Job Description

Salary:

29,923 Per Annum

Hours:

Full Time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Location:

Swindon

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.


The web team is a multidisciplinary team of content, product and delivery experts. We use data and evidence to drive the continuous improvement of the website making it simpler and easier for people to understand and use.


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.


You will work closely with stakeholders and subject experts across the organisation to ensure web content is high quality, accurate and accessible.


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 Develop and publish HTML publications in support of our aim of reducing the number of PDFs we publish Manage your daily workload using tools including our web helpdesk and Asana operating within defined web team workflows and processes Provide an on-call publishing service, participating in an out of hours rota
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 Carry out regular removal of content from the site as part of regular archiving activity
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 Reschedule work based on new or changing priorities, reacting quickly and providing clear communication to colleagues Build collaborative working relationships across the web team and the organisation
Continuous Improvement


Support continuous improvement across the website, participating in content improvement projects Work within and support Government Digital Service (GDS) standards Support the continuous improvement of systems, workflows, planning and tools to initiate improvements and improve team processes and efficiency
An associate content designer is an individual with some relevant work experience in content creation.


At this role level, you will:


Explain content decisions Work collaboratively Work independently after being given direction by more senior content designers Independently identify user issues and needs in relation to web content Support web team administration and publishing processes Engage with and contribute to UKRI and cross-government content communities

Person Specification:

(S) - Shortlisting Criteria (I) - Interview Criteria (S & I) - Shortlisting Criteria & Interview Criteria

Essential


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

Desirable:


Experience in web editing or publishing using web content management systems. (S)*
Knowledge of digital and web best practice. (S)*
Familiar with agile project management techniques. (S)*

Benefits:

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package! We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below;


An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent) Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice Flexible working options
Please click here for more details on the https://www.discover.ukri.org/benefits-of-working-at-ukri/index.html