Head of Content Design - Mat Cover.

Head of Content Design - 13-Month Mat Cover
Locations: North East, North West, Glasgow or London (Hybrid | 40% office - 2 days a week)

We're supporting a large UK organisation in hiring an experienced Head of Content Design for a 13-month maternity cover. This is a senior leadership role overseeing a growing content function, driving content strategy, and leading the transition from legacy platforms to new digital systems.

This role sits at the intersection of content, customer experience and digital transformation - ideal for an established content leader who thrives in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.

The Role

As Head of Content Design, you will:

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Content Design team, championing best practice and content excellence across the organisation.

• Oversee a major content transition project, moving content from legacy systems to new platforms and CMS environments.

• Shape and drive the content strategy, ensuring content supports wider customer and business objectives.

• Establish effective content operations, workflows and governance frameworks that enable consistent, scalable content creation.

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across digital, service design, brand, communications and product.

• Act as the senior content authority - advocating for user-centred content, accessibility and evidence-based decision making.

• Represent the organisation within the broader content community - including government content networks.

Key Experience Needed

• Strong track record leading content design teams in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.

• Demonstrable experience delivering user-centred content across multiple channels.

• Experienced working with CMS platforms (Drupal or Adobe preferred).

• Deep stakeholder management ability - influencing, aligning and resolving challenges.

• Background in Agile delivery and digital transformation.

• Understanding of SEO fundamentals (knowledge of FCA compliance is a bonus).

You'll Be a Great Fit If You Are:

• A confident strategic leader who can set vision and direction.

• Highly collaborative, operating effectively across design, digital and comms teams.

• Strong in content operations - process-driven but adaptable.

• Passionate about accessible content, continuous improvement and customer-first principles.

Benefits

• Salary: £62,000 - 70,000

• Generous civil-service pension contribution

• Hybrid working (40% office)

• 9-day fortnight optional scheme

• Strong L&D investment, enhanced leave and flexible working options

If you're an experienced content leader looking to shape, influence and drive content maturity within a major UK organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

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