Interaction Designer

Description:

We're hiring an Interaction Designer to craft impactful, accessible experiences. You'll collaborate with designers, technologists, and strategists to bring them to life.

About The Role

Our interaction designers define and design the aesthetic and interactions that make an experience accessible, engaging and usable; collaborating with technology, strategy, content and delivery to bring that experience to life. Your individual creative process is your most powerful tool.

You will guide users, collaborators and clients through that process, helping them through ambiguity toward clarity.

Your mission is to champion great visual, interaction and communication design on a complex multi-year program of work that will impact millions of Victorians and visitors.

You'll create and test prototypes, low-fidelity concepts, and beta-ready products. Your work is marked by a solid foundation of accessibility, eye for detail, and usability.

Your focus

• Working with clients, business analysts and developers to understand functional and user needs and translate them into accessible, usable interface design
• Crafting beautiful interfaces for any screen size
• Creating testable Figma prototypes from low fidelity through to detailed interactions using existing design systems
• Conducting usability testing and synthesising findings into clear, actionable recommendations to improve the usability of digital products
• Presenting and documenting design decisions based on a deep knowledge of usability heuristics and accessibility guidelines
  
  
  

Requirements

You will demonstrate

• 2+ years working as part of a digital UI design and development team
• Proven skill in client management and human-centred design methods
• Proven skill designing for screens:
  • Well structured designs for responsive interfaces
  • An understanding of how typography, hierarchy, colour and space enhance usability
  • Working with developers and business analysts to bring experiences to life
• Excellent written and verbal presentation capability
• Be legally able to work in Australia without restriction
  
  

You will also bring

• A passion for great user-centred interaction design, for digital and beyond
• Creative problem solving
• Client and stakeholder management skills
• A penchant for a collaborative, creative, supportive team culture
  
  
  

Benefits

About Today

We're Today, Australia's most awarded social impact agency. We use design and technology to make change happen at pace and at scale.

We tackle society's biggest challenges and drive positive change, in sectors such as arts and public spaces, youth and families, cities, transport and housing, climate, education, First Nations justice, health and wellbeing, public service, and sustainable economy.

We believe in human-centred design, collaboration across crafts (strategy, research, design, content, delivery), and we have a passionate team of 60+ in Naarm (Melbourne) with a new Gadigal (Sydney) branch taking off.

You'll experience a welcoming environment filled with smart, fun, and caring people from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines, who are passionate about creativity, making change, and learning from each other. Learn more about our values and culture at today.design/careers.

Our commitment

Even if you don't perfectly match every criterion or consider yourself too junior, we encourage you to apply. Research shows that many qualified individuals hesitate to apply unless they meet all requirements—regardless, we prioritise potential over a checklist.

We warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals with disabilities, those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Why Today?

• We value your skills, experiences and diverse perspectives
• You'll work on projects with purpose, making interesting, beautiful things that positively impact the community
• We prioritise your wellbeing, offering a flexible work environment, generous leave catered for inclusivity and intentional care including an employee assistance program
• You'll be encouraged to continuously learn and grow, supported by a compelling career framework, frequent check ins with your team
• You'll be empowered to shape the business, the work we do, and the impact we create
• Expect regular team socials, events and lots of opportunity for connection
  
  

The details

• Full-time, contractor role based in Melbourne/Naarm
• Start date will ideally be around late April/early May
  
  

What's next?

Apply now.

Accessibility: Need adjustments during the hiring process? Let us know!