Web Designer

Sandwell Council; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local governmental organization in England seeks a committed web designer to enhance user experience on their websites. You will work with content editors to ensure accessibility and streamline information for residents and staff. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and has expertise in user experience. This position will play a key role in improving both public and intranet sites.

Qualifications

• Committed web designer with experience in user experience.
• Familiarity with ensuring website accessibility.
• Ability to work with content editors to streamline information.

Responsibilities

• Ensure council websites provide an optimal user experience.
• Coordinate with content editors to improve website functionality.
• Assist staff and teachers in accessing necessary online resources.

Skills

Detail-oriented

User experience expertise

Content editing

Job description

At Sandwell Council, we’re focused on providing the best possible experience for the residents who rely on our services. For many, this starts with being able to quickly access the right information on our website.

We are looking for a committed and detail-oriented web designer to ensure the content on the council’s websites is set up to provide the best possible user experience and connect residents to the services they need.

As well as our main council website, you’ll also be helping make sure our staff can easily find the information they need to do their jobs well on our intranet, and supporting teachers and school staff to access vital resources on our school extranet.

As the expert in user experience, your main duties will be to work with content editors across the council to ensure our websites are accessible, content is plain English and pages are set up to enable people to access the information they need or complete a task as quickly as possible.

Reporting to the Web Manager, you will be part of the Corporate Communications Service, working with the team to coordinate activity to ensure that we are communicating clearly and consistently with residents, staff and partners across all platforms.

Supporting Documents for Web Designer

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• Download Personnel Specification (DOC)

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