Content Designer

Accenture UK & Ireland; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Content Designer in Newcastle upon Tyne. In this hybrid role, you will leverage your expertise in User-Centred Design to create engaging content that meets user needs across various platforms. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring content is accurate, clear, and compliant with regulations. Join our dynamic UX team to champion the value of User-Centred Design in digital products while enjoying generous benefits, including 25 days of vacation and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days’ vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave for charitable work

Qualifications

• Worked as a UX Writer or in Content Design role leveraging User-Centred Design principles.
• Experience with Government Digital Service (GDS) design principles.
• Advocating for User-Centred Design in practice.

Responsibilities

• Create high quality, clear and accessible content for various platforms.
• Collaborate with UX Designers, User Researchers, and Developers.
• Ensure content aligns with legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

User-Centred Design principles

Written and verbal communication skills

Negotiating with senior stakeholders

Experience with brand tone of voice guidelines

Experience working with GDS design principles

Tools

Markdown

HTML

Job description

Overview

Role: Content Designer

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Hybrid Working: This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

About the team

Content Designers (or UX Designers) use data and research to create, update and review content so that it is consistent across client services and in line with client design principles and standards. They design both micro- and long-form content to meet user needs and make complicated language and processes easy to understand. They collaborate with user researchers and other designers to understand user needs and improve the end-to-end user journey. They build relationships with stakeholders to make sure developed content is factually accurate and meets the needs of users. They work within multidisciplinary Scrum teams comprised of User Researchers, Interaction Designers, Business Analysts, Developers and other specialists to create User-Centred Designs for digital products and services.

This is a great opportunity to work across multiple different clients in a range of industries. As a member of our close-knit UX and Design team, you will champion the value of User-Centred Design as part of delivery best practice across all digital products and services.

Content Designers are expected to

• Create high quality content (both micro- and long-form content) which is clear, easy to understand, and accessible for all audiences across multiple platforms and devices.
• Lead and align content design activities, ensuring teams take a user-centred, evidence-based approach to content design and delivery.
• Use data and research findings to inform your content decisions.
• Make sure your content is accurate by working closely with Subject Matter Experts.
• Collaborate with other teams and specialisms, like UX Designers, User Researchers, Developers, and others.
• Understand user journeys and the role UX writing plays in improving those user journeys.
• Report on and present your work, both internally and to client partners
• Take an evidence-led approach to your work, continuously improving long-form and micro-content based on user feedback, analytics, and industry best practices to improve usability, engagement, and conversion rates.
• Ensure that content follows all relevant legal and regulatory requirements, including accessibility standards, privacy laws, and industry regulations.
• Work independently, to a high standard, as the sole UX Writer within a Scrum/Agile team.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Worked in a UX Writer or Content Design role (ie a role which leverages User-Centred Design principles)
• Working with the Government Digital Service (GDS) design principals.
• Experience advocating for User-Centred Design
• Experience negotiating with and influencing senior stakeholders
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with brand tone of voice guidelines, design patterns and style guides

Set yourself apart

• Working in an Agile or similar multidisciplinary environment.
• Using Markdown or HTML.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services, we are known for.

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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