Interaction Designer - Newcastle

Accenture UK & Ireland; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Charitable work days

Job summary

Accenture in Newcastle is seeking an experienced Interaction Designer to create accessible, high-quality designs for digital products and services. You will collaborate with UX & Design teams and specialists, using Sketch, Figma and InVision to craft user journeys and components, informed by user research and data.

You will also report findings to stakeholders and share knowledge across the design community, while contributing to multiple client projects in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience as an Interaction designer or similar field.
• Working with Design systems/libraries, style guides and existing patterns/guidelines
• You can address the needs of key stakeholders whilst creating a user-centric design & high quality UX experiences.
• Using design software such as Sketch, Figma and InVision.
• Experience with HTML, Markdown, Nunjucks or other prototyping languages.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in an Agile methodology and as part of a scrum team.

Responsibilities

• Create high quality designs which are clear and accessible.
• Use various design and prototyping software to create user journeys & design components.
• Use user research, data, and feedback to inform your design decisions.
• Collaborate with other teams and specialisms, like Content Designers, User Researchers, Developers, Product, Delivery.
• Report on and present your work, both internally and to client stakeholders.
• Work closely with our UX & Design Team to share knowledge & skills, participate with the design community in community calls and other sessions.

Skills

Interaction design experience

Agile methodologies

Accessibility WCAG

User research

Stakeholder collaboration

Design systems

Communication

Tools

Sketch

Figma

InVision

HTML

Markdown

Nunjucks

Job description

Role: Interaction Designer

Location: Newcastle

Please Note: Due to the nature of client work you will be undertaking, you will need to be willing to go through a Security Clearance process as part of this role, which requires 5+ years UK address history at the point of application.

Hybrid Working: Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week.

As a team:

You will work with creative and passionate UX Design specialists who are responsible for creating user-centred designs for digital products and services.

This is a great opportunity to work across multiple different clients in a range of industries. As a member of our close-knit UX and Design team, you will champion the value of User-Centred Design as part of delivery best practice across all digital products and services.

In our team you will learn:

• To develop new and existing skills in a wide range of design software.
• Design knowledge, and the ability to design transformational services working closely with our UX & Design Team.
• New ways of collaborative working with our design teams and other specialisms.

As an Interaction Designer, you will:

• Create high quality designs which are clear and accessible.
• Use various design and prototyping software to create user journeys & design components.
• Use user research, data, and feedback to inform your design decisions.
• Collaborate with other teams and specialisms, like Content Designers, User Researchers, Developers, Product, Delivery.
• Report on and present your work, both internally and to client stakeholders.
• Work closely with our UX & Design Team to share knowledge & skills, participate with the design community in community calls and other sessions.

The following skills and experience are essential for this role:

• Relevant experience as an Interaction designer or similar field.
• Working with Design systems/libraries, style guides and existing patterns/guidelines
• You can address the needs of key stakeholders whilst creating a user-centric design & high quality UX experiences.
• Using design software such as Sketch, Figma and InVision.
• Experience with HTML, Markdown, Nunjucks or other prototyping languages.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in an Agile methodology and as part of a scrum team.

Set yourself apart:

• History of designing for Accessibility & knowledge of WCAG 2.2 standards.
• Examples of contributions of patterns/components to existing design libraries.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first‑class services, we are known for.

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.