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Junior Web Designer

The Royal Yachting Association, based in Hamble, near Southampton, is the national governing body for all forms of recreational, competitive and professional boating.  It represents dinghy and yacht racing, motor and sail cruising, RIBs and sportsboats, windsurfing, inland cruising and personal watercraft. 

Job Role: Junior Web Designer

Salary: £23,250-30,000 per annum, depending on experience

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Hamble, Southampton (hybrid working)

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your web design career while making a real impact. You'll work on a website used by over 100,000 members and a wider community of sailors, boaters, instructors and clubs across the UK. Working alongside experienced digital professionals, you'll gain hands-on experience in web design, content management, accessibility and user experience, helping to create engaging online experiences that support people enjoying life on the water.

You'll have the opportunity to contribute ideas, improve customer journeys, and help shape the digital experience of the RYA. Whether you're building pages, refining content, or suggesting new ways to improve accessibility and site performance, your work will make a visible difference.
 
We welcome applications from aspiring designers looking for their first step into a professional web design role, as well as candidates with more established experience. If you're enthusiastic about design and excited to develop your career, we'd love to hear from you.

You will:

  • Have a passion for delivering the best possible solutions through design and technology
  • Be familiar with both design and front-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries
  • Have a natural enthusiasm for technology and keep up to date with the latest trends
  • Have the drive to become highly competent in all aspects of maintaining a content managed website

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the Front-End Designer with day-to-day digital amends, page builds and projects.
  • Provide design support, page builds and content edits, in line with UX/UI best practice, to RYA internal stakeholders
  • Proactively make suggestions to improve accessibility, customer journeys, site functionality and overall site performance

Essential:

  • Experience updating websites via a CMS
  • Self-motivated and resilient under pressure
  • Creating and editing web pages
  • Ability to follow content templates and brand guidelines
  • A team player who can work independently when needed
  • A natural passion for technology and user-focused solutions

Desirable:

  • Some knowledge or an understanding of enterprise CMS platforms
  • Understanding of HTML, CSS or frameworks used for UI and styling
  • Awareness of responsive design
  • Ability to troubleshoot simple page issues

Benefits

The RYA offers a range of benefits which include:

  • 36 days holiday including public holidays
  • Birthday day off
  • 10% RYA contribution to a personal pension scheme
  • Free life insurance
  • Discounts platform for retail, entertainment, holidays & gym membership
  • Two paid volunteering days per year
  • Free on-site electric vehicle charging
  • Social events
  • RYA membership

Interested?

If you're excited by this opportunity but don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Research shows that some candidates are less likely to apply unless they meet every criterion, and we don't want that to prevent great people from applying.

Please review the full job description and submit your application by clicking 'Apply for this Job'.

 

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Closing Date: 21 August 2026
Interviews: Week commencing 31 August 2026 at RYA HQ, Hamble, Southampton

The RYA is committed to equality of opportunity.

As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we celebrate and welcome diversity in all its forms and believe that a diverse workforce boosts innovation, productivity, and creativity.

We are dedicated to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion and strive to be an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can be their authentic selves. We would particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse candidates who are currently underrepresented at the RYA.