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NLEDP Content Design
- Posted 08 February 2021
- Salary £400 - £550 per day
- LocationLondon
- Job type Contract
- ReferenceBBBH111960_1612787158
- Contact NameMatthew Pope
Job description
SC cleared Content Designer - GDS standards & assessments - GOV.UK style guide
A major central government organisation is seeking a SC cleared Content Designer to join them on an initial 2 month contract, outside IR35.
The role will be fully remote until returning to the office part-time, if extended.
Candidates must have an active SC clearance, used within the last 12 months, and unexpired.
What you'll be doing:
- Create, test and iterate content to meet user needs across digital and offline channels
- Write microcopy, including button text, form labels and error messages
- Create accessible content, considering accessibility from the start
- Work with user researchers to analyse data and research
- Develop content guidelines, style guides and best practice
- Collaborate with subject matter experts
- Know how and when to challenge content
- Carry out content reviews and make recommendations
- Content strategy
- Use prototyping and wireframing methods, working with UX designers
- Contribute to the creation of sitemaps, user flows and customer journey maps, working with UX designers
- Communicate design ideas and prototypes to developers
- Set approaches for projects in collaboration with other members of the team
- Be an advocate for user-centred design
What we're looking for:
- Proven experience as a content designer, content strategist, UX designer or similar role
- Familiar with working to the Service Standard, with the Service Manual and passing Service Assessments
- Experience of working to the GOV.UK style guide
- Experience of user-centred content design and mapping content to user needs
- Proficient in writing clear content for a range of digital and offline channels
- Experience of using design systems, and tone of voice and style guides
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of managing relationships with stakeholders
- Familiarity with user research and analytics data
- Familiarity with information architecture (IA), wireframes and prototypes
- Knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Agile experience and working in a multidisciplinary team
SC cleared Content Designer - GDS standards & assessments - GOV.UK style guide