VacancyTitle: Content Designer (maternity cover)

We are looking for a Content Designer to join our Digital Experience team. The role is fixed-term maternity cover (9 months initially, with the possibility of extension). This role will play a key part in developing engaging, accessible and user-centred content across the National Library of Scotland’s websites, helping people discover and connect with our collections and services.

A major focus of the role will be our Collections Content programme. This involves working collaboratively with colleagues across the Library to create collection guides, introductions, and features that open up Scotland’s knowledge, history, and culture to a wide range of audiences. You’ll work with subject specialists from initial concept through briefing, drafting, review and publication, ensuring content is clear, compelling and designed around user needs. Alongside this, you will help develop new website content, contribute to content review processes, and support the ongoing improvement of our digital content.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of creating high-quality digital content and working collaboratively with subject experts and stakeholders. You will be a confident and adaptable content professional who can turn complex information into clear, engaging and accessible web content. You will also understand how people discover and use content online. Comfortable working with content management systems and digital publishing tools, you will be able to balance multiple pieces of work at different stages of development. Most importantly, you’ll be curious about audiences, committed to user-centred content design, and skilled at building positive relationships that help colleagues contribute their expertise to great digital content.

If you join us, you will become part of one of Scotland’s premier cultural institutions - a National Library that safeguards the country’s memory through its remarkable collections. You’ll have the chance to work flexibly where the service allows, and you will benefit from a range of training and development opportunities. We offer generous annual leave, a competitive pension scheme, and, of course, the support of a team of great colleagues., Flexible Working

Family Friendly

Civil Service Pension Scheme

Health and Wellbeing

Discounts and Free Entry

Generous Annual Leave

The National Library of Scotland preserves the memory of the nation with collections that span the centuries, from the earliest times to the digital age. Our collections document the influence of Scots at home and abroad, while reflecting the ideas and cultures of the world. They cover all aspects of human endeavour in multiple formats, including books, manuscripts, archives, websites, maps, music, moving image and sound.