[What you will be working on]
Your primary focus is NAC’s centralised data platform, an integrated environment that consolidates fragmented arts datasets from across the sector. The platform equips NAC and partner agencies with tools to track participation, monitor funding outcomes, and make evidence-based decisions on resource allocation and policy development.
This is a cross-sector product serving both internal NAC officers and external partner agencies, across varying levels of data literacy and distinct workflows. You will gather design requirements together with product managers, engineers, and NAC stakeholders, translating data and policy needs into clear, testable design direction.
As the first designer on the ground, you will also help establish design practice within NAC ITD and shape what comes next as the portfolio grows.
Design Data-Dense Experiences
Design dashboards, visualisations, and analytical interfaces that make complex datasets legible and actionable across a diverse user base. Apply deliberate information architecture and cognitive load management, not just visual design.
Gather and Translate Requirements
Work with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders across NAC and partner agencies to surface the actual need behind a stated request. Translate data and policy requirements into clear, testable design briefs.
Own the Full Design Lifecycle
Take features from concept to production: user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity UI, prototypes, and engineering handoff. Move efficiently across the full stack of UX without needing to be managed through each stage.
Conduct Continuous Research
Run focused usability tests and user interviews to validate how different user groups interpret and act on data. Synthesise findings quickly and feed them back into the design without waiting for a formal research cycle.
Manage Stakeholders Across Agencies
Navigate a complex stakeholder environment across NAC divisions and partner agencies. Communicate design rationale clearly and build trust with stakeholders who may not have worked with a designer before.
Contribute to the Design System
Extend shared CCYC design system components and patterns to cover data visualisation and dashboard use cases. Document contributions clearly for the wider design team