Content Designer
| Posting date: | 02 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £46,062 per year |
| Additional salary information: | You may be eligible for an additional Recruitment and Retention Allowance, pending a Capability and Skills Assessment, with a value of up to £5,000. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Location: | Croydon, London |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 450130 |
Summary
our main day-to-day responsibilities will include:
Scoping, writing and editing content for content internal digital products and services.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to identify user needs and agree the right design approach.
Choosing the best format for delivering content to users.
Monitor the performance of content, identifying ways to improve service.
Working with relevant stakeholders and subject-matter experts to make sure content is relevant and accurate.
Helping other teams understand what content design is, why it’s important, and how to work with content designers.
Ensuring all content meets Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
Ensuring all content is accessible and inclusive for all users.
contributing to the UCD community by attending and organising events, leading discussions and workshops, and sharing ideas and best practices.
Encouraging constructive criticism of your work and constructively reviewing the work of others, for example during peer reviews.
Scoping, writing and editing content for content internal digital products and services.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to identify user needs and agree the right design approach.
Choosing the best format for delivering content to users.
Monitor the performance of content, identifying ways to improve service.
Working with relevant stakeholders and subject-matter experts to make sure content is relevant and accurate.
Helping other teams understand what content design is, why it’s important, and how to work with content designers.
Ensuring all content meets Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
Ensuring all content is accessible and inclusive for all users.
contributing to the UCD community by attending and organising events, leading discussions and workshops, and sharing ideas and best practices.
Encouraging constructive criticism of your work and constructively reviewing the work of others, for example during peer reviews.
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