Content Designer x 4

• Locations

  Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA

• Salary

  £30,225 pa

• Type

  Contract / Interim

Summary

We are currently seeking several Content Designers to become part of our team, offering a combination of Permanent and Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) positions.

There’s never been a more exciting time to work in Content Marketing at the National Trust. You’ll be joining at the start of an exciting transition for the Content Marketing Team. You’ll be creating, managing and evaluating the content on our website to meet our audiences needs and our organisational objectives. You’ll be helping shape and deliver the content we deliver through our web channel and making our cross-channel journeys make sense. You’ll also work with the wider Innovation & Digital team to input into the future development of our web channel.

We’re an inclusive team and value diversity of thought. We are open to different working options which work for you and us and are happy to consider making adjustments for the right candidate. We actively work to create a culture of inclusion.

We are currently undertaking our pay review process and it is likely that this salary will be increased from 1st April 2024.

What it’s like to work here

We’re bigger than you think, we’re more complicated than we appear and we’re larger scale than you’d imagine. We’ve got passionate people in all our teams, and we’ve got so much more we want to achieve. We’re for ever, for everyone and we really mean that. We don’t want to stop at 5.5 million members and we want everyone to feel welcome and enjoy access to our places, so we need to reach new audiences in ways that are meaningful and relevant to them without losing the hearts and minds of those that are already with us.

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be creating, optimising and evaluating our national website content. You’ll have a great understanding of web content best-practice and SEO. You’ll work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation at all levels, so you’ll need to be able to build effective relationships and be able to communicate effectively. You’ll need to be comfortable with numbers and making recommendations based on analytics data. You’ll be a creative thinker and problem solver. You’ll enjoy working in a busy team. You’ll be comfortable supporting with the training of web editors at both regional and property level.

Who we’re looking for

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached, this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role, we’d love to hear from you if you have:         

• Strong experience in written content creation, ideally for diverse online audiences
• A wealth of experience of using web content management systems
• Knowledge of copyright laws and other appropriate legislation.
• The ability to be flexible, adaptable and proactive with a positive mindset
• Have great planning, organisation and attention to detail skills
• A good understanding of accessibility standards for web.
• Exposure of working with various stakeholders across multiple teams
• Experience working and contributing effectively as part of a team

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax-free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most Trust places

• Independent financial advice

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