Information Systems Specialist UX/UI Designer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working options (reduced/hot‑

Job share

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is seeking an experienced UX/UI Designer to craft accessible, user‑centred digital experiences for public and internal services. You will work with researchers, designers and developers to turn insights into practical designs and prototypes.

The role emphasizes mobile‑first, WCAG‑compliant interfaces and collaboration across teams to implement design systems and reusable patterns. Flexible working options may be available.

Qualifications

• UX/UI design across the end‑to‑end user journey.
• Planning and delivering evidence‑based user‑centred design.
• Creating concepts, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and high‑fidelity designs.
• Designing responsive, mobile‑first interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Design user‑centred digital experiences that are simple, intuitive and accessible.
• Use research, analytics and stakeholder feedback to improve user journeys and interfaces.
• Turn concepts, user flows and wireframes into polished, implementation‑ready designs.
• Design mobile‑first responsive interfaces that work across desktop and other devices.
• Design services that meet public sector accessibility requirements, including for assistive technology users.
• Apply design systems, components and style guidelines consistently.
• Work with user researchers, developers and service teams from design through to implementation.
• Lead UX/UI improvement projects across websites, intranets, internal systems and digital services.
• Contribute to design systems, component libraries, design standards and reusable patterns

Skills

UX/UI design

Figma

WCAG accessibility

User research

Design systems

Tools

Figma

Job description

This Digital Services post at Sheffield City Council covers the Council's websites, intranet, microsites, internal systems and online services. The holder works with user researchers, content designers and developers to turn research into user journeys, prototypes and implementation-ready designs. The work spans public-facing and internal business systems, with a mobile-first approach, accessibility to WCAG standards and Figma as the design tool.

What the job involves

• Design user-centred digital experiences that are simple, intuitive and accessible
• Use research, analytics and stakeholder feedback to improve user journeys and interfaces
• Turn concepts, user flows and wireframes into polished, implementation-ready designs
• Design mobile-first responsive interfaces that work across desktop and other devices
• Design services that meet public sector accessibility requirements, including for assistive technology users
• Apply design systems, components and style guidelines consistently
• Work with user researchers, developers and service teams from design through to implementation
• Lead UX/UI improvement projects across websites, intranets, internal systems and digital services
• Contribute to design systems, component libraries, design standards and reusable patterns

Experience

• UX/UI design across the end-to-end user journey
• Planning and delivering evidence-based user-centred design
• Creating concepts, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity designs
• Designing responsive, mobile-first interfaces
• Designing for public-facing and internal business systems
• Working closely with developers through delivery

Skills & knowledge

• Working with design systems and established patterns
• Analysing research, analytics and feedback to make design recommendations
• Presenting design concepts clearly to varied stakeholders
• Using Figma
• WCAG and accessible design principles

What’s offered

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working options, including reduced hours, part time or job share
• Support for staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly
• Guaranteed interview under the scheme for disabled applicants, care leavers and armed forces veterans who meet the essential criteria