Content Designer

4 weeks ago


York, United Kingdom York St John University Full time

Department:
- Marketing, Student Recruitment & Admissions- Location:
- York- Salary:
- £27,979 to £31,396 per annum- Closing Date:
- Friday 18 August 2023 at midnight- Interview Date:
- Monday 11 September 2023- Reference:
- 190-23**Full time fixed term (maternity cover)**

**Location: York**

**Salary: £27,979 to £31,396 per annum**

Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.

Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

**The team**

You will be joining a dynamic and flexible Digital Experience team, responsible for a user first approach to the maintenance, development and enhancement of York St John University's website (yorksj.ac.uk).

Based in York, the full team is made up of: a Digital Experience Manager; a Digital Experience Coordinator; a Systems Developer; a Marketing and Digital Experience Assistant; and two Content Designers.

**The role**

Reporting into the Digital Experience Manager, this is one of our two Content Designer roles.

Our Content Designers work together to oversee content across the full website. The post holder will work with the Digital Experience team, and closely with our other Content Designer, to ensure that content is accurate, engaging, well structured, and meets defined user needs.

As well as overall editorial responsibility for areas of the website that are key to Marketing activity, the role also carries a responsibility to engage with colleagues across the University to ensure the freshness and accuracy of content relating to their area of work.

The role comes with a responsibility to uphold the accessibility of website content. Web content should meet or exceed the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard.

**Required skills and experience**

**Additional information**

This role is eligible for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship.

We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities to support staff from different backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.

**Our benefits package**

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including
- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan after six months service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Relocation expenses package for certain roles
- Visa loan scheme

**Further information about life at YSJ**

Read more about our culture, inclusive community, working arrangements and benefits for York St John employees here.

The latest news, views and stories from our staff and students can be found here.

We are committed to managing and reducing our environmental impact and to promoting sustainable development wherever we can, read more here.

**Closing Date - **Friday 18 August 2023 at midnight

**Provisional Interview Date - **Monday 11 September 2023



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