Job Vacancy Senior Interaction Designer - GDS - G7

We’re interested in people who:

• design clear, usable, accessible digital interfaces across multiple channels, for example for web, apps, or conversational interfaces

• have experience of guiding, supporting and mentoring others

• have experience in making effective decisions with user research data

• have experience of working with senior stakeholders and ability to negotiate important design decisions

• have experience of engaging with people in a variety of ways (eg, workshops or co-design activities)

• have an understanding of the importance of inclusive, equitable, accessible and sustainable public services 

• have a working knowledge of WCAG and how it is used to develop accessible products and services

• have an awareness or experience of the Design System

• have an experience of working closely with other designers and developers to develop components and patterns that can be reused across products and services.

Bristol, Manchester

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

1. joining up public sector services

2. harnessing the power of AI for the public good

3. strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure

4. elevating leadership and investing in talent

5. funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation

6. committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (), the world-leading and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.

We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.

is the online home of government information and services. Every week supports millions of users to complete complex and potentially life changing interactions, such as making a lasting power of attorney, applying for a provisional driver’s licence, or applying for benefits.

This senior interaction designer role is for two roles that we’re hiring for the  programme of work that includes among others the website and publishing tools. 

One role will sit within the publishing deputy directorate of the programme.

In this role you will be expected to work within a multi-disciplinary team to reduce complexity of workflows within our publishing content management tools. As a user centred design practitioner, you’ll be ensuring that our publishing systems are consistently inclusive, accessible and easy to use for our users.

The other role will sit within the brand team, to focus on the updated  brand. You’ll be expected to work on the brand guidelines website, create hi and lo-fidelity prototypes and collaborate closely with the brand team and other product teams to explore how the  brand can be applied to different channels such as the website, mobile app and/or social media to help create a unified, coherent and consistent user experience.