Senior Interaction Designer

Purpose

Create compelling experiences that excite and empower the user, delivering both business benefit and meaningful impact.

Orientation

Define concepts, strategies, and digital interaction artifacts at a project level; have experience in research and service design, with an appreciation for technology and the ability to elegantly adapt experiences across devices; work across the entire end-to-end experience.

Expectations

Be adventurous. Bring a vision. Make an impact. Rely on empathy. Nurture collaboration. Stay transparent. Be bold and generous in all you do.

Years of Experience

A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience including 4+ years of digital interaction design experience and participating in all aspects of interaction design (planning, research, UX design, UI design).

Requirements

Personal

• Lead, lean in, be creative, and have a passion for design.
• Manage design relationships with team members, partners, and clients.
• Believe strategic thinking should be supported by tangible solutions that help clients connect to their users through memorable experiences.
• Be a self-motivated leader, passionate about helping others in developing their skillsets and delivering exceptional work.

Craft

• Be a leader in Interaction Design at a project level. Extend the craft and share practice across the studio and beyond.
• Deliver the design of new experiences and improve existing products through creative thinking, a deep understanding of the user, and an exceptional eye for detail.
• Create detailed definitions of product interactions based on relevant business, technical, and design considerations.
• Collaborate with other designers, developers, and researchers on mixed methods work to bring integrated value to our clients.
• Explain, discuss, and justify design decisions effectively; give design feedback.

Project

• Take ownership of the end-to-end design of the experience, working in collaboration with design leads and junior team members.
• Support and help lead interaction design activities at the project level.
• Create impactful, meaningful, and empathetic executions.
• Support in solving design problems end-to-end, from identifying user needs, generating concepts to defining and creating a product and crafting how people will interact with it.
• Communicate interaction concepts for digital products through various artifacts such as sketches, wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes.
• Comfortable with hybrid working. Every project is different, but we love our team to be in the studio and in our client’s office to work collaboratively.

Client

• We work with a wide variety of clients, across different industries and sectors, however, we’re currently looking for designers to work specifically on several health and government projects.
• Establish and develop client relationships.
• A number of our clients require background checks. You will need to complete a Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) to confirm your identity, criminal record, right to work, and residency.
• Work in collaboration with client teams to understand the user, business, and brand.
• Present thinking through appropriate methods to gain feedback and iterate your thinking.
• Create quality client deliverables.
• Support new business development efforts by providing expert information in pitch efforts and client meetings.

Community

• Help to evolve the craft practice, bringing state-of-the-art methods and approaches from external and internal expertise.
• Nurture a new generation of talented design practitioners.
• Support in recruitment, conducting interviews, and providing feedback.
• Attend and help plan studio and community events, workshops, and conferences as an Accenture Song ambassador.

Skillset

• Relevant experience in Interaction Design, Product Design, and Product Creation.
• Hybrid design experience, demonstrating that you can blend user insight and interaction design skills to create unique design solutions.
• Experience in translating business and customer requirements into a compelling holistic experience across different touchpoints.
• Strong understanding of accessibility guidelines and experience in designing to industry-recognised standards.
• High proficiency in design tools including Figma and Adobe CC.
• High dexterity in speed and quality with the tools of your trade.
• Experience in running online and offline workshops and interviews with clients and partners to validate design decisions.
• Ability to create lower fidelity to fully interactive prototypes.
• Have a great appreciation for brand, typography, colour, and layout.
• Knowledge of and curiosity about technology, translating its impact on design solutions.
• Knowledge of and experience with driving and applying user-centered design processes.
• Accustomed to working collaboratively with customers and cross-functional team members.
• Proven history of delivering Interaction Design outcomes on time.
• Familiarity with delivery management tools such as Trello, JIRA, or Asana and delivery methodologies such as Agile, DevOps, etc.
• Proven collaborative and teamwork skills.

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