Lead Content and UX Designer

Lead Content and UX Designer

Location: Bristol, with hybrid working, United Kingdom
Salary: £47,800 to £51,000 per annum
Employment Type: Part-time, 28 hours per week. Permanent

About our Organisation

The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market, and we protect forests. We couldn’t do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.

About the Opportunity

This important role within the Digital team works with a range of stakeholders across Soil Association, to deliver a high-quality user experience on www.soilassociation.org and other Soil Association websites.

Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will design high-quality user-focused content, using user insight, data and evidence to improve content quality, accessibility and effectiveness. You will develop and iterate the organisation’s content strategy and design and maintain content standards, governance and processes.

You will also provide best-practice guidance, training and hands-on support to colleagues, helping teams build confidence and skills. You will advocate for user-centred, evidence-based content, working to embed best practice approaches across the organisation.

Initially, the focus of the role will be supporting a large website replatforming project and content migration, implementing improved user experience, consistency, content quality and governance across our website content.

You’ll be joining a friendly, supportive and motivated team, in a flexible and welcoming working environment. The role is hybrid – working remotely, with 1 day a week in person in the Bristol office. This is a part time role (28 hours a week), and we can be flexible about how you fit your hours into the week.

About You

You’ll be passionate about user-centred design, with a strong background in content and UX design. You’ll have practical experience of hands-on content design, and experience designing and iterating content strategy, standards and governance.

You will be confident collaborating with stakeholders with a range of digital skills, supporting them to maintain content quality and standards. You’ll have experience of effectively advocating for user-centred design and its adoption.

You will know how to do user research, using data and evidence to create high-quality user-facing content. Experience of working in the charity or not-for-profit sector, and of website replatforming or migration projects would be an advantage.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of financial and lifestyle benefits to all our employees, including:

• 27 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Pension scheme with ethical investment options and employer contribution increasing with length of service
• Free membership of the Soil Association and discounts on organic produce
• Volunteer days to give back to the local community or support green initiatives
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sociable and engaging workplace of professionals that share a passion for healthy, sustainable lifestyle and produce