GOV.UK Content Designer

Job summary

Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to people’s lives right across the UK.

Jobs at the Treasury are fast-paced, fun and can offer unparalleled perspective – not least the opportunity to advise Ministers on the decisions which directly determine the UK’s prosperity. Deep in our DNA is a commitment to empowering our people: maximising individual and collective impact, with interesting work no matter your role or seniority.

Day-to-day you could be supporting Ministers to decide the right level of a specific tax or line of government spending; helping maintain the stability of financial markets; analysing the long-term trends impacting the future of the economy; or enabling this work as part of our vital corporate functions.

We are a high-performing department and proud to have outstanding staff from a wide range of backgrounds. We are also a friendly, inclusive and sociable workplace that prides itself on fostering great team spirit. Our two largest offices are 1 Horse Guards Road in London, opposite St James’ Park, and the Darlington Economic Campus, which also contains eight other departments. We work seamlessly across all our sites, including Norwich, Birmingham and Leeds, as one Treasury.

We are both a 1,000-year-old institution and dynamic, forward-looking economics and finance ministry, with a strong direction set by our organisational strategy, the Future Treasury Vision. The 21st century offers huge opportunities and poses new challenges for the UK. Working at the Treasury is your chance to help the country chart the right course.

Job description

This role sits within HM Treasury’s Digital Communications team and supports the publication of the department’s documents and announcements on GOV.UK, including major fiscal events such as the Budget.

HM Treasury publishes more than 1,000 documents each year, including some of the government’s most high profile economic announcements. This role offers the opportunity to work at the centre of those publications, helping ensure complex policy documents and announcements are published clearly, accurately and accessibly for a wide public audience.

Working closely with the Senior Content Designer for GOV.UK, you will help manage the end to end publishing process for Treasury documents, ensuring they meet high editorial and accessibility standards.

You will work with policy teams, press officers and other colleagues across the department to plan, edit and publish digital content. The role requires strong organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple publications in a fast paced and high profile environment.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver the publication of HM Treasury documents and announcements on GOV.UK, working within departmental publishing standards and guidance set by the Senior Content Designer.
• Coordinate the digital publishing process for major Treasury publications, including supporting the delivery of fiscal events such as the Budget, managing timelines and working with teams across the department to ensure content is ready for publication.
• Edit and structure complex documents and web content so they are clear, accessible and suitable for online audiences, ensuring content meets GOV.UK style and accessibility requirements.
• Work closely with policy teams, press officers and other stakeholders to provide advice on preparing documents for digital publication and navigating the publishing process.
• Provide day to day advice to colleagues across the department on preparing content for publication and using Treasury publishing templates.
• Work with the wider digital communications team to coordinate supporting content for GOV.UK, including graphics and other digital outputs linked to key announcements.
• Identify opportunities to improve publishing processes and accessibility, contributing to the development of departmental guidance and best practice.

Experience of GOV.UK publishing tools is helpful but not required. We welcome candidates with relevant digital publishing or content design experience from other sectors.

If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date, please contact Elizabeth Lovegrove [email removed]

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Person specification

Application Form

Applications should consist of a CV including your employment history, and a 750-word personal statement setting out how you meet the shortlisting criteria below. Your CV and employment history won’t be scored. It’s used to give context to your application and support discussions at interview.

The panel will review applications and invite those that best demonstrate evidence of the shortlisting criteria for interview. Please keep this in mind when writing your application.

Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.

1. Experience publishing or managing digital content for a website or digital platform, including editing or preparing complex information for online audiences.
2. Experience coordinating or delivering high profile publications, reports or digital content while working with multiple stakeholders and managing competing deadlines.
3. Experience applying editorial, content design or accessibility principles to improve the clarity and usability of digital content.

These criteria have been identified as the essential skills or experience for the role, so it is important that you include evidence to demonstrate you have the skills or experience we are looking for. You should not include any personal identifying information within your CV or personal statement.

Interview Stage

If you are successful at the application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Experience
• Strengths
• Behaviours:

- Changing and Improving

- Managing a Quality Service

- Working Together

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,130, HM Treasury contributes £10,466 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King’s birthday.
• Outstanding Pension Scheme - Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Parental Leave Packages - Including 6 months’ occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
• Flexible & Hybrid Working - Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
• Advance Schemes & Discounts - Rental deposit, cycle-to-work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal for a wide range of discount codes.

You can review HM Treasury’s full offer here.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagi