Digital Content Designer

The Role Job Title: Digital Content Designer

Salary Range: £40,260 to £54,507 per annum

Permanent - Fulltime

Location: Twickenham or Civic Centre and Wandsworth Town Hall

Other essential information: Up to 3 days working in the office

Objective of role We are recruiting a skilled Digital Content Designer to join our team, responsible for providing digital services for both Richmond and Wandsworth Councils.

You will deliver high quality, accessible digital content that is driven by user needs. You will write, edit and publish content across our digital channels, with an aim to provide the best possible customer journey.

This will be focused across both Council websites, as well as our corporate intranet, where your work will help maximise internal staff engagement.

The role will require you to make complex language and processes easier to understand. You will work with subject matter experts to make sure content is accurate, and you will be able to explain your decisions and edits clearly to those who don’t recognise good web usability.

About The Role Content design and delivery Create, maintain, and improve accessible, user-centred content across Richmond and Wandsworth Council websites, ensuring it meets content design standards, accessibility requirements, and best practice.

User Experience And Continuous Improvement Use analytics, user research, and customer feedback to improve user journeys, website structure and content effectiveness, helping residents find and complete tasks more easily.

Digital services and online forms Design and develop online forms and digital services, working with stakeholders to gather requirements, create content and deliver effective online transactions.

Stakeholder support and collaboration Work closely with council services to understand their needs, provide content advice and training, and lead regular content reviews to ensure online information remains accurate, relevant and user focused.

Website operations and quality assurance Support the day-to-day management of both councils' websites, including content updates, news publishing and customer enquiries, while maintaining high standards of quality, accessibility and continuous improvement.

Essential Qualifications, Skills And Experience

• Experience of writing for the web and producing online content in a public sector or digital media context.
• Excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills
• Writing for the web and Plain English
• Content design
• Excellent time management and the ability to manage competing deadlines
• Educated to degree level or relevant industry experience

Indicative Recruitment Timeline Closing Date: Tuesday 13 th October 2026

Shortlisting Date: W/C 19 th October 2026

Interview Date: TBC (Interviews will be held in person)

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Useful Information Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

Attached documents

• Anonymised Application Guide for candidates.pdf
• Digital Content Designer Job Profile.pdf