Senior Content Designer

Content Designer

Sheffield

6 - 12 months contract

INSIDE IR35 - £425

We are currently looking for a Senior Content Designer to work for our client based in Sheffield. Working in an Agile environemnt in multi disciplinary teams

Key responsibilities

• creating content and developing strategies to help digital services meet user needs and business objectives, and create a clear, joined-up customer journey
• monitoring and improving content based on user feedback, research and data
• working effectively with subject matter experts, stakeholders and partners to deliver clear, relevant content
• ensuring all content assets are user-focused, accurate, optimised appropriately (e.g. for search), and meet relevant design, style and brand guidelines
• working with colleagues to understand user behaviours and data patterns to improve how services perform
• ensuring appropriate policy and legal fact checking of content and timely production and publishing
• taking an overall perspective on business issues, wider implications and long-term impact, and how content can help solve challenges
• ability to support the wider content team with peer reviews, content audits and benchmarking
• promoting user-focused content design across the MOJ, its agencies and cross-government groups

Knowledge, skills and experience

• proven track record developing content to meet user needs for digital services
• experience working collaboratively in fast-paced agile teams
• strong original writing for different topics, audience groups, purposes, styles and formats
• adept at providing simple, clear content to communicate complex issues
• experience developing content strategies or proposing content solutions to solve business challenges
• confident communicator: able to persuade; negotiate; influence; network; and work with stakeholders
• ability to get to the heart of an issue quickly and clearly, demonstrating expert knowledge in an applied setting
• knowledge of agile ways of working and user-centred content design
• experience scoping, commissioning and editing content
• excellent presentation skills with experience presenting content propositions and deliverables to business leads and stakeholders
• up to date with the latest content trends, ensuring that our solutions respond accordingly
• experience designing and developing workable content prototypes