Content Designer (12 months)

Content Designer (12 months)

Full-Time 55000 - 65000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
NatWest Group

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Create user-centred content for exciting projects and improve customer experiences.
  • Company: Join a dynamic team focused on innovative content design.
  • Benefits: Gain hands-on experience, develop your skills, and enjoy a collaborative work environment.
  • Other info: 12-month role with opportunities for growth and learning.
  • Why this job: Take ownership of your work and make a real impact in the digital space.
  • Qualifications: Experience in content creation and a passion for user-centred design.

The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.

Join us as a Content Designer. You’ll own the content design process for small to medium-sized projects, creating user-centred content for businesses that aligns with experience design and enterprise strategies. You’ll grow your content design expertise and domain knowledge while supporting colleagues through feedback, coaching and sharing best practices. Enjoy real ownership of your work, crafting good content and making research-led decisions that directly improve customer experiences. We’re offering this role for a period of 12 months.

What you’ll do:

  • Deliver clearly defined content design activities, ensuring work is completed within scope and agreed timelines.
  • Balance user needs, business goals and technical constraints to create clear, accessible and effective content.
  • Make evidence-based decisions, contribute to discovery work, research, prototypes and interaction flows, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to understand requirements, refine solutions and improve outcomes.
  • Communicate your recommendations with confidence, helping stakeholders understand the rationale behind content decisions.

Your work will focus on:

  • Defining content design scope, approaches and timelines for small to medium-sized projects, while contributing to larger programmes and initiatives.
  • Creating content that balances clarity, creativity and brand consistency, while aligning with design system patterns.
  • Building strong relationships with stakeholders, managing expectations and influencing decisions through evidence-based recommendations.
  • Sharing progress, identifying risks and proactively managing alignment issues, escalating where appropriate.
  • Applying content standards, accessibility requirements and regulatory guidelines to deliver inclusive, high-quality experiences and support continuous improvement.

The skills you'll need:

  • Experience creating high-quality content and content patterns for digital products and services, informed by user research and testing.
  • A strong understanding of user-centred design principles and good working knowledge of how content design integrates with design systems and product development processes.
  • Working knowledge of accessible and inclusive design principles, with an understanding of how content supports customer journeys and service experiences.

You’ll need:

  • A portfolio that demonstrates clear, consistent and user-centred content solutions.
  • Experience delivering content design projects in fast-paced environments using Agile ways of working.
  • Strong skills in design thinking, content writing, information architecture and research.
  • Experience working within multidisciplinary teams, collaborating effectively with researchers, designers, developers and product managers.
  • Confidence presenting work and explaining content decisions in a way that engages and influences stakeholders.
  • A strong desire to learn, develop and grow your content design skills through hands-on experience.

Content Designer (12 months) employer: NatWest Group

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NatWest Group

Contact Details:

NatWest Group Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Content Designer (12 months)

Content Design
User-Centred Design Principles
Agile Methodologies
Design Thinking
Content Writing
Information Architecture
Research Skills