Associate Content Designer

Associate Content Designer – Welsh Government

Location: Wales
Salary: £27,302 – £29,291
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time or Part-time
Grade: Administrative Officer / Team Support
Business area: Operational Effectiveness Group
Job type: Digital
Vacancies: 1
Reference: 483847
Closing date: 4:00 pm, Wednesday 14 October 2026

About the role

The Welsh Government is looking for an Associate Content Designer to join its Statistics and Research Web Publishing Team within Knowledge and Analytical Services.

The team manages the quality of digital content published on GOV.WALES and other digital channels. The successful candidate will support two content designers and contribute to clear digital communication, content quality and user experience.

This is an entry-level trainee position working under supervision. You will need aptitude, potential and an understanding of content design. The role includes basic standard checks and copy editing.

You do not need knowledge of statistical or research methods or be an expert with numbers. You will work with subject matter experts to make complex information and processes easier for users to understand.

What you will do

The role involves:

• Maintaining publishing schedules across different systems and creating announcements to deadlines.
• Using content management systems to publish content supplied by statisticians and researchers.
• Reviewing publications to ensure they follow the GOV.WALES style guide, contain no errors and meet accessibility standards.
• Reviewing and updating content across reports, StatsWales datasets, blog posts, PowerBI dashboards, social media and newsletters.
• Using tools such as Canva to create text-based social media posts.
• Monitoring and responding to queries through three shared mailboxes and X.
• Understanding government accessibility requirements and helping ensure content works with common assistive technologies.
• Developing working relationships across Welsh Government and the wider Digital Team.
• Contributing to guidance on the publishing process.
• Participating in the GOV.WALES content community and contributing to the development of standards.

What they are looking for

You should have:

• Excellent IT and organisational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• The ability to write simply and clearly with the user in mind.
• Good communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• An interest in clear digital communication and user experience.

Training and development

As an entry-level Associate Content Designer, you will work under supervision while developing your skills and experience.

The role maps to the Associate Content Designer level of the DDaT Capability Framework. You will gain experience in areas including content management, copy editing, accessibility, digital publishing and user-focused content design.

Behaviours assessed

The selection process will assess:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills assessed

Candidates will also be assessed on:

Content management and architecture – understanding the value of organising and categorising information in content design and ways this can be achieved.

Designing for everyone – understanding the importance of inclusive, accessible and environmentally sustainable government content and services, including relevant standards and regulations.

Salary

The salary is £27,302 to £29,291.

The Welsh Government states that the starting salary of £27,302 is non-negotiable for the successful candidate.

Benefits

The role includes:

• Learning and development tailored to the position.
• Flexible working options.
• An inclusive working environment.
• Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Access to the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

Sponsorship and right to work

The advert does not state that visa sponsorship is available.

The nationality requirements state that the position is broadly open to UK nationals, Irish nationals, qualifying Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK, certain EU/EEA/Swiss nationals and family members with qualifying EU Settlement Scheme status, certain individuals with qualifying leave to remain, and qualifying Turkish nationals and family members.

Applicants should therefore check their existing right to work and the Welsh Government’s eligibility requirements before applying.

Selection process

The vacancy uses the Civil Service Success Profiles recruitment framework and assesses Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

There are three stages:

1. Application Form
2. Online Test
3. Interview

Feedback will only be provided to candidates who attend an interview or assessment.

Security checks

The successful candidate will need to undergo a basic, or equivalent, criminal record check.

Government employees must also complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks where applicable.

Application

Applications must be submitted through the advertiser’s application system.

Closing date: 4:00 pm on Wednesday 14 October 2026.

Job contact: stats.web@gov.wales
Recruitment team: resourcinghub@gov.wales

Original vacancy: Civil Service Jobs – Welsh Government, Vacancy 4170, Associate Content Designer.