Senior Content Designer - Maternity Cover in Edinburgh

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

For our clients, you will be creating accessible, inclusive products and services that are easy to understand and use. You will work with organisations to understand their goals, improve user journeys, content quality, and the service they need to provide.

You will be able to work closely with other disciplines within agile delivery teams, particularly user researchers, service designers, and interaction designers, as well as influential stakeholders such as service owners and policy teams. You understand agile methodology and how to apply agile ways of working to designing content. You can work in a fast-paced environment, using iterative and flexible approaches to deliver outcomes rapidly.

You can formulate hypotheses and make decisions based on user research findings and data. You can translate user stories into content that meets users' needs and propose suitable designs and solutions. You can use quantitative and qualitative data about users to turn user insights into outcomes.

User-centred content design is essential. You can make complex language and processes easy to understand, presenting the right information at the right time in a format that users need. You have excellent editorial skills, an eye for detail, and experience publishing digital content. You understand how to make content accessible to all, with practical understanding of UK government content design standards and accessibility requirements.

You know how to bring analytics and user research findings into your design work and how to work collaboratively with researchers, designers, and developers.

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability:

• Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes
• Flexible/remote working
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice, and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme, and more
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave, and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations
• Reward schemes including Version 1's Annual Excellence Awards & 'Call-Out' platform
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.