Interaction Designer

DWP Digital
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 47K

Job location

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Interaction Design
User-Centered Design

Job description

Do you want to design services that genuinely improve the lives of millions?

Do you enjoy working collaboratively with specialists who share your passion for great design?

Do you want to grow your craft in an organisation with a strong and supportive design community?

If so, come and be part of our Working Age team here in DWP Digital.

DWP Digital offers fulfilling careers for people who want to use their skills to make a genuine difference to society. We're part of the UK's biggest government department, supporting millions of people every day.

We're looking for Interaction Designers with the skills and knowledge to help teams deliver services that are simpler, faster and easier to use. Making sure everything we design is accessible to everyone.

You'll be working alongside other user centred design professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team who are committed to deliver the best possible outcomes for all of our users.

You'll work as part of a highly supportive community with opportunities to grow your current skills and learn new ones.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll:

  • Use data from research and analytics to understand user's needs and test designs to meet them.
  • Design collaboratively and in the open, engaging your team in the design process.
  • Create prototypes to test ideas and learn from.
  • Design with consideration for accessibility and inclusion.
  • Share knowledge across teams, making sure that your designs are reusable and consistent with the UK Design System
  • Contribute to the Interaction Design community in both DWP and across government.

Requirements

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