Interaction Designer

Olive Jar Digital Ltd; City Of London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Olive Jar Digital Ltd is seeking an experienced Interaction Designer to work on a public sector digital project on a six-month fixed-term contract. The role is remote with occasional client-site visits, starting ASAP and running through March 2027.

You will design intuitive, accessible interactions and user journeys, collaborating with User Researchers, Content Designers and Developers to translate research insights into practical design solutions that help people complete tasks effectively.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in interaction design for digital services.
• Strong user-centred design and usability principles.
• Experience creating prototypes and wireframes.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary agile teams.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and design systems.
• Ability to operate at SFIA Level 5.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end digital interactions and user journeys.
• Create wireframes, prototypes and interaction specs.
• Use research and usability testing to validate decisions.
• Identify and resolve usability issues across services.
• Collaborate with researchers, content designers and developers.
• Apply accessibility and interaction design principles.
• Present concepts and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Interaction design

User-centred design

Prototyping

Wireframes

Accessibility

Design systems

Agile teams

Tools

Figma

Sketch

InVision

Job description

Interaction Designer United Kingdom Temporary Experienced Interaction Designer Olive Jar Digital | 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract | Remote

Olive Jar Digital is looking for an experienced Interaction Designer to join a public sector digital project on a six-month fixed-term contract, starting as soon as possible and running until March 2027.

You’ll design intuitive, accessible interactions and user journeys that help people complete tasks easily and effectively. Working closely with User Researchers, Content Designers and Developers, you’ll translate user needs and research insights into practical design solutions across digital services.

Key responsibilities

• Design and improve interactions across end-to-end digital user journeys.
• Create wireframes, prototypes and interaction design specifications.
• Use research and usability testing to validate design decisions.
• Identify and resolve usability issues across digital services.
• Collaborate with researchers, content designers and developers.
• Apply accessibility and interaction design principles.
• Present design concepts and recommendations to stakeholders.

Essential experience

• Proven experience in interaction design for digital services.
• Strong understanding of user-centred design and usability principles.
• Experience creating prototypes, wireframes and design specifications.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary agile teams.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and design systems.
• Ability to operate at SFIA Level 5.

Contract details

• Duration: 6-month FTC, through to March 2027.
• Start date: ASAP.
• Location: Remote, with visits to the client site when required