At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and creation of engaging web content for UKRI's website.
- Company: Join UK Research and Innovation, a key player in advancing knowledge and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on digital innovation and career development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by improving lives through innovative research and compelling content.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in content design and a passion for user-focused solutions.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
UK Research and Innovation Salary: £46,743. Band: UKRI Band E. Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31 March 2028. Hours: Full-time (minimum 0.8 FTE) (flexible working available). Location: Swindon - Hybrid working available including minimum of 2 days a week in office. Closing Date: Sunday 9 August 2026.
About the role
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is a non-departmental public body that invests in research and innovation. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth. The UKRI website is UKRI's primary owned external channel. It connects researchers, innovators, businesses and the public with authoritative, compelling content that demonstrates how publicly funded research and innovation improves lives, drives economic growth and supports national priorities.
The Web team provides strategic oversight of ukri.org, partnering with colleagues across UKRI to deliver the Lives and Livelihoods communications plan and support EAC's wider objectives. We help UKRI speak with one voice - through a website that is accurate, accessible and inspires confidence in all our audiences.
The Senior Web Content Designer reports to the Content Design Lead in the Web team, part of External Affairs, Communications and Public Engagement. The team is passionate about delivering a consistent, high-quality customer experience, building brand trust and harnessing digital innovation.
Your responsibilities:
- Lead strategic content improvement projects, focusing effort on the highest priority areas, ensuring objectives are met and influencing senior partners to secure the right resources to support their strategic vision.
- Create, evaluate, update and review content strategies and solutions for ukri.org, using professional expertise, user understanding and evidence to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure all web content meets high quality standards and accessibility requirements, and review other content designers' work to maintain consistency and quality across the site.
- Champion and participate in user research, playing an active role in journey mapping to better understand user needs and how the website and its content fits into the wider experience.
- Deliver workshops and training to colleagues across the organisation, acting as an advocate for content design, the website and Government Digital Standards.
- Build and maintain a network of internal and external stakeholders, fostering proactive collaborative working and establishing productive relationships with subject matter experts.
- Help colleagues and stakeholders understand what web content design is, why it's valuable and how to work effectively with content designers.
- Actively stay abreast of UKRI objectives and priorities, and proactively keep up to date with the latest content design best practice and thinking.
Personal Specification
The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S).
Senior Content Designer employer: UKRI
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