UX/UI Designer

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a hands-on UX/UI Designer for an immediate three-month contract with an established public sector digital team based in Melbourne's inner east.

Following an unexpected surge in customer-facing project priorities this quarter, the team needs an additional designer to join their agile digital practice. You will jump straight into active sprint delivery alongside a supportive UX Lead and product team, helping uplift existing digital customer experiences and keeping planned releases on track.

This is a delivery-focused sprint: high on practical Figma craft and design-system work, without getting bogged down by lengthy discovery cycles or heavy public-sector red tape.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on Interface Design: Wireframe, prototype, and design clean, intuitive user journeys in Figma for outward-facing digital services.
  
  
• Design System Enhancement: Work with and evolve an established design system, creating reusable components and updating pattern libraries aligned with WCAG accessibility standards.
  
  
• Experience Uplift: Elevate current customer experiences through refreshed visual styling, interaction design, and interface concepts.
  
  
• Developer Handover: Partner closely with front-end engineers to assess technical feasibility, provide clear design specifications, and support features through implementation.
  
  
• Validation and Testing: Conduct light customer research, usability testing, and concept reviews to validate design decisions with evidence.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Figma Execution: Daily fluency in Figma, including auto-layout, component architecture, variants, and interactive prototyping.
  
  
• Design Systems Experience: Proven track record working with, maintaining, or expanding component libraries.
  
  
• Clear Design Rationale: Ability to articulate the reasoning behind your design choices using customer feedback, metrics, or usability testing insights.
  
  
• Collaborative Delivery: Experience working alongside developers and product colleagues in an agile setup, ensuring designs translate smoothly into code.
  
  
• Relevant Portfolio (Essential): A current portfolio showcasing your end-to-end design craft, UI polish, and personal contribution across complex web or digital services.
  
  
• Background: Agency or commercial digital product experience (such as higher education, telecommunications, insurance, or logistics) is highly valued; prior government experience is not required.
  
  

Why Apply?

• Streamlined Interview Process: Decisive one-stage process consisting of a single 30-minute case study walk-through with the UX Lead, with no design tests.
  
  
• Work-Life Balance: Clear hybrid working rhythm with 2 days on-site in Camberwell and 3 days remote.
  
  
• Immediate Commercial Impact: Hit the ground running on a defined 12-week delivery backlog where your designs move into production quickly.
  
  

We are an inclusive employer committed to fostering a diverse and accessible workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people of all ages, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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