Description
Interaction Designer
Required:
My client is looking for an interaction designer to work across working on large digital products used by millions of people every day. The ideal candidate will have a degree in design or similar, have a love of the web and its possibilities, a passion for design and its history and an understanding of how form and function work together.
The main responsibilities of post are:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplined team to design user focused and successful services
- Deliver designs that meet web standards, ensuring that key elements are built in from the outset
- Contributing to the development and continual enhancement of products
- Partnering with colleagues to facilitate a consistent user experience.
- Building relationships and work effectively with external providers, for example user testing and user experience professionals.
- Disseminating expertise of how design decisions impact accessibility both internally and externally.
- Communicating credibly with a wide range of digital delivery disciplines and talent both internally and externally.
Essential
- Encourage a culture of innovation focused on adding value - give people space to think creatively
- Effectively capture, utilise and share customer insight and views from a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure better policy and delivery
- Spot warning signs of things going wrong and provide a decisive response to significant delivery challenges
- Draw together and present reasonable conclusions from a wide range of incomplete and complex evidence and data - able to act or decide even when details are not clear
- Push decision making to the right level within their teams, not allow unnecessary bureaucracy and structure to suppress innovation and delivery
- Clarify strategies and plans, giving clear sense of direction and purpose for self and team
- Confidently engage with stakeholders and colleagues at all levels to generate commitment to goals
- Be visible to staff and stakeholders and regularly undertake activities to engage and build trust with people involved in area of work
- Be open and inviting of the views of others and respond despite pressure to ignore, revert or concede
- Most of all a winning portfolio and a can do attitude is a must.