Senior Content Designer

Job Description:

• Role: Senior Content Designer
• Contract: End of March 2027 + possible extension
• Location: 1 day per week in London.
• Rate: £600 per day Inside IR35
• Clearance: SC clearance must be active

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Content Designer to support one of our Government clients

In this role, you will help refine and improve a complex digital content by streamlining outdated content, enforcing Government Digital Service (GDS) standards across a new publishing model, and upskilling team members to build sustainable content capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Delivery & Governance: Drive the delivery of a modernized GOV.UK publishing model, including establishing governance structure, workflows, and operating procedures.
• Capability & Training: Develop and deliver targeted training for content consultants and wider contributors across the organization.
• Community & Quality Assurance: Build and support a network of trained content consultants, providing hands-on coaching, guidance, and ongoing quality assurance.
• Standards & Guidance: Produce and maintain comprehensive publishing guidance, templates, style standards, and learning materials.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate the transition toward a centralized publishing model, collaborating with key stakeholders across regional and international networks.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor content performance, quality, and compliance to identify continuous improvement opportunities for future digital services.

Key Requirements

• Active SC Clearance it is required for this position due to the to security requirements
• Proven background as a Senior Content Designer, ideally within the Central Government or the broader public sector
• Deep knowledge and practical experience applying GDS standards and user centered design practices.
• Track record in leading content transition, governance setup, and complex publishing workflows.
• Strong coaching and capability-building experience, with a track record of upskilling multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills across complex organizational structures

£550.00 - £600.00 / day

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