Content Designer - Consultant

About the Position

Join us as a Content Designer - Consultant and create clear, accessible content that makes a difference to millions. As a growing tech consultancy and a B Corp, we create user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government, healthcare, and the purposeful private sector.

Responsibilities

• Design content that helps users complete their goals.
• Collaborate with user researchers and interaction designers to solve complex client problems.
• Create content based on insights from user research and data, applying best-practice content design principles.
• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Experience in designing content to meet user needs.
• Ability to make complex ideas and processes easy to understand.
• Experience in planning and writing content to meet evidenced user needs.
• Ensuring work is inclusive and accessible.
• Ability to take a supportive role in user research to test content.
• Applying a style guide to your work.
• Methodical and considered approach to solving content problems.
• Ability to plan tasks to achieve project objectives.
• Ability to respectfully challenge decisions or solutions you don’t agree with.

Nice to Have

• Designing to UK government service standards.
• The Government Digital Service assessment process.
• Using prototyping tools.
• Working in agile delivery teams.
• Information architecture.
• Planning and facilitating workshops.

Salary

£44,001 - £51,000 per annum.

We Offer

• Competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options, and a discretionary bonus.
• 25 days’ holiday and access to 3 annual “life happens” days.
• Wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities, and a supportive team.

Where You’ll Work

This role requires regular on-site attendance at our HQ, hub offices, and client sites, as well as the ability to work from home. Travel to offices and client sites across the UK is essential.

About the Company

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking, and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.

Apply for Future Opportunities

Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together? If you’re looking to move roles in the next couple of months, we’re interested in hearing from talented people like you. Submit an application to be considered for future opportunities at Opencast. Our Talent Engagement team will review your application and will be in touch to let you know how we would like to proceed.

Interview

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We’re happy to make adjustments to support your needs.

Contact Us

Want to know more? Visit our website or email [email protected]