AMS PSR

Senior Content Designer

Location: Belfast, Cardiff or Edinburgh (Hybrid – minimum 2 days in office) or Remote (UK)

Basis: Permanent, full time, 36 hours per week

Salary £40,031 to £42,033 per annum.

A £312 tax-free working from home allowance is also payable annually.

Benefits: Outstanding benefits including Civil Service Pension Scheme, flexible working, 28+ days holiday, and more.

About the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process. As we enter a bold new chapter under our five-year Corporate Plan, we are increasing our workforce and transforming how we plan and deliver core services. This post plays a central role in that journey.

About the role

We are looking for a skilled content designer to play an important role in improving the content on our website, making it clearer, more consistent and easier for people to use.

You will design content that enables everyone to take part in democracy, ensuring it is user‑centred, accessible and inclusive.

A key part of your role will be redesigning content and user journeys as part of our website improvement project. This will involve reviewing, redesigning and restructuring content so it’s based on evidence, user needs and data.

Working closely with the content team, subject-matter experts and external partners, you will help to modernise how content is created, managed and governed across the website.

You will:

About the team

You will join our Digital Communications team; a collaborative and forward-thinking group committed to delivering user-centred digital services. We value creativity, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.

You’ll also be working alongside the Commission’s first in house digital service delivery team, who are building our postcode lookup service. This is a fantastic opportunity collaborate, share skills and learn as part of a multidisciplinary team working on a service used by over 40 million people.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who can combine strong content design skills with the ability to build good relationships and influence others. You’ll be confident using user research and data to shape decisions and explain your thinking clearly.

You’ll enjoy being part of a small, supportive team, working on a range of projects, and helping to drive positive change across the organisation.

Essential skills and experience include:

Why work for us?

This is an opportunity to join a growing digital team and help people easily find and understand how to take part in democracy.

We offer a strong total reward package, including:

Flexible working and hybrid model (40% office minimum)

28 rising to 30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Civil Service pension scheme (28.97% employer contribution)

Study support for professional qualifications

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Ride2Work, eye care vouchers and more

How to apply

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.

When applying, please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:

Do not include:

Your name, address, phone number, email or other contact details

Your date of birth or age

Gender, ethnicity, nationality or other personal identifiers

A photo of yourself

Educational dates (as these indicate age)

Primary education details

Do include:

Your employment history including employers and dates of employment

Explanation for gaps in your history

Your duties, responsibilities and achievements

If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.

Supporting disabled applicants

The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.

If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.

Key dates

Application deadline: 28th April 2026 (23:59)

Interviews (1st stage): Week commencing 11th May 2026

Interviews (2nd stage): Week commencing TBC

Anticipated start date: Aug 2026

Interviews may be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams.