Head of Content Design

DSIT • Full-time • United Kingdom • £56.90k - £69.77k / year • 1h ago

Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is hiring a content design leader to shape how critical information is delivered to the public, supporting the UK’s mission to become a clean energy superpower.

About the role

You’ll lead and develop the department’s GOV.UK content strategy, ensuring content is clear, accessible and meets the needs of users across a wide range of services.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll shape how DESNZ communicates complex policy in a way that is simple, usable and impactful.

What you’ll be doing

Developing and delivering a department-wide content strategy aligned to key priorities
Leading and managing a team of content designers
Driving large-scale content improvement projects across GOV.UK
Ensuring content is clear, accessible and user-focused
Advising stakeholders and influencing decisions at a senior level
Improving processes, workflows and ways of working across the team
Championing best practice in GOV.UK content design and user-centred design
Supporting innovation as digital content evolves, including new technologies

What we’re looking for

Strong experience leading content design for GOV.UK (essential)
Proven ability to develop and deliver content strategies at scale
Experience managing teams and building capability and performance
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and work across complex organisations
Strong understanding of user-centred design and accessibility
Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex policy into clear content

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