我叫莉迪亚. I have been working at the Home Office as a Senior Interaction Designer for the past 8 months. I want to let you know a bit about how I came to join the Home Office and what it’s like to work here.
Before working my way up in the profession of Interaction Design, I was a teacher. I taught Product Design, Graphical Design and Human Interaction Design to pupils of different ages. I found that a lot of my skills from teaching design were extremely transferable to the work I do now, 比如任务优先级, 公众演讲, 解决问题和可访问性. 一开始这是一个令人畏惧的举动, 进入一个完全不同的领域, 但我很高兴我做出了改变, 我对我的新职业感到很兴奋!
我非常喜欢我的工作——没有一天是一样的. Depending on the day and work I’m focusing on, generally my role covers the following:
- 指导和支持其他设计师.
- 参与设计工作坊.
- 观察用户研究会议.
- 创造性地解决复杂问题.
- Creating and iterating prototypes that can be shared and tested with our users.
- Making document design decisions to allow my designs to be built.
We have regular team days where we get to visit other office locations and run in-person workshops. This allows us to develop our ideas off-screen in an inventive way. The Interaction Design and User Centred Design community is brilliant at the Home Office. There are lots of interesting ways to get involved and contribute to the wider community, 比如工作小组, the opportunity to lead in certain areas and showcase some of the great work that goes on around the wider department.
What I enjoy most about working as an Interaction Designer is the chance to help solve complex problems. I couldn’t do this without having such a supportive team to work with. Our team members bring many different effective skills to the table, which is crucial in our field.
There are lots of benefits for working at the Home Office, but I’d have to say that the people are the biggest benefit of all. I feel like I have finally found the right fit for me and for my career. 和我一起工作的人都志趣相投, passionate about user centred design and they are creative and collaborative.
My role also allows me to work flexibly, which works very well for me. Being able to put the hours in when I need to or when I am immersed in an interesting part of my work, and then being able to take those hours back at a time that works for me is a massive positive!
I would highly recommend working at the Home Office as a Senior Interaction Designer. 如果你感兴趣的话, you could reach out to one of our recruiters to understand what the role involves and learn about the application and interview process.
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