Content Producer - Immediate Start

Are you a proven digital Content Producer available for an immediate start?

Age UK is offering a 3-month fixed term contract opportunity for a creative and driven Content Producer in their Brand and Content team. In this role, you'll help to produce impactful, audience-led content across a range of channels - from web and email, to print and video.

You'll use your creativity, insight and project management skills to help teams across the charity achieve their goals, drive income, deepen understanding of our cause and help older people get the best possible support.

As well as imagination and a knack for great content design, you'll need to be able to convey complex information in a distilled but effective way. You'll also need to be able to flex your narrative voice to suit different audiences, channels and formats.

Please ensure that AI is not used when generating your supporting statement. Supporting statement should be no more than 4000 characters.

We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office - approximately twice per month. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.

Age UK Grade 7L

Must haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process: Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience

• Experience of taking creative briefs, working to deadlines, and balancing multiple projects.
• Experience implementing and upholding tone of voice, house style and brand language. (A, I)
• Experience using a content management system to build and edit webpages. (A, I)

Skills and knowledge

• Exceptional writing and editing skills. (A, T)
• Good understanding of how to design content to create a great user experience. (A, I, T)
• Ability to think about content from a 'channel-neutral' perspective - starting with the audience and objective and finding the best way to reach them with the right content. (A, I, T)
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time, keeping stakeholders informed of your progress and meeting tight deadlines. (A, I)

Personal attributes

• Accuracy and attention to detail, including the ability to ensure all projects meet brand and editorial guidelines (A, T)
• Proactive, enthusiastic and a team player (A, I)

Great to haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:

Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience

• Experience working within or alongside the charity sector. (A,I)
• Experience using picture-editing software to resize and manipulate images. (A)
• Experience producing video content. (A)
• Experience working alongside a design team. (A)
• Experience of engaging consumers and testing new materials. (A)

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave (pro rata) + bank holidays
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250
• Many additional benefits

Additional Information

Supporting statements and anonymisation

Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.

Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments

Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

For a full list of benefits please visit our website.