UX Designer

Location

Midlothian, Scotland | United Kingdom

Job description

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a UX Designer for an initial 6 month contract with option to extend on a rate of c.£450-£480/day (Outside IR35). This role will be based onsite however home working will be considered subject to attendance where needed.

 
Responsibilities:

 
- Work alongside business analysts and subject matter experts to understand need, and design application enhancements and associated processes around delivery of that need.
- Work closely with the Product Owner, Business Analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and the delivery team.
 
Essential Skills:

 
- Expert design acumen demonstrated through owning service/product design end-to-end
- Proven understanding of collaborative, user-centred design methods
- Skills and tooling knowledge to bring application designs to life, from sketches to wireframes and storyboards to high fidelity mock-ups and click-through prototypes
- Ability to create high quality UX deliverables which deliver on service/product outcomes, including:
- Creating user interface designs and interactive prototypes
- Developing wireframes and functional specifications
- Designing information architecture
- Assisting developing personas, scenarios and user experience maps
- Designing & running workshops and co-creation sessions
- Designing content to guide users easily through the processes
- Ability to carry out independent user research, and make use of quantitative data
- Ability to use insights to inform and improve your designs
- Strong focus on usability & accessibility to ensure the end service/product meets the end users’ needs
- Good working knowledge of Agile methodologies
- Proven ability to work cross-team and synthesize feedback and input from business leaders, product management, and engineering (working directly with developers for implementation of designs)
- Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills including the ability to communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organisation
- Reviewing existing systems and processes to identify UX issues and develop UX recommendations

 
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.

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