Content Officer - 2 year Fixed Term Contract - FULL TIME

Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have an exciting opportunity for you to become our Content Officer. We need you to join us and help us inspire target audiences with engaging and accessible digital content.

You will be working closely with colleagues from across the Public Engagement Group to ensure that audiences have the tools, knowledge and inspiration they need to champion and look after England’s spectacular historic environment.

Location: Flexible on location - we offer hybrid working where you are based in one of our offices and at home.

Salary: £28,856 - £35,931 dependant on location and experience. National £28,856 - £30,983, Greater London £31,920 - £34,273, inner London £33,463 - £35,931

What you will be doing:

In this key role you will assist the Digital Communities Manager in the delivery of strategic plans for Content, incorporating digital communities across owned, earned and paid online channels, in order to increase reach and influence and achieve organisation wide objectives as part of the wider Communications and Public Engagement Group Strategy.

You will create and deliver inspiring content and assist the development of an audience-led approach to public engagement across the organisation

Working in close collaboration with colleagues across the Public Engagement Group to help plan, create deliver and monitor digital content across Historic England’s communications channels for integrated campaigns, projects and programmes

You will take a lead in creating and scheduling digital advertising and deliver reports on performance

We need you to assist the development of new and diverse online communities – of interest, action, place, practice or circumstance – increasing reach through the use of existing and new channels

Your have the opportunity to liaise with agencies, creative suppliers, contractors and other internal stakeholders to help deliver content in a timely and efficient manner and ensure the quality and brand compliance of creative and content

Collaborate with the Marketing Insights Analyst to produce regular reports on digital activity and contribute to reporting to management.

Work with colleagues across the Public Engagement Group to create and join up effective customer journeys into and out of our channels and drive relevant traffic into our website.

Monitor team inboxes and provide assistance with enquiries, coordinate incoming briefs and monitor progress against workflows.

Who we are looking for:

• Experienced in developing, creating and managing a wide range of engaging content including video, data visualisations, case studies, blogs, email, web and social media content.
• Experience of creating content for a high profile brand
• Proficiency in use of social media analysis tools and experience of effectively using results to refine activity
• Excellent working knowledge and understanding of digital communications and content marketing tools
• A customer focused creative thinker with excellent communication and time management skills.

Why work for Historic England

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 26% contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at ResourcingTeam@Historicengland.org.uk or telephone 07763387811 if you have any recruitment queries.

Provisional interview date: 25th May 2023

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months

Salary: £28,856.00-£35,931.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Flexitime
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person