Contract Content Designer

Dubizzle Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services company is seeking an experienced Affiliate Content Designer for a 3-month contract based in Birmingham. The role requires expertise in content creation for government and public sectors, with responsibilities including designing content across various formats and mentoring team members to enhance their skills. Ideal candidates will have strong writing abilities and a user-centered design approach. This position is crucial in ensuring effective communication during significant organizational changes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in content design.
• Ability to create clear and effective communication materials.
• Strong collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design content to support large-scale organizational change.
• Mentor team members on best practices for content delivery.
• Translate complex information into accessible content for users.

Skills

Experience working on government, public sector or large-scale organizational change programmes

Familiarity with service design, research and change management practices

Experience creating content patterns, templates, playbooks or reusable content components

Experience designing content across multiple formats (digital, visual, video, audio)

Experience delivering hands‑on coaching or mentoring sessions

Experience creating a comms playbook for best practices

Experience supporting content governance and sign‑off processes

Proven experience as a Content Designer

Strong understanding of user‑centred design principles

Experience translating complex information into clear content

Strong writing and editing skills focusing on plain English

Experience aligning content to service journeys

Confidence working with stakeholders on messaging

Background in Marketing/PR/Journalism

Job description

Affiliate Content Designer (3-month contract)

We are recruiting for an Affiliate Content Designer for a contract to start ASAP for a 3 month contract. Day Rate - 300-400 Per day depending on experience. Once a fortnight in the Manchester office.

Who We Are

AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We’ve been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014. We believe our work should always make a remarkable impact for our clients. We do this through our regional offices (or ‘Clubs’) building strong relationships with our partners, so that they are always prioritised by a team within close proximity. This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK, Europe and the USA with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years. Join us - and help us fulfil our mission to close the world’s digital skills gap.

What you’ll bring to the table

Experience & Skillset:

• Experience working on government, public sector or large-scale organizational change programmes
• Familiarity with service design, research and change management practices
• Experience creating content patterns, templates, playbooks or reusable content components
• Experience designing content across multiple formats (digital, visual, video, audio)
• Experience delivering hands‑on coaching or mentoring sessions to build confidence in planning, writing, and delivering change‑related communications
• Experience creating a comms playbook that outlines best practices for communicating change, including examples.
• Experience supporting content governance, sign‑off processes or sensitive communications
• Proven experience working as a Content Designer or in a content‑focused role within digital or service transformation programmes
• Strong understanding of user‑centred design principles and designing content based on user needs and research insights
• Experience translating complex or technical information into clear, simple, and accessible content
• Strong writing and editing skills, with a focus on plain English and accessibility standards
• Experience aligning content to service journeys and supporting users through change
• Confidence working with stakeholders to agree language, tone and messaging
• You have a background in Marketing/PR/Journalism.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. We consider all flexible working arrangements, subject to the requirements of the role. Where reasonable adjustments are needed, we will strive to make changes to accommodate them.