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# User Experience Designer

- **Company:** Meritus
- **Location:** Newport, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Client Server Models, Software Design Patterns, Interaction Design, User-Centered Design, Website Wireframe, SC Clearance
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2879148984-user-experience-designer

## About the Role

This role would suit an experienced Interaction Designer, UX Designer or Senior UX Designer with strong expertise in user-centred design, prototyping, wireframing and accessible digital services. Experience across discovery, alpha and delivery, particularly within Government or Defence, would be highly beneficial., Essential:

 * SC Clearance
 * Strong commercial experience in interaction design / UX design.
 * Experience across discovery, alpha and delivery.
 * Strong wireframing, prototyping and interaction design capability.
 * Comfortable working directly with customers and users.
 * Confident facilitating workshops.
 * Strong stakeholder and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
 * Experience working closely with development teams.

Desirable:

 * UK Central Government, Defence or regulated-sector experience.
 * Knowledge of GDS / GOV.UK service standards.
 * Experience with design systems and Agile delivery.
 * Interest or experience in service and content design.

## Description

* Lead interaction design across discovery, alpha and delivery.
 * Create wireframes, prototypes, interaction models and design patterns.
 * Work directly with users and customers to understand needs.
 * Facilitate design workshops and stakeholder sessions.
 * Collaborate with researchers, service and content designers, developers and stakeholders.
 * Apply accessibility and inclusive design principles.
 * Communicate design decisions using evidence and user insight.


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