Equality and Human Rights Commission - Content Designer (Fixed-term contract)

Content Designer is needed in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Client: Equality and Human Rights Commission

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Contract: Contractor, Full-time

Job Description

Working as a Content Designer at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, you will write, develop and optimise fantastic content for a range of digital channels, ensuring it’s clear, engaging, creative, thoughtful and accessible. You will take complex language and content and simplify it, advocating for user-focused design while clearly explaining your decisions. Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring optimal user journeys through content derived from insights and user testing.
• Managing stakeholder relationships to produce accurate, timely content.
• Choosing the best formats for information display, proactively identifying content gaps and suggesting improvements.
• Collaborating with external suppliers and managing budgets, finance administration, and procurement processes.
• Writing and editing high-quality content across various channels such as web pages, social media, and newsletters.
• Simplifying complex issues and ensuring content accuracy.
• Supporting the commissioning of multimedia content and managing the delivery of major publications.
• Monitoring and evaluating the performance of digital content.
• Defining and elevating product quality.

Requirements

The full list of Knowledge, Skills, and Experience required for the role can be found in the Candidate Pack, available to download below.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,219, the Equality and Human Rights Commission contributes £9,913 towards membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Benefits include:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (full-time FTE).
• Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes.
• Investment in career development through Civil Service Learning, peer learning programmes, specialist training, and mentoring.
• Family-friendly benefits, including enhanced parental leave and flexible working options.
• Wellbeing offerings such as an employee assistance programme, health checks, and discounts.
• Access to staff networks and social groups.

Selection Process Details

If this role interests you, follow the link in the advert to our recruitment portal, Applied. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Individuals working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality Requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme
• Individuals with limited or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme
• Turkish nationals who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service