Senior Content Designer (FTC)

Salary: £30,022 (National Framework) or £35,191 (London Framework - if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25). There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £529 per annum for those working from home
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Contract: 13 months Fixed Term/Secondment opportunity
Location: Office or Homebased - Flexible, United Kingdom
Closing date: Sunday 26th March 2023 at 11.59pm

About Us

We’re the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we work to improve health and adult social care in England.

Through the dedication of our expert team, we monitor health and social care services to provide England with a safe and compassionate care system, recognising when services perform well as well as encouraging improvements and taking action over poorer care, where necessary.

One of our main commitments is to become a truly inclusive organisation and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To do so, we work with a variety of networks, including the Disability Equality Network, Race Equality Network and LGBT+ Equality Network.

Our dedicated Engagement Team drive engagement and understanding to improve how we regulate and inform everyone about all care services.

With your input, we can ensure we focus on what matters most to the public, providing them with the knowledge of the best care services.

We’re now looking for a Senior Content Designer to join our team on a 13 month fixed term contract, working 37 hours per week.

The Benefits

- 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking

Why this could be a great role for you….

This is a tremendous opportunity for a creative and detailed content designer with digital editorial experience to help us communicate with everyone involved in the care system and the care process.

With an exceptional range of benefits on offer, coupled with extensive opportunities for development, you’ll be supported by incredible mentors and experts and will have every opportunity to thrive in your personal and professional lives.

So, if you want to join an organisation that will place your wellbeing as one of its top priorities, then apply today!

What you will bring…

To be considered as our Senior Content Designer, you will need:

- A minimum of two years’ editorial experience gained in a digital environment
- Experience designing and maintaining content in an online medium
- Experience of HTML email templates, infographics, online surveys and analytics
- Experience of accessibility and usability as applied to websites
- Knowledge of CSS, content management systems, Photoshop, Illustrator and Microsoft Office
- Familiarity with the latest accessibility guidelines and web standards
- Good editorial skills with strong attention to detail
- A degree level of education or equivalent

What you’ll be doing…

As our Senior Content Designer, you will oversee our online content, ensuring it’s clear, concise and correct.

Designing content for all users of our website, you will work with CQC subject matter experts, Public Engagement colleagues and our users to manage content that meets our users’ needs. You will be involved in creating content for all care users from those searching for a care home to the people that run it.

You will also manage email bulletins, online consultations and online editorial and digital transformation projects, increasing awareness of CQC with key audiences and providing expert advice in a friendly, approachable manner.

Additionally, you will:

- Assist the team manager in identifying and researching online business requirements
- Carry out user testing of content and present findings
- Advise on use of interactive content
- Provide training and guidance in digital systems

Next steps…

If you require any support or assistance with the recruitment process, please get in touch with our team or include a note in your application.

We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

So, if you’d like to step into this engaging role as a Senior Content Designer, please apply via the button shown.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Content Creator, Content Design Manager, Senior Communications Executive, Senior Digital Content Designer, Digital Marketing Manager, Marcomms Manager, Senior Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator, or Senior Copywriter.