At a Glance
- Tasks: Create engaging content for digital services and enhance user experiences.
- Company: Join Hippo, a dynamic digital consultancy making a real impact.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, flexible benefits, and a contributory pension scheme.
- Other info: Hippo values diversity and offers an inclusive workplace for all.
- Why this job: Be part of a diverse team shaping transformative digital solutions.
- Qualifications: Experience in content design or copywriting, with a focus on accessibility.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
About The Role
Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy passionate about building and delivering transformative digital solutions for a diverse range of public and private sector clients. We are recruiting for an Intermediate Content Designer to support our mission. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team combining data, design, product, delivery, analysis and engineering to deliver bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society.
Your Role in a Nutshell
- Write and iterate clear, concise content for digital services, ensuring it follows style guides and accessibility standards (WCAG).
- Participate in user research and use findings to map out content journeys that reduce user effort.
- Collaborate with interaction designers to decide on the best format for content (e.g., text, video, toolkits, or interactive components).
- Facilitate "content crits" to gather feedback and ensure high standards across the team.
- Manage end‑to‑end content production, from initial draft to stakeholder approval and publishing.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience in content design or copywriting within an Agile delivery environment.
- Ability to take complex jargon or legal requirements and simplify them for a general audience.
- Experience using evidence from user research and web analytics to guide content decisions.
- Strong understanding of accessibility and how to write for screen readers and neurodivergent users.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working on public sector projects following GDS (Government Digital Service) standards.
- Knowledge of content management systems (CMS) and basic HTML.
- Experience contributing to a content community of practice or style guide development.
Benefits
- Contributory Pension Scheme (Hippo 6% & Employee 2%)
- 25 Days Holiday plus UK Public Holidays
- Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
- Critical illness cover
- Life assurance and death in service cover
- Volunteer days
- Cycle‑to‑work scheme for avid cyclists
- Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Financial and general wellbeing sessions
- Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
- Private health cover
- Private dental cover
- Additional company pension contributions
- Additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
- Wellbeing contribution
- Charity contributions
- Tree planting
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo
At Hippo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio‑economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices.
Intermediate Content Designer in London employer: Hippo
Hippo is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture, where creativity and innovation thrive. As an Intermediate Content Designer, you will benefit from a comprehensive range of perks including a contributory pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, and access to wellbeing sessions, all while contributing to meaningful digital solutions that positively impact society. With a strong commitment to diversity and employee growth, Hippo provides a supportive environment for professional development and encourages applications from all backgrounds.
