Interaction designer - senior consultant

Job Description

Ready for a new challenge Are you looking for work that makes a difference Do you want to work with people who learn and grow togetherIf so, Opencast could be the place for you. Were a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.The roleAs a Senior Consultant Interaction Designer, youll use your experience of a variety of different interaction design projects to take on more complex work and influence the direction of projects.Youll design journeys and interactions which helps users complete their goals. Youll work closely with other user-centred design roles, such as User Researchers and Content Designers, to solve complex and interesting problems for our clients.Youll create designs based on insights from user research and data, apply best practice design principles, and make complex processes easy to use.Essential experience To succeed in this role, you need experience of designing to meet user needs and taking a leading role in teams.In your CV and in the interview please show how you have:designed solutions that meet evidenced user needsplaced accessible design practices at the heart of your processselected appropriate design patterns with an awareness of their pros and consworked with colleagues to design user journeys and page layoutstaken part in user research to test designs and assumptionsAs a Senior Consultant Interaction Designer, youll take on more of a leadership role, and work with colleagues and stakeholders to solve complex problems.In your CV and in the interview, please show how you have:supported colleagues to apply best practice interaction design principlesused data to persuade stakeholders to take a user-centred approachguided the direction of a project to better meet users needssupported others to work through their own challengesAs well as interaction design skills, there are essential core skills youll need to work effectively as a senior consultant.In the interview, please show how you have:taken a strategic approach to your work and your role on a projecttactfully challenged stakeholders viewsinvestigated, defined, and resolved complex problemsconfidently presented decisions to stakeholdershelped people with different motivations work togetherIn the interview well ask you to present a piece of work which demonstrates these senior interaction design and core skills.Desirable experience Some areas of experience are not essential but relevant to the role:designing to UK government service standardsthe Government Digital Service (GDS) assessment processusing prototyping toolsHTML and CSS experienceworking in Agile delivery teamsplanning and facilitating workshopsIf you have any of this experience, please show it on your CV and in the interview.Salary Senior consultant salary range: £64,000-£78,000What our offer includesA competitive pension, health cash plan, share options and discretionary bonus.Flexible hours and 25 days holiday. Generous training budget.People to support you every step of the way.Where youll work Our hybrid model means you could work from our HQ, a city hub, a client site or home.We include youWe wont discriminate on age, disability, ethnicity, family status, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. Well consider applicants from overseas.InterviewJob interviews are on Microsoft Teams. Well make any adjustments to help you.Want to know morePlease visit our website.