Content Designer

We're looking for 4 Content Designers to join our team.

You’ll mostly work on content to help people understand and apply for funding. This includes content for our website, as well as for application forms, emails and other guidance.

You’ll also have the opportunity to help improve our content and user experience across the whole service.

You’ll join a thriving group of designers who love sharing knowledge and experience. We’ll offer you support to widen your design skills, and opportunities to take part in training and communities of practice.

We're offering:
- £45-50K
- Flexible working - option of full time, part time and condensed hours
- Remote working, with quarterly office meet-ups (so you'll need to be based in the UK)

We'll be hosting a briefing session on Wednesday 21 January 2026, from 11am to 11:45am. There are more details in the ad.

But do drop me a message if you'd like a chat.

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About The Role

Content Designer, Digital Team.

4 Fixed-term contract roles: 2 contracts of 23 months, 2 contracts of 12 months.

This is an exciting opportunity to join The National Lottery Community Fund as a Content Designer.

You’ll mostly work on content to help people understand and apply for funding. This includes content for our website, as well as for application forms, emails and other guidance. You’ll also have the opportunity to help improve our content and user experience across the whole service.

You'll be part of our Digital team. We’re a multi-disciplinary team, working to user-led design principles. You’ll work with other designers, researchers, developers, and colleagues from the rest of the Fund to design content that meets user needs and reflects our values.

You’ll join a thriving group of designers who love sharing knowledge and experience. We’ll offer you support to widen your design skills, and opportunities to take part in training and communities of practice.

The responsibilities of the job include:

• designing and writing clear, user-focused content
• using research, feedback, and analytics to inform and improve content
• working collaboratively with designers, developers, and researchers
• collaborating with colleagues outside our team who do not have a user-centred design background
• making sure content meets accessibility standards
• building and deploying content on our website content management system
• contributing to our design community

Interview Details

Interview Date: 25, 26 February and 2, 4 March 2026

Format: Virtual interview

Location: Hybrid working, anywhere in the UK. Choice of home or office working (offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, or Newtown). Some in person meetings, including quarterly away days across UK locations.

We’ll talk to you about where you are based and your working pattern if you get the job.

We will be hosting a briefing session on: Wednesday 21 January 2026,  from 11am to 11:45am. To register or ask any questions please email: recruitment@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

How to apply

Upload your CV in Word format and write a supporting statement of up to 1000 words. We'll use the following criteria to score your application – so you should show how you meet them in your supporting statement.

Essential Criteria:

• Design content to meet user needs and make complex language and processes easy to understand.
• Formulate hypotheses and gain insights from data and user research.
• Have a strong practical understanding of accessibility and inclusive design.
• Work collaboratively in an agile or fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow content standards and style guides.
• Tailor communication to stakeholders' needs and work with them to build relationships, while also meeting user needs.

 Desirable Criteria: 

•  Create prototypes (in software like Figma) and use content management systems (like Umbraco).
•  Contribute to content strategies and policies.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

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