Content Designer

Content Designer

A content designer works on the end-to-end journey of a service to help users complete their goal and government deliver a policy intent. In this role, your work may involve the creation of, or change to, a transaction, product or single piece of content that stretches across digital and offline channels.

You will need the following skills for this role:

?? Agile working - You know about agile methodology and can apply an agile mindset to all aspects of your work.

?? Prototyping -You know when to use a specific prototyping technique or method (for example, sketch, code, Loc2). You can show the value of prototyping to the team

?? Stakeholder relationship management - You know how to identify, analyse, manage and monitor relationships with and between stakeholders.

?? Strategic thinking -You can take an overall perspective on business issues, events, activities and discuss their wider implications and long-term impact.

?? User focus- You understand users and can identify who they are and what their needs are, based on evidence.

??  User-centred content design - You can design content to meet user needs and make complex language and processes easy to understand. You can understand and implement style and standards.

Content designer you will:

??       be comfortable using evidence, data and research

??       build relationships across government to focus on the needs of the user and to influence stakeholders

??       contribute to and use the style guides and design patterns

??       GDS experience or prior Gov project experiences