Content Designer

Sanderson Government & Defence; City Of London; Remote; GBP 71,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BPSS eligible

5 years UK residency required

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking an experienced Content Designer to join a major public sector digital programme. You’ll create clear, accessible content that guides users through high-profile services in an Agile environment.

Working with researchers, designers and delivery teams, you will test content against user research and analytics, iterate rapidly, and champion accessibility and content standards across the programme.

Qualifications

• Proven Content Designer experience within Agile digital delivery teams.
• Strong user-centred design mindset.
• Experience creating content for complex digital services.
• Ability to interpret user research, data and analytics to drive decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience developing content standards, patterns and strategies.
• Comfortable working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience using prototyping approaches to test and validate content concepts.

Responsibilities

• Create content that meets user needs and simplifies complex information and processes.
• Write, edit, publish and continuously improve digital content.
• Use user research, analytics, feedback and data to inform content decisions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within an Agile environment.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders while maintaining content quality and user focus.
• Contribute to content strategies, standards and reusable content patterns.
• Use prototyping techniques to communicate ideas quickly and effectively.
• Manage priorities across multiple deliverables in a fast-paced delivery environment.

Skills

Content design

Agile delivery

User-centred design

Stakeholder engagement

Content standards

Prototyping

Multidisciplinary collaboration

UX writing

Job description

Content Designer | BPSS Eligible | £450 per day | Inside IR35 | 6 Months | Primarily Remote

We're recruiting for an experienced Content Designer to join a major public sector digital programme, helping to create clear, accessible and user-focused content for high-profile digital services.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary Agile team, shaping content that helps users complete tasks quickly and confidently while improving overall service experience.

The Role

As a Content Designer, you'll work closely with stakeholders, researchers, designers and delivery teams to understand complex business challenges and transform them into simple, intuitive user journeys and content.

You'll use evidence from user research, analytics and feedback to create, test and iterate content, ensuring services meet user needs while adhering to accessibility and content design best practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Create content that meets user needs and simplifies complex information and processes
• Write, edit, publish and continuously improve digital content
• Use user research, analytics, feedback and data to inform content decisions
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within an Agile environment
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders while maintaining content quality and user focus
• Contribute to content strategies, standards and reusable content patterns
• Use prototyping techniques to communicate ideas quickly and effectively
• Manage priorities across multiple deliverables in a fast-paced delivery environment

Essential Experience

• Proven Content Designer experience within Agile digital delivery teams
• Strong user-centred design mindset
• Experience creating content for complex digital services
• Ability to interpret user research, data and analytics to drive decisions
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience developing content standards, patterns and strategies
• Comfortable working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
• Experience using prototyping approaches to test and validate content concepts

Clearance & Eligibility

• BPSS eligible
• Mandatory: 5 years continuous UK residency

Contract Details

• Role: Content Designer
• Contract Length: 6 Months
• Rate: £450 per day
• Engagement: Inside IR35
• Location: Primarily Remote within the UK
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project needs

If you're passionate about creating content that genuinely improves user experiences and enjoy working within modern Agile delivery teams, we'd love to hear from you.

Reasonable Adjustments

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.