Experience Designer - Content Design

<h3><strong>About us</strong></h3> <p>You've probably heard of Autotrader, but do you know what we're all about?</p> <p>We're the most trusted, most visited automotive marketplace in the UK. A heritage brand and a tech innovator.&nbsp;We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans.&nbsp;</p> <p>In the automotive world, change is a constant, that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together.&nbsp;</p> <p>Autotrader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>About the job</strong></h3> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience Designers at Autotrader sit within our Product &amp; Technology community and play a key role in shaping the products and services our&nbsp;colleagues,&nbsp;customers&nbsp;and consumers rely on every day.</span>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast="auto">This role is focused on content design, but&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;work across the full experience,&nbsp;contributing to interaction, visual and service design.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;help ensure our experiences feel clear,&nbsp;consistent&nbsp;and easy to use, while also supporting broader design work within your team.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">A big part of the role is understanding our users.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;support&nbsp;the collection and analysis of&nbsp;insights,&nbsp;using&nbsp;these&nbsp;to shape&nbsp;clear, useful content and&nbsp;inform&nbsp;design decisions. At this level,&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;often be working on well-defined problems or collaborating with more experienced designers,&nbsp;helping you build&nbsp;confidence across&nbsp;different design&nbsp;disciplines.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You’ll&nbsp;be part of a cross-functional product team, contributing to improving our web and mobile experiences and&nbsp;building&nbsp;continuity across journeys.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;support the full design lifecycle, from discovery and insight gathering through to design,&nbsp;prototyping&nbsp;and testing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our teams are highly collaborative and&nbsp;data-driven.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;use a mix of qualitative and quantitative insight to guide your work, while also developing the confidence to make decisions and&nbsp;contribute&nbsp;your perspective.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;be encouraged to share ideas,&nbsp;give&nbsp;and receive feedback, and continuously improve how we design and deliver experiences.</span>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast="auto">You’ll also contribute to the wider design community, supporting the use of our design system and helping to improve how we work together across Product &amp; Technology.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <h3><strong>What we're looking for</strong></h3> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Experience working in a design role (content design, UX, or product design), either in-house or in an agency</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">A strong interest in content design, with the ability to support writing,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">reviewing</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">&nbsp;and shaping content using established patterns and guidance</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Ability to contribute to interaction and visual design work, particularly on well-defined tasks or with support from more experienced designers</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Experience supporting user research or insight work, including collecting information,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">assisting</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">&nbsp;with facilitation, or contributing to mapping activities</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Ability to help&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">analyse</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">&nbsp;user insights and use these to inform design and content decisions</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Understanding of how digital products are designed and built, including working collaboratively with designers,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">engineers</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">&nbsp;and product managers</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">An appreciation of design systems and how they support consistency across products</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Good communication</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">&nbsp;skills, with the ability to share ideas, take on feedback and collaborate effectively with others</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">A curious mindset, with a willingness to learn, ask questions and develop across multiple design disciplines</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Ability to balance attention to detail in content and UI with a broader understanding of end-to-end user journeys</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p>During our application process, you will be asked two questions to help us learn more about you and how you align with our values. These will be used as part of our selection criteria, to determine if we progress your application further.</p> <h3><strong>Benefits</strong></h3> <p>We’re offering a salary of £35,000 – £45,000 plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares.&nbsp;</p> <p>You'll have 28 days holiday per year, and that's in addition to bank holidays and half day closures on Christmas and New Year's Eve.</p> <p>That’s not all. You'll be enrolled in our pension scheme, where our standard contributions are 7% and employee contributions are 5%. We also have comprehensive private medical cover, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more.&nbsp;</p> <p>We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more. &nbsp;</p> <p>On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You'll spend a minimum of 3 days a week in the office with your team, focused on collaboration and connection.</p> <p>Additionally, we have our remote-first periods at set times during summer and winter. During these periods, you can work remotely anywhere in the UK and from certain locations abroad.<br><br></p> <div class="text-white">#LI-Hybrid</div> <div class="text-white">&nbsp;</div> <div class="text-white">#LI-DNI</div> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZeIJsdo7jC8?t=1s" width="560" height="314"></iframe></p></div>