Job Description

Salary:

29,923 Per Annum

Hours:

Full Time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Location:

Swindon, Polaris House (Hybrid Working)

Grade:

C

Closing Date:

Friday 25 July 2025

Job Overview:

The Associate Web Content Designer sits in the web team, part of External Affairs and Communications.


This is an exciting time for the web team as we evolve our web content strategy and content operations to support a usable, sustainable, accessible website into the future. The Associate Web Content Designer role will evolve as this work progresses over the coming months.


As an Associate Web Content Designer, your role will be to ensure our core business as usual web content is of a high standard, meets the needs of external audiences and is published in a timely way.


You will edit and publish content across the UKRI site, working within agreed timeframes and web standards. You will work alongside delivery team members, other content designers and subject expert colleagues across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

The Associate Web Content Designer works with delivery team members and other content designers on the editing and publishing of our core web content. This content includes funding opportunities, impact stories, blog posts, publications, areas of investment and support and news.


You will ensure content we publish on the website aligns with the web content strategy and meets UKRI's content quality standards.


Edit & Publish New Content and Updates

Use your professional expertise in content to review, edit and publish content ensuring it meets the web proposition, user needs and house style Source a broad range of imagery for use on the site, giving guidance to colleagues and ensuring image use on the website meets accessibility standards and brand guidelines

Content Standards & Quality

Review colleagues' drafts in the content management system, working with the Content Designer to implement effective and efficient processes to streamline and improve the way we quality assure content Monitor site performance and quality, highlighting and resolving issues to ensure standards are maintained

Stakeholder Management & Relationships

Actively participate in daily stand ups to update on workload and share issues Cover coordination of the web helpdesk when required, which includes the allocation of day-to-day workload of incoming web content tasks including prioritisation and stakeholder engagement

Continuous Improvement

Support continuous improvement across the website, participating in content improvement projects Work within and support Government Digital Service (GDS) standards

Person Specification:

Essential

English and Maths GCSE. Excellent editorial, proofreading and English language skills with experience of editing and proofing written content. Strong organisation skills with the ability to work on multiple concurrent pieces of work with different deadlines. Experience in following content processes, guidelines and standards. Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills with the ability to form effective internal relationships and networks. Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.

For a full job description please click apply and visit our careers page.

Benefits:

UKRI recognises and value employees as individuals and aim to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance as well as other benefits.

How to Apply:

Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply and the selection process is listed on our careers page.

The closing date for applications is Friday 25 July 2025