Senior Interaction Designer

Role: Senior Interaction Designer Location: Newport (Hybrid) Salary: Up to 53k 28.9% Pension The Opportunity Yolk Recruitment are excited to be working with an innovation-driven civil service organisation as they journey through an incredible digital transformation whilst prioritising forward thinking and excellent digital practices. Alongside this, they pride themselves on being a Stonewall Diversity Champion, which means they are part of Britain's leading best-practice employers' forum for sexual orientation and gender identity equality, diversity and inclusion. This role involves designing user-centred public services at scale within multi-disciplinary teams aligning with GDS. Key responsibilities include identifying and resolving complex public infrastructure issues, promoting best practices and standards in user centred design, and mentoring junior designers. Key Responsibilities Design user-centred services: Collaborate within agile, multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver solutions for complex transformation programmes. Contribute to user research, create prototypes, and design seamless user journeys across multiple channels, using evidence and data to inform decisions. Champion design quality: Promote consistent, high-quality user experiences by applying best practices, reusable design patterns, and established standards. Ensure all designs meet accessibility, legal, and security requirements. Support and develop others: Provide coaching, mentoring, and guidance to designers, supporting their professional growth and maintaining high standards of design delivery. Essential Criteria Proven experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams, delivering iterative design solutions. Strong background in designing accessible, user-centred services across multiple platforms. Ability to produce key design artefacts such as user flows, service blueprints, and site maps. Proficiency in prototyping tools (e.g. Figma or similar) to create and test high-fidelity designs. Experience conducting usability testing, independently or alongside research specialists. Familiarity with established design systems and standards, with the ability to contribute improvements. Experience leading or contributing to design communities of practice. Demonstrated ability to mentor and support other designers. Think this one's for you If you think this Senior Interaction Designer opportunity is for you then please apply online. Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs. Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work. TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2026-04-08