Interaction Designer
- Multiple Locations
- Full Time
- £38,626 - £42,708 per annum
Fixed Term 2 Years
We share a passion for using user-centred design and agile methods to create digital services that make life easier for people.
We offer a supportive and stimulating working environment. You will be encouraged to think creatively and to drive improvement. Our benefits include competitive salaries, flexible working including remote working, an attractive pension scheme, a staff discount scheme, and 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). You’ll also have the option of enjoying living and working in the South West with great access to countryside and coast.
If you have a background in UX or interaction design, creating highly usable products within a fast-moving team, then we’d like to hear from you. You will play a key role in the design and development of our user centred digital services, through your expertise in designing intuitive user experiences and in prototyping and improving digital products to ensure identified user needs and organisational outcomes are met.
This is an exceptional opportunity to help the organisation deliver fantastic services that make things easier for the people of Devon at a time of rapid digital transformation across local government.
The role
- The UX / Interaction Designer will be responsible for the timely delivery of high-quality, user-centred interactions that are informed by user research, prototyping and testing.
- You’ll be responsible for collaborating across the team to understand user needs, contribute with solutions to any service re-design and produce, test and iterate high quality interactions in collaboration with the development team.
About you
- You’ll have considerable experience of contributing to the design and development of user centred digital experiences, and may have experience of using CSS
- You’ll prefer working in a dynamic, fast-moving environment, and will be comfortable working across multiple concurrent, complex projects.
- You’ll be creative and open to innovative solutions that address complex problems and can readily articulate and visualise concepts that are intuitive and easy to use and comply with all relevant statutory accessibility legislation.
For more information please visit our Working for Devon website.
For an informal discussion, please contact Stephen McDonald, Service Design Manager, on 01392 380987.
Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.
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- DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
- For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
- We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required. For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Reference: REQ007666