User Experience Designer
Posted Today by Morson Edge
£400 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interaction / UX Designer role is a 6-month contract position focused on enhancing digital services for a major UK public sector organization. The designer will work within a multidisciplinary team to create user-centered solutions that have a significant environmental and societal impact. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders and adherence to GDS standards. The role offers a competitive day rate and the opportunity to contribute to meaningful service transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver high-quality interaction and UX solutions across digital services
- Translate user research insights into clear user journeys and interaction patterns
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and design artefacts to communicate ideas
- Collaborate with product managers, developers, researchers, and stakeholders
- Ensure designs comply with GDS standards and best practices
- Contribute to service assessments and continuous improvement of live services
- Support development of scalable, reusable design patterns
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as an Interaction or UX Designer in digital delivery environments
- Strong experience working to GDS standards on public sector or government projects
- Ability to design end-to-end user journeys for complex services
- Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams
- Strong prototyping skills (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar)
- Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills
- Experience in service transformation or redesign programmes
Salary (Rate): £400/day
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Interaction / UX Designer
Contract: 6 Months | Day Rate: £400/day (Outside IR35) | Location: Manchester (fortnightly onsite)
Start: Immediate
A leading product transformation consultancy is seeking an experienced Interaction / UX Designer to support a high-impact programme within a major UK public sector organisation. This initiative focuses on improving digital services and user outcomes, likely within the circular economy portfolio.
Why this role is exciting
- Opportunity to design meaningful, user-centred services with real-world environmental and societal impact
- Work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering large-scale transformation
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver high-quality interaction and UX solutions across digital services
- Translate user research insights into clear user journeys and interaction patterns
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and design artefacts to communicate ideas
- Collaborate with product managers, developers, researchers, and stakeholders
- Ensure designs comply with GDS standards and best practices
- Contribute to service assessments and continuous improvement of live services
- Support development of scalable, reusable design patterns
Key Requirements
- Proven experience as an Interaction or UX Designer in digital delivery environments
- Strong experience working to GDS standards on public sector or government projects
- Ability to design end-to-end user journeys for complex services
- Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams
- Strong prototyping skills (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar)
- Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills
- Experience in service transformation or redesign programmes
Contract Details
Day Rate: £400/day (Outside IR35)
Duration: 6 months initial contract
Location: Manchester (onsite once every two weeks)
Start Date: ASAP