Content Designer - Remote - £380 Outside IR35

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Our client is looking for a content designer to join them on an initial 6 months contract.

This is £390 OUTSIDE IR35 and working remotely.

Introduction to the role of content designer

Content designers make things easier for people to understand and use. This can involve working on a single piece of content or on the end-to-end journey of a service to help users complete their goal and government deliver a policy intent. In this role your work may involve the creation of, or change to, a transaction, product or single piece of content that stretches across digital and offline channels. You will be expected to:

*make sure appropriate content is shown to a user in the right place and in the best format

*start from discovery and work closely with user researchers, service designers and interaction designers

Skills required to be a content designer

You will need the following skills for this role, although the level of expertise for each will vary, depending on the role level.

*Agile working (content design). You know about agile methodology and can apply an agile mindset to all aspects of your work. You can work in a fast-paced, evolving environment and use an iterative method and flexible approach to enable rapid delivery. You are unafraid to take risks, willing to learn from mistakes and appreciate the importance of agile project delivery for digital projects in government. You can make sure the team knows what each other is working on and how this relates to practical government objectives and user needs.

*Content concepts and prototyping. You are able to visualise your work in context to show stakeholders any changes or proposals you've made. You know when to choose the most appropriate methods for different audiences and purposes, ranging from paper sketches to coded prototypes.

*Stakeholder relationship management (content design). You know how to identify, analyse, manage and monitor relationships with and between stakeholders. You can communicate with stakeholders clearly and regularly, clarifying mutual needs and commitments through consultation and consideration of impacts while focusing on user needs.

*Strategic thinking (content design). You can take an overall perspective on business issues, events, activities and discuss their wider implications and long-term impact. This could include determining patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. You know how to focus on outcomes rather than solutions and activities.

*User focus (content design). You understand users and can identify who they are and what their needs are based on evidence. You can formulate hypotheses, gain insights from data and user research and use those insights and findings to make informed decisions

decisions. You are comfortable evaluating quantitative and qualitative data. You can translate user stories and propose design approaches or services to meet these needs. You put users first and can manage competing priorities between user and business needs.

*User-centred content design. You can design content to meet user needs and make complex language and processes easy to understand. You are comfortable using data and evidence to make informed decisions about content. You have experience of writing, editing and publishing user-centred content for digital audiences. You can use content management systems to publish content. You can review and evaluate content to improve it. You understand why content lifecycle management is important and you apply a continuous improvement mindset to your work. You can understand and implement style and standards.

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