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The Senior Web Content Designer sits in the web team, part of External Affairs and Communications. The web team is a multidisciplinary team of content, product and delivery experts who are passionate about driving forward the continuous improvement of the website, making it simpler and easier for people to understand and use.
Job Overview:
As a Senior Web Content Designer, your role is to lead on the design, creation, review and development of web page content on ukri.org in collaboration with subject experts from across the organisation. This is an exciting time for the web team as we evolve our web content strategy and content operations to support a usable, sustainable, accessible website into the future.
Key Responsibilities:
* Be responsible for creating, evaluating, updating and reviewing content strategies and solutions for ukri.org content, using your professional expertise, user understanding and evidence to ensure its continuous improvement
* Lead strategic content improvement projects, focusing effort in the areas of greatest priority and ensuring objectives are met, influencing senior stakeholders to ensure they have the right resources to support their strategic vision
* Ensure the web content you develop is high quality and meets accessibility standards, and review other content designers’ work to ensure quality
* Help colleagues and stakeholders understand what web content design is, why it’s valuable and how to work with content designers.
* Champion and participate in user research, playing an active role in journey mapping to better understand user needs and where the website and its content fits in
* Deliver workshops and training to colleagues across the organisation acting as an advocate for the website, content design and Government Digital Standards
* Build a network of internal and external stakeholders, fostering proactive collaborative working, influence and establish good working relationships with subject matter experts
* Actively stay abreast of UKRI objectives, priorities and work to better understand business needs
* Proactively stay up to date with latest content design best practice and thinking
Person Specification:
* Preferably hold a degree in a related subject or equivalent relevant experience
* Robust experience in writing, editing and publishing accessible digital content, and using content management systems and content production processes
* Experience in a web content design role making strategic decisions about web content creation preferably on a large, complex information rich website
* Up-to-date knowledge of accessibility, including the needs of different users, assistive technologies and exemplary editorial skills in writing in plain and accessible language
* A deep understanding of web content design on an end-to-end user journey considering the structure and user experience
* Experience of taking a user-centered approach to content design and of explaining your decisions in a way that other people understand
* Experience of using data, research and evidence to review and evaluate web content to make improvements
* Ability to explain content decisions to non-experts, negotiate with stakeholders, deal with challenging situations and remove blockers to ensure business objectives and the needs of users are being met
* Be able to handle constructive criticism of your work and to constructively review other people’s work
* Experience of putting forward the case for content design to senior stakeholders and developing long-term strategic relationships
Salary and Benefits:
Salary: £45,272-£49,430 per annum
Hours: Part Time (Flexible - this is a part time role for 22.2 hours per week (0.6 FTE))
Contract Type: Open Ended
Location: Polaris House, Swindon (Hybrid Working)
Grade: UKRI Band E
Closing Date: Sunday 19th October 2025
Other Important Information:
If you'd like to have an informal chat about the role before applying, you're welcome to get in touch with the hiring manager, Karen Hibbert, at karen.hibbert@ukri.org
We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package! We are committed to supporting employees’ development and promote a culture of continuous learning!
* 30 days’ annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent)
* Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities
* Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice
* Flexible working options
How to Apply:
Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply and the selection process is listed on our careers page.
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