Interaction Designer - DWP - SEO

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.

Job description

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 GOV.UK Design System.
• Contribute to the Interaction Design community in both DWP and across government.

Person specification

When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below:

• User focus - Use data from research and analytics to understand user’s needs and test designs to meet them.
• Evidence and context-based design - Work with others to design solutions that are based on evidence and help identify gaps in knowledge.
• Prototyping - Use a variety of prototyping tools and techniques.
• Communication - Present your work and share design decisions, explaining ideas in a way that people understand and actively listen to other people’s input.
• Accessibility - Design with accessibility in mind, showing familiarity with the WCAG 2.1 guidelines and designing to meet AA standards.
• Collaboration - Work in the open, engaging others in the design process.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact Caicy.sandford1@dwp.gov.uk.