Junior Content Designer

Summary

A junior content designer is a graduate with a degree in a relevant subject or an individual with some relevant work experience in content creation. At this role level, you will:

explain content decisions

work collaboratively

work independently after being given direction by more senior content designers

independently identify user issues and needs

support content team administration and publishing processes

engage with and contribute to the cross-government content community

Work Activity Components

Title	Details
Moderation and standards (Level 2)	Applies guidelines and standards to moderate content from others, escalating where appropriate.

Behavioural Skills

Title	Details
Attention to Detail	Applying specific quality standards to all tasks undertaken to ensure that deliverables are accurate and complete.
Verbal Expression	Communicating effectively using the spoken word.
Written Expression	Communicating effectively in writing, such as reports and via emails.
Teamwork	Working collaboratively with others to achieve a common goal.

Technical Skills

Title	Details	Depth
Application Development Tools	Software tools which automate or assist part of the development process.	Aware of
Database Software	Software that enables the user to capture, create, populate and manipulate data structures and where appropriate unstructured data.	Aware of
Programming Languages	A set of codes and syntax (supported by software tools) that enables the unambiguous translation of specified functionality into source code for the creation of computer programs.	Aware of
Web Specifics	Knowledge of web specific file extensions, Web 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and other latest standards/ practices. Use of multimedia and Active-X controls. Understanding of the nature of browsers and how to design cross-browser layouts. Effective knowledge of metadata (e.g. tags, XML) and related aspects of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).	Aware of
Information and Data Visualisation/Presentation	The ability to visualise and present information and data in an appropriate format that helps stakeholders understand the significance of the information and data.	Aware of

Training

Title	Details
Security Awareness	Tools and techniques to help users and employees understand the role they play in helping to combat information security breaches and for IT and security professionals to prevent and mitigate risk.
Graphic Design and Web Development	Tools and techniques for graphic design, user interface design (UI design), content authoring using standardised code and proprietary software, user experience design (UX design), web development and search engine optimisation.

Professional Development Activity (PDA)

Title	Details	PDA Group
Participation in Group Activities	Participating in group activities inside or outside of the working environment that can assist with the development of interpersonal skills.	Broadening Activities
Job Shadowing and Special Assignments	Undertaking temporary periods or secondments in other roles, particularly those that offer a new perspective on own function or exposure to other environments and cultures.	Broadening Activities
Gaining Knowledge of Employing Organisation	Gaining basic knowledge of the employing organisation, its business, structure, culture, policies, products/services, operations and terminology.	Increasing Knowledge
Gaining Knowledge of Surrounding Technical Areas	Gaining knowledge of IT activities in employing organisation external to own function.	Increasing Knowledge
Involvement in Professional Body Activities	Attending meetings, seminars and workshops organised by professional body and reading published material, such as journals and web content.	Participation in Professional Activities
Team Working	Undertaking learning and practice in the techniques of team and collaborative working. Gaining an understanding of the underlying concepts.	Developing Professional Skills
Communications	Undertaking learning and practice in oral and written communications, including report writing and presentation.	Developing Professional Skills

Qualification Components

Title	Awarding Bodies
FEDIP Associate Practitioner	FEDIP - The Federation for Informatics Professionals

Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework Skills

Skill	Level
Agile working (content design) Agile delivery involves encouraging teams to build incrementally, test and iterate their work based on regular feedback and other useful data.	Working Agile working (content design) You can: demonstrate experience of working in Agile teams, including an awareness of Agile tools and how to use them advise colleagues on how and why Agile methods are used and provide a clear, open and transparent framework in which teams can deliver adapt and reflect and be responsive to feedback see outside of the process
Content concepts and prototyping Consultancy involves providing specialist advice to address stakeholder and business needs.	Awareness Content concepts and prototyping You can: show an awareness of prototyping and explain why and when to use it understand how to work in an open and collaborative environment (by pair working, for example)
Stakeholder relationship management (content design) Stakeholder relationship management involves managing stakeholder requirements and communications throughout a project, while remaining focused on the user needs.	Awareness Stakeholder relationship management (content design) You can: understand who your stakeholders are, what evidence is relevant to them and the importance of managing relationships with them
Strategic thinking (content design) Strategy involves creating a plan to achieve a team or organisation's objectives.	Working Strategic thinking (content design) You can: support the creation and development of strategies and policies contribute to iterating and improving processes and guidelines understand how activities meet strategic goals
User focus (content design) User focus involves understanding the user needs to develop a detailed understanding of the problems that need to be solved.	Awareness User focus (content design) You can: show an awareness or understanding of user experience analysis and its principles see the purpose of user stories and focus on user needs
User-centred content design	Awareness User-centred content design You can: demonstrate basic but decent editorial standards show an awareness of style standards work well under supervision

Skill

Level

Agile working (content design)

Agile delivery involves encouraging teams to build incrementally, test and iterate their work based on regular feedback and other useful data.

Working Agile working (content design)

You can: demonstrate experience of working in Agile teams, including an awareness of Agile tools and how to use them advise colleagues on how and why Agile methods are used and provide a clear, open and transparent framework in which teams can deliver adapt and reflect and be responsive to feedback see outside of the process

Content concepts and prototyping

Consultancy involves providing specialist advice to address stakeholder and business needs.

Awareness Content concepts and prototyping

You can: show an awareness of prototyping and explain why and when to use it understand how to work in an open and collaborative environment (by pair working, for example)

Stakeholder relationship management (content design)

Stakeholder relationship management involves managing stakeholder requirements and communications throughout a project, while remaining focused on the user needs.

Awareness Stakeholder relationship management (content design)

You can: understand who your stakeholders are, what evidence is relevant to them and the importance of managing relationships with them

Strategic thinking (content design)

Strategy involves creating a plan to achieve a team or organisation's objectives.

Working Strategic thinking (content design)

You can: support the creation and development of strategies and policies contribute to iterating and improving processes and guidelines understand how activities meet strategic goals

User focus (content design)

User focus involves understanding the user needs to develop a detailed understanding of the problems that need to be solved.

Awareness User focus (content design)

You can: show an awareness or understanding of user experience analysis and its principles see the purpose of user stories and focus on user needs

User-centred content design

Awareness User-centred content design

You can: demonstrate basic but decent editorial standards show an awareness of style standards work well under supervision

The Professional Body Responsible for this job family is BCS. This job role profile was created in collaboration with BCS, using Role Model Plus.