Senior Content Designer

This is an exciting opportunity for two Senior Web Content Designers to join the UWE Bristol Creative Strategy Team within Future Students, Communications and Marketing.

Product: main website (Web Content team)

Product: Student portal and app (UX team)

Our Web Content Design and UX teams are different from the norm. We are nimble. Creative. Responsive. Innovative. We continue to lead the way in adopting user-centred development and agile methods as the University moves towards new ways of working and best practice principles. We are an inclusive, open and welcoming team that knows what each other is working on and how this relates to practical objectives and user needs.

About you

As our brand continues to grow, you’ll be at the heart of its evolution. The right candidate will have experience in:

• Placing users first whilst managing competing priorities between user and business needs. User-focused and user-centred content is the at the heart of what we do.
• Understanding users and identifying what their needs are based on the evidence. You are comfortable applying user testing techniques and evaluating quantitative and qualitative data.
• Translating user stories and propose design approaches to meet these needs. UX understanding, content design skills and prototyping.
• Taking stakeholders on a proposal journey that demonstrates appropriate methods for different audiences and purposes.
• Understanding why content lifecycle management is important and applying a continuous improvement mindset to your work.
• Analysing data, monitoring performance, and recommending content enhancements as part of your daily routine.
• Digital marketing campaign processes and thrive on the fast pace of this critical recruitment activity.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners. We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian or racially minoritised and male candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

Product: main website

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Alice Bouquet on 0117 328 6047 or email: Alice2.Bouquet@uwe.ac.uk

Product: student portal and app

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Will Andrews on 0117 328 5650 or email: Will.Andrews@uwe.ac.uk

This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week. This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 2 days per week.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience. We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria. Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview. Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants

We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible. Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible. Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.