Digital Designer & Content Operations Specialist
Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)
Overview
We are seeking a versatile Digital Designer & Content Operations Specialist to support a suite of high-impact government digital products.
This role sits at the intersection of design, content, and operations, supporting the transition of products into a DevOps model. You will work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to create clear, accessible digital experiences while ensuring smooth day-to-day operational delivery.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is design-led, detail-oriented, and passionate about simplifying complex information, with the ability to balance creative work with operational responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide design support across multiple digital products, ensuring alignment with the Government Design System
- Create user-centred design outputs including user journeys, flows, page layouts, and visual assets
- Contribute to the development and adoption of design systems, providing guidance to internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborate with service designers, developers, and product managers to deliver accessible, high-quality digital services
- Create, edit, and manage content within a CMS environment (e.g. Wagtail or similar)
- Apply plain English principles to ensure content is clear, inclusive, and user-friendly
- Structure and optimise content for usability and accessibility
- Review and improve existing content in line with service design best practices
- Develop materials to support products transitioning into live service, including:
- Visual guides and onboarding assets
- Short instructional or promotional videos
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, user-friendly communications
- Support go-live readiness by ensuring consistent and accurate messaging
- Maintain and update materials as products evolve (e.g. Digital Wallet and other government services)
- Responding to support requests
- Creating onboarding and training materials
- Maintaining documentation and content librariesHelp manage workflows between product, design, and content teams
- Contribute to continuous improvement of internal processes and templates
Skills & Experience
- Experience working with content management systems (CMS)
- Proficiency in design tools such as Figma
- Excellent plain English writing and editing skills
- Strong understanding of accessibility and usability standards
- Experience supporting live digital products in a service delivery environment
- Ability to manage multiple priorities across different products
- Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills
- Experience working within Public Sector
- Experience working in Agile environments
- Experience contributing to or working with a design system
- Ability to create video or visual content
- Familiarity with public sector or large-scale digital platforms
- Exposure to AI-enabled or conversational interfaces
- Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS
Why Join?
- Work on high-impact national digital products
- Collaborate in a multidisciplinary, supportive environment
- Gain exposure to emerging technologies and digital innovation
- Play a key role in shaping how government services are designed and experienced