User Experience Designer at Morson Edge, Manchester Area, £400 per day

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