Digital Content Designer

Full Time - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

As part of Reading Borough Council’s move to a SharePoint-based intranet, the digital team is responsible for delivering engaging, accessible content that meets the needs of internal users. We are looking for a talented Digital Content Designer to join us in developing content for the new intranet that is user-focused, clear, and easy to navigate.

 

About the role

As Digital Content Designer, you will be responsible for creating and structuring content for the council’s new intranet, ensuring it is accessible, user-centred, and aligned with our brand guidelines. This role is central to improving internal communication and the overall user experience for council staff as they transition to the new intranet.

 

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:

 

Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do

Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential

Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way

Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

  

About you

The ideal candidate will have experience in content design, ideally within a digital environment. You’ll need strong skills in writing for the web, ensuring that all content is easy to understand and accessible to all users. Experience with SharePoint or similar platforms would be an advantage, and you must have excellent attention to detail.

 

Our offer

We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

 

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

 

• Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
• A wide range of flexible working opportunities 
• Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years.  The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax

 

For more information on this position please contact Adam Bevington, Interim Digital Delivery Lead at adam.bevington@reading.gov.uk 

Closing Date: 2nd March 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

 

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.