User Experience Designer in Manchester

Location

Manchester (Hybrid UK-Based Role)

Employment Type

Full-Time

Sector

• Digital Consultancy / Technology Consulting / User Experience (UX)
• Overview

Our client is a growing digital consultancy that partners with organisations across the public and private sectors to deliver impactful digital transformation.

By combining expertise in user-centred design, strategy, data, product development, and engineering, our client creates innovative digital services that improve user experiences and business outcomes.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a

UX Designer to join a multidisciplinary team delivering digital products and services.

This role is ideal for a design professional looking to further develop their career in a collaborative consultancy environment while working on meaningful projects that place users at the centre of every decision.

The successful candidate will take a pragmatic, evidence-based approach to creating intuitive, accessible, and engaging digital experiences, working closely with researchers, product teams, and developers throughout the design lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• User Experience Design
• Collaborate with colleagues, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to identify user needs and business challenges.
• Apply user-centred design methodologies to define, design, test, and iterate digital experiences.
• Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that address specific user and business requirements.
• Develop design solutions that balance usability, accessibility, technical feasibility, and business objectives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of digital products through iterative design and testing.
• Research & Discovery
• Participate in user research activities and support the translation of insights into actionable design improvements.
• Use evidence and research findings to inform design decisions and prioritisation.
• Work closely with user researchers and service designers to understand user behaviours, needs, and pain points.
• Validate design concepts through testing and feedback.
• Design Systems & Accessibility
• Contribute to and utilise design systems to ensure consistency, scalability, and quality across products and services.
• Ensure all designs comply with accessibility standards, including WCAG guidelines.
• Promote inclusive design principles to ensure products are accessible to diverse user groups.
• Advocate for best practices in usability, accessibility, and user-centred design.
• Facilitate design workshops, collaborative sessions, and design critiques to gather feedback and align stakeholders.
• Work closely with developers to ensure designs are clearly communicated and effectively implemented.
• Support multidisciplinary teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Contribute to agile delivery processes and iterative product development.

Requirements

• Experience working in UX Design, Product Design, or UX/UI Design roles within agile delivery environments.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar platforms.
• User research integration
• Ideation and wireframing
• Prototyping and testing
• Strong understanding of User-Centred Design (UCD) principles and methodologies.
• Experience designing intuitive and accessible digital experiences.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience delivering projects within public sector environments.
• Familiarity with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and service design principles.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies such as HTML and CSS to support collaboration with development teams.
• Experience creating high-fidelity prototypes or coded prototypes.
• Participation in design communities of practice, industry events, or knowledge-sharing initiatives.

• Broader understanding of related disciplines such as

• User Research
• UX Writing
• Service Design
• Content Design
• Product Design

Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support career development, wellbeing, and work-life balance, including:

• Competitive salary with structured career progression opportunities.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays.
• Employee discounts and rewards platform.
• Critical illness cover.
• Life assurance and death-in-service benefits.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Season ticket loan scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support and educational sessions.

• Flexible benefits package with options including

• Additional pension contributions
• Additional annual leave purchase
• Charitable giving options
• Environmental sustainability initiatives
• Working Arrangements
• Candidates should be located within reasonable commuting distance of a UK office location.
• Travel to client sites and office locations may be required depending on project requirements.
• Flexibility to attend office or client locations approximately two days per week where required.
• Relocation support may be available for eligible candidates.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our client is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds are valued.

Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds.

The organisation is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process and will make reasonable adjustments where required throughout the recruitment journey.

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit an up-to-date CV and portfolio demonstrating their UX design experience, design process, and examples of user-centred digital products or services they have helped deliver.

• Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding the next stages of the recruitment process.
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