document design decisions and patterns, and share good practice with colleagues.

Skills

Interaction design

User research collaboration

Prototype

Usability testing

Accessibility

GOV.UK Design System

WCAG 2.2 AA

Agile teams

Front-end collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Tools

GOV.UK Prototype Kit

HTML/CSS basics

GOV.UK Design System

Job description

Scrumconnect Ltd in Newcastle-upon-Tyne area is seeking an experienced Interaction Designer to join a multidisciplinary agile team delivering user-centred digital services for UK government clients. You’ll turn user needs into clear, accessible, well-tested designs, and work closely with user researchers, content designers, developers and product managers.

Design end-to-end journeys, prototype and test with users, ensure WCAG 2.2 AA and the GDS Service Standard, and explain decisions to