Skills

Communication Research Agile

Job Specifications

FTC, Hybrid

We're looking for a skilled Interaction Designer to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You'll be responsible for designing simple, intuitive, and accessible interactions that help users achieve their goals with minimal friction.

You'll collaborate closely with user researchers, content designers, service designers, developers, and product owners to create joined-up user journeys that meet GDS standards and put users at the heart of service design.

What You'll Do

Design end-to-end user journeys for digital services, focusing on simplicity and accessibility.
Use research insights, prototypes, and data to inform and iterate interaction designs.
Create wireframes, prototypes, and design artefacts to communicate ideas effectively.
Work with developers to ensure designs are implemented accurately.
Ensure all designs meet WCAG accessibility standards and GDS Service Standard.
Participate in usability testing and turn findings into actionable improvements.
Advocate for user-centred design principles within the team and with stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

Experience as an Interaction Designer, UX Designer, or similar role.
Strong understanding of user-centred design, accessibility, and usability principles.
Skilled at creating wireframes, prototypes, and interaction patterns.
Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams.
Familiarity with GDS design principles and service standards (desirable).
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Comfortable iterating designs based on evidence and user feedback.

What We Offer

Opportunity to work on meaningful, citizen-focused projects in the public sector.
Supportive, collaborative, and inclusive team culture.
Flexible, hybrid working arrangements.
Professional development and learning opportunities.

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About the Company

Olive Jar Digital has extensive experience in building highly secure, resilient, highly available and scalable websites. We focus on user experience and only build what the end user needs and understands. We deliver our projects using the Agile methodology, in particular Scrum and Kanban. This enables us to deliver on time, on budget and focus on priorities that could shift at any moment. The consultants we engage are either people that we have worked with over the years, have been recommended based on their performance, or... Know more