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Rob Young

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Senior CMS Editor - Enterprise CMS & Content Delivery - AEM, Magnolia, Headless - 20+ Years

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

Senior CMS Editor looking for hands-on content delivery, migration and QA roles in enterprise CMS environments (AEM, Magnolia, Headless). No interest in people management or headcount responsibility. Available immediately for contract, FTC or permanent.

Senior CMS Editor with 20+ years in enterprise CMS delivery for Audi UK, the Post Office and Selfridges. Specialising in AEM (Sites and Headless), Magnolia, large-scale migrations, component QA and WCAG 2.1 accessibility. Available immediately for contract, FTC or permanent.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Digital Content Editor / Author

BBH

Jul 2024 - Jan 2026 (1 year 6 months)

First point of contact for Audi UK's AEM Headless transition. Technical lead for QA across 51 custom components, 800+ pages and 5,000+ Content Fragments. Built standardised QA processes and UAT workflows in Jira. Delivered across migration and BAU including User Login and Audi App.

Chrome DevTools HTML CSS User Acceptance Testing Jira Adobe Experience Manager Headless CMS WCAG 2.1 AA Figma Functional Testing AEM

CMS Editor

Post Office

May 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 6 months)

Technical lead for content delivery and QA across a large-scale Magnolia CMS migration. Built and published 600+ pages, validated 105+ components to WCAG 2.1 standard. Created a 155-page Confluence knowledge base from scratch as the team's single source of truth for CMS processes and governance.

Chrome DevTools HTML CSS Quality Assurance Confluence Digital Asset Management Web Accessibility Technical Documentation Mentorship Troubleshooting Training Figma

Digital Content Exec & Front-End Dev

Selfridges

Oct 2012 - Oct 2020 (8 years)

Delivered web production and QA across 20+ EMEA regions over 8 years. Managed content for high-profile brand campaigns including Apple, Cartier, Chanel and Dior. Supported IBM WebSphere to AEM migration. Built SVG and CSS animations for luxury brand campaigns.

Adobe Experience Manager BrowserStack Chrome DevTools IBM Websphere Ecommerce Photoshop A B Testing HTML CSS JavaScript jQuery SVG Adobe Creative Suite

UI & Interactive Graphic Designer

QVC

Jun 2007 - Oct 2012 (5 years 4 months)

Delivered front-end design across web, interactive TV and early mobile. Reduced CSS codebase from 13,000 to 3,600 lines. Produced TV graphics, app store assets and homepage builds. Collaborated with merchandising and photography teams on product shoots.

User Interface Design Performance Optimization Photoshop Jira Content Management Systems User Acceptance Testing HTML CSS

Web / Production Designer

Confetti Network Ltd

Aug 2004 - Jun 2007 (2 years 10 months)

Designed and built interactive web advertorials and in-store displays combining design and front-end code. Overhauled CSS themes for community forums and led section redesigns. Focused on interface development, semantic HTML and cross-browser consistency.

Cross Browser Testing Photoshop HTML CSS Web Development Interface Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of the Arts London (Camberwell College of Arts)

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Graphic Design

1999 - 2002

Activities and societies: Specialised in traditional letterpress, darkroom photography and print processes. Incorporated HTML and ActionScript (Flash) into final degree work, exploring early interactive interface design and the transition from analogue to digital media.

Foundation in typography, letterpress and film photography. Final project combined traditional design discipline with early digital tools, using Flash and HTML to build interactive web experiences. The crossover between print craft and digital production is what started a career in CMS and technical web delivery.