Interaction Design Consultant

Amber Labs Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital consulting firm in the UK seeks a Consultant Interaction Designer to create user-centered designs that make complex processes easy and accessible. This role involves collaborating with user researchers and content designers, documenting design decisions, and applying insights from user research. The ideal candidate will have a solid grasp of prototyping tools, HTML, CSS, and agile methodologies. The salary range for this position is £45,000 - £63,000, reflecting the importance of this impactful role.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing to meet user needs.
• Experience with prototyping tools.
• Experience designing to government service standards.

Responsibilities

• Design journeys and interactions to help users complete their goals.
• Create designs based on user research insights.
• Document design decisions clearly.

Skills

User-centered design

Prototyping

Accessibility

Agile methodologies

Tools

HTML

CSS

Job description

Consultant Interaction Designer

As a Consultant Interaction Designer, you’ll design journeys and interactions which helps users complete their goals.

You’ll work closely with other user‑centred design roles, such as User Researchers and Content Designers, to solve complex and interesting problems for our clients.

You’ll create designs based on insights from user research and data, apply best practice design principles, and make complex processes easy to use.

Essential Experience

To succeed in this role, you need experience of designing to meet user needs. You don’t need to have previously held the job title 'interaction designer'.

Responsibilities and Experience to Show

• created designs and prototypes based on insights from user research and data
• designed solutions to make complex processes easy to understand
• ensure your work is inclusive and accessible
• placed accessible design practices at the heart of your process
• clearly documented design decisions and articulated your rationale
• taken a supportive role in user research to test your designs
• designed to government service standards

Desirable Experience

• the Government Digital Service (GDS) assessment process
• using prototyping tools
• HTML and CSS experience
• working in Agile delivery teams
• planning and facilitating workshops

Salary range: £45,000 - £63,000.