Content designer job advert example
This example advert is based on the advert we used for our paid content design intern role in 2022.
We wanted:
- to find people with the right skills
- for the advert to attract people who did not already have paid or unpaid work experience making content
Introduction
After your training period, the content design team will support you to do smaller tasks. Then, you will start writing advice and support content for the Scope website.
You will:
- work with our researchers and experts to find out what support disabled people need
- write content that disabled people can understand and use
- use feedback from proof-readers, content designers and audience testing to improve your content
We want this 6-month role to be the start of your career in content design. To help you find the right job, we will give you a reference and help you to:
- build a portfolio of your content work
- meet people in the content design community
- find and apply for permanent roles in other organisations
About you
You do not need a degree or any other qualification for this role.
Your skills and experience could come from studying, working, volunteering or your family life. This includes online communities and gaming groups.
This would probably your first content design role, but you could be at any stage of your life or career.
You:
- understand the barriers that society creates that make products and services inaccessible for disabled people
- enjoy communicating and supporting people
- can analyse information and use it to solve problems
- can write English to a high standard
Your application will be stronger if you also understand:
- how people with diverse needs access content online
- how people can use plain English and formatting to make it accessible to more people
Applying
To apply, you will need to do an online application form which includes:
- an editing task with links to resources: plan at least 2 hours for this
- writing about a product or service you used that was not accessible and how it could be changed to make it accessible: write up to 4,000 characters
You do not need to
- send us your CV or do a covering letter
- include your work history
