Projects Specialist - Content Designer

Projects Specialist - Content Designer-2400284

 

TRANSFORMATION AND IMPROVEMENT
OPERATIONS DIVISION

•    Great people and a collaborative culture.
•    Family friendly employer + on-site childcare providers.
•    Open to flexible work arrangements - achieve a true work / life balance.
•    Nationally acclaimed project management practices, with skills taught on job.
•    A recognised industry leader in the profession, with great career progression potential, both internally and externally.

If you are passionate about designing intuitive and effective content experiences, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply for this role.

Mō te tīma / About our Team 

In this role, you’ll be working closely with the Web Transformation project team, and the Web Experience team. Together, we are focussed on improving the University website, as well as the supporting web capabilities, to provide an effective, engaging user experience. We are highly collaborative, user-centred and solution-oriented.

Change, innovation, and improvement are our focus. We help the University community to work and study in an excellent organisation.  Our aim is to support the University's success by refining its approach to managing projects on a large scale.  We make sure we do the right projects, and those projects are done right. 

Te mahi / The role

As a key member working on the Web Transformation Project, you will be responsible for designing and implementing content solutions, improving user experience when interacting with university websites.

In this role, you will: 
•    Conduct thorough user and industry research, interviews, surveys, and testing to guide content design choices.
•    Create content deliverables, such as page designs, templates, and guidelines.
•    Collaborate closely with project managers, designers, architects, developers, and content developers to ensure effective implementation of content design solutions.
•    Review and provide feedback on other deliverables to ensure they align with content solutions.
•    Develop and maintain content design documentation and standards.

Kā pūkeka me kā wheako / Skills and experience

Our ideal candidate

•    knows the ins and outs of content design research, from start to finish, especially on big projects.
•    can get hands-on with user research activities like workshops, interviews, and surveys.
•    understands what it means to put users first in design.
•    has experience using different research methods and tools.
•    can communicate findings and recommendations clearly, both in writing and verbally.
•    collaborates well with users, clients, and stakeholders to come up with solutions.
•    has a good grasp of content management systems and web development processes

While it's not a must, having skills in UX design, web development, business analysis, project management, marketing, content creation, or communications would really give you an edge.

Pūroko/ Further details

This is a full time (37.5 hours per week) fixed term role (until 20 December 2024), located in Dunedin. 

We offer competitive salary, five weeks annual leave and the ability to achieve real work/life balance.

Applications from candidates with Māori and Pacific backgrounds or strong competencies in these areas are warmly encouraged.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for these roles.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted and candidates may be invited to interview immediately. The University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time

For further information, please contact Alexander Hayes via the contact details below.

Tono/ Application

To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button. 

Applications quoting reference number 2400284 will close on Friday, 1 March 2024.

Additional Information

Contact: Alexander Hayes    Tel: +64 3 556 6703

Position details: Job Description

Position details: Addendum

Further Information: Department Website

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Location: About Dunedin

Primary Location
 NZL-SI-Dunedin
Employment Status
 Fixed Term 
Salary Level and Range Management Band 1 (Range of Appointments $90,165 to $98,515, Top of Range $106,863)
Organisation
 Transformation and Improvement Divisional Office
Job Function
 Project Management