Apply here
Job summary
The DCMS Content Design team manages all the policy content that DCMS publishes on GOV.UK.
We’re a small but committed team that is involved in every part of DCMS’s portfolio covering culture, media and sport, and offer a range of services to our policy teams - from GOV.UK page creation and design, right up to authoring content for public facing services.
We’re one of the newer content design teams in government and pride ourselves on coming up with new and creative approaches to developing content that is designed for our users and accessible to everyone.
Our aim is to support DCMS to become one of the most forward-thinking and accessible GOV.UK publishing government departments.
Job description
As a Senior Content Designer, you’ll be at the heart of everything that DCMS publishes on GOV.UK - covering government policy, guidance and research on culture, media and sport, such as reviews of broadcasters, strategies on key policy areas and guidance for members of public attending ceremonial events.
You’ll lead and manage a diverse range of content projects, working with policy teams to understand their digital requirements and then coming up with approaches on how to best showcase their work. You’ll then manage the process of bringing that to publication, ensuring that what is published meets GOV.UK style, building and testing GOV.UK pages, and sharing metrics and discussing improvements after publication.
You’ll also be involved in audits of each team’s content, supporting our network of GOV.UK publishers within DCMS along with digital specialists working for suppliers, and promoting content design best practices.
Person specification
The ideal candidate will have the following key skills and experience:
Essential criteria:
* Experience of writing for the web, with proven ability to create content that is accessible and usable
* Experience of applying house style, editing and proofreading copy to maintain high editorial standards, while also applying good content structure and design
* Experience of leading content projects, including managing deadlines, influencing subject matter experts, and working across teams
* Excellent verbal, written and presentational communication skills in conveying design concepts to a range of stakeholders
Desirable criteria:
* Experience of using Markdown or basic HTML
* Experience of preparing accessible PDFs using Adobe Acrobat Pro
We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Paul Blake and will take place on:
* 11am, 26 March 2025
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by 5pm 24 March and you will be sent an invitation.
Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk
Calculate your take home pay. Use this service to estimate how much Income Tax and National Insurance you should pay for the current tax year.
Employment could affect your benefits, find out more here. Turn2us Benefits Calculator.