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# Lead CMS and DAM Developer

- **Company:** Virgin Atlantic
- **Location:** Crawley, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Contentful, HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Adobe Experience Manager, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Digital Content, Drupal, Metadata, Responsive Web Design, Systems Integration, Web Platforms, WordPress, Git, Adobe, Sitecore, Api Design
- **Published:** July 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dc7b411b4d888335

## About the Role

* You'll bring a strong blend of technical capability, digital content understanding and stakeholder collaboration skills.
 * Essential experience
 * Experience working with CMS, DAM or digital content platforms
 * Strong understanding of content workflows, metadata, tagging and asset governance
 * Experience configuring CMS/DAM templates, permissions, workflows or integrations
 * Good working knowledge of HTML, CSS and responsive web principles
 * Experience supporting QA, UAT and digital release processes
 * Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across teams
 * Strong attention to detail and problem-solving capability
 * Desirable experience
 * Experience with platforms such as Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Assets, Contentful, Sitecore, Bynder, Aprimo, Drupal or WordPress VIP
 * Understanding of structured content, taxonomy and API-driven content delivery
 * Experience with JavaScript, Git, APIs or workflow automation tools
 * Familiarity with agile delivery methods and backlog prioritisation
 * Experience within travel, retail, loyalty, aviation or customer-focused digital environments

## Description

* You'll play a key role in developing and optimising Virgin Atlantic's CMS and DAM capability, supporting the delivery of consistent, accessible and on-brand experiences across web, app and other customer touchpoints.
 * Working closely with Brand, Content, Customer Experience, Performance Marketing, Digital and Technology teams, you'll:
 * Develop and optimise CMS/DAM templates, components, workflows and integrations
 * Build reusable content models, metadata structures and governance standards
 * Improve content operations, authoring workflows and asset lifecycle management
 * Support publishing, QA, troubleshooting and release activity across digital platforms
 * Help teams understand platform capability and adopt best practice
 * Identify opportunities to improve automation, efficiency and scalability
 * Translate business and customer requirements into practical technical solutions
 * Support integrations across CMS, DAM, analytics and marketing technology platforms
 * This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes and enabling better digital experiences through strong content technology foundations.


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