User Interface (UI) Designer

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A client of Spring Technologies are currently recruiting for a User Interface (UI) Designer

This is a current 6 month contract with an option to extend.

Based in Edinburgh.

*The User Interface (UI) Designer will support development teams in implementing usable systems for internal and external users.

*As an interaction designer your job will be to design accessible services that are simple enough for everyone to use.

*You'll be excited by the challenge of creating digital services that work across multiple channels, devices, browsers and platforms.

*You'll be able to see the bigger picture as well as the fine detail, and be able to sketch in code / Sketch / Axure, as well as on paper.

*You'll understand the way that the internet works and how to design in an agile environment.

Essential Criteria Technology

*Experience of front-end development technologies:

*Valid HTML (5);

*Experience of front-end development technologies:

*Valid CSS (2-3) & pre-processing technologies e.g. SASS;

*JavaScript (bespoke, frameworks and libraries e.g. JQuery, Grunt Task Runner and Pattern Lab IO);

*Experience of building and using pattern libraries e.g. patternlab.io or assemble and building with the GDS toolkit;

*Have experience of coding to meet the standards agreed by the wider IT department, including:

*WAI WCAG (A-AAA);

*WAI ARIA;

*Coding techniques to create accessible experiences for a variety of assistive technologies.

*Demonstrable skill in building responsive interfaces for a wide range of devices and browsers;

*Experience in integrating analytical reporting tools and using version control systems: e.g. git, Subversion;

*Experience working in the Agile delivery models - such as SCRUM and/or KANBAN frameworks, together with XP engineering practices.

If this role is of interest to you then please apply with your current updated CV to [email protected]