Content Designer - GDS

Content Designer - GDS

Up to £460 per day (Outside IR35) Primarily remote 6 months

My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who require an experienced Content Designer to join a multidisciplinary team delivering digital services. You will design clear, accessible and user-centred content, simplifying complex policy and information to create effective end-to-end user journeys.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience working as a Content Designer, ideally within UK Government or the wider public sector
• Strong knowledge of GDS content design principles and standards
• Experience designing and iterating digital content based on identified user needs
• Strong ability to simplify complex policy, legal and technical information
• Experience using user research, analytics, feedback and data to inform content decisions
• Proven experience designing clear end-to-end content journeys
• Strong understanding of accessibility and inclusive content design
• Experience working within agile, multidisciplinary teams
• Confident collaborating with policy, legal, operational and delivery stakeholders
• Experience prototyping, testing and iterating content based on evidence

Nice to have:

• Experience as a Content Designer within Government or a complex public-sector environment
• Previous experience delivering services within a GDS environment
• Experience with GOV.UK publishing platforms or content management systems
• Working knowledge of HTML and structured content
• Understanding of WCAG 2.2 AA and public-sector accessibility requirements

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• Proven experience working as a Content Designer, ideally within UK Government or the wider public sector
• Strong knowledge of GDS content design principles and standards
• Experience designing and iterating digital content based on identified user needs
• Strong ability to simplify complex policy, legal and technical information
• Experience using user research, analytics, feedback and data to inform content decisions
• Proven experience designing clear end-to-end content journeys
• Strong understanding of accessibility and inclusive content design
• Experience working within agile, multidisciplinary teams
• Confident collaborating with policy, legal, operational and delivery stakeholders
• Experience prototyping, testing and iterating content based on evidence

Nice to have:

• Experience as a Content Designer within Government or a complex public-sector environment
• Previous experience delivering services within a GDS environment
• Experience with GOV.UK publishing platforms or content management systems
• Working knowledge of HTML and structured content
• Understanding of WCAG 2.2 AA and public-sector accessibility requirements

Up to £460 per day (Outside IR35) Primarily remote 6 months