Do you want to be able to design services and experiences that put users first? Are you ready to turn real user needs into impactful solutions? 

 

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government, healthcare and purposeful businesses. As an Interaction Designer, you’ll turn complex tasks complicated processes into easy-to-use experiences. You'll join our Interaction Design practice and work in multi-disciplinary teams. Together, you will develop and refine solutions that put users first, simplifying complex services, while improving accessibility, usability, and engagement 

   

As a Consultant Interaction Designer, you’ll design journeys and interactions which helps users complete their goals.

You’ll work closely with other user-centred design roles, such as User Researchers and Content Designers, to solve

complex and interesting problems for our clients.

You’ll create designs based on insights from user research and data, apply best practice design principles, and make complex processes easy to use.

To succeed in this role, you need experience of designing to meet user needs. You don’t need to have previously held the job title ‘interaction designer’.

In your CV and the interview, please show how you have:

·  created designs and prototypes based on insights from user research and data 

·  designed solutions to make complex processes easy to understand

·  ensure your work is inclusive and accessible

·  placed accessible design practices at the heart of your process   

·  clearly documented design decisions and articulated your rationale

·  taken a supportive role in user research to test your designs

·  designed to government service standards

In addition to interaction design skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to work effectively as a consultant.

In the interview, please show how you have:

·  taken a methodical and considered approach to solving problems 

·  planned your own tasks, to achieve the aims of your project 

·  respectfully challenged decisions or solutions you didn’t agree with

In your interview we’ll ask you to present a piece of work which demonstrates these topics. We’ll also ask you questions based around these topics.

There are some areas of experience which are not essential, but they are relevant to this role. If you don’t have this experience please do still apply, as we can coach you in these areas when you join us:

·  the Government Digital Service (GDS) assessment process 

·  using prototyping tools

·  HTML and CSS experience

·  working in Agile delivery teams 

·  planning and facilitating workshops 

If you have any of this experience, please show them on your CV and talk about them in the interview.

Consultant salary range: £44,001 - £63,000