A short and sweet update to sum up what has been a packed couple of months since my last update in January. HR web migration A team of us migrated the HR web pages from Dreamweaver into the Web CMS in just six days! It was super satisfying and fun. It’s not live yet but … Continue reading Content design team round-up: March 2026
New HR web pages now live
Over the past few months, we’ve been working on migrating the HR web pages from a legacy system (Dreamweaver) and into the main University website and our central web content management system (CMS). Having the HR content within the CMS will mean it’s easier to maintain and better aligned with our wider University website, brand … Continue reading New HR web pages now live
Content Design team round-up: January 2026
Here’s a quick look at what we’ve been working on to kick off the new year.
Content Design team round-up: December 2025
Hello! The Content Design team in Communications consists of myself and Harriet. Our small team works on a variety of web content projects. It’s been a packed end to the year. Here is what we have been working on over the last month.
Building better careers content: from discovery to delivery
The problem: fragmented content and an unclear narrative Our previous careers and employability web content for prospective students was struggling. We knew we had a great story to tell but we weren’t articulating our ‘careers offer’ as effectively as possible to our various target audiences, plus information was fragmented across multiple pages and usage was … Continue reading Building better careers content: from discovery to delivery
Transforming departmental EDI web pages
As part of the ongoing project to rebuild academic department web pages, we’ve been working to enhance departmental content about equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). A collaborative approach Through collaborating with several departments over the past couple of years, as well as the Equality and Diversity Office, we’ve made significant strides in improving how departmental … Continue reading Transforming departmental EDI web pages
New project management web pages
We’ve recently launched a set of web pages to help staff lead projects at York. This was a collaborative effort working with the University’s central Project Management Office. The new Project management resources web pages provide guidance on the standard project life cycle at York, from concept through to handover and close. The pages are … Continue reading New project management web pages
Making change happen web pages
In October, we launched a new set of web pages which bring together resources on change management for University teams. The project proved once again why content is key! Here are the Making change happen web pages which we worked on with the People and Organisational Development (POD) team within HR. Like all universities (and … Continue reading Making change happen web pages
Rolling out department web rebuilds
We’re about to complete the pilot phase of our big project to work with all academic departments to update their web pages to new templates and optimised content. Here’s an update on what we’ve done so far and what’s coming next.
Tackling ongoing maintenance of the new school web branches
A key part of my role is to develop quality assurance and content governance processes for our web estate. I’ve recently tackled a small but important part of this by creating a governance model for our three shiny new school web presences.