Position: Digital Content Creator
Location: Agile (required to work from the London office a minimum of 2 days a week)
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)
Salary: £30,880 (£33,880 inclusive of London Allowance)
Contract: Permanent
The Role
The objectives of the Communications and Campaigns team are to increase the public profiles of Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK, mobilise public support to bring about change and ensure that all colleagues are aware of, bought into and engaged in contributing to the values and direction of the charities. A natural storyteller, you will have a talent for creating shortform video content that engages key audiences across our social media platforms. By generating ideas and making them happen, sourcing contributors, shooting and editing footage, you will monitor the performance of posts and proactively incorporate best practice to ensure that content is well received by audiences, and that the charities’ presence on its social media channels grows. You will regularly collaborate with colleagues across both charities, the other founding charities and key partners to create compelling and inspiring content.
Main Duties Include
* Creating shortform video content
* Project manage the production of video content for social media campaigns
* Ensure that the charity showcases its advice, information, programmes and services through shortform content.
* Champion and promote the brands, including their tone of voice, in our creative content.
* Working with the Social Media Manager, plan for and produce engaging content for relevant awareness events, including Mental Health Awareness Week in May and World Mental Health Day in October.
* Analyse the performance of video content
* Help the team keep up with social media trends, spotting opportunities
About You
A content creator and social media expert you will have experience of planning, shooting and editing footage to engage audiences across different social media platforms and of using creative design software (Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Premiere Pro - essential). With an eye for detail, you will use your project management skills to analyse the performance of social media content, refining and improving content through iteration.
You Will Also Have Experience Of
* Writing and editing copy to suit different audiences and providing updates and briefings at meetings.
* Being a brand guardian and supporting others to use brand and tone of voice guidelines.
* Planning, creating and scheduling engaging content across multiple social media channels, while optimising content by channel and audience.
About The Organisation
Rethink Mental Illness is the leading charity provider of mental health services in England that supports thousands of people through groups, services, campaigns and advice and information. This work supports the organisation in delivering its mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
Mental Health UK, Rethink Mental Illness’ charity partner, challenges the causes of poor mental health and provides people with the tools they need to live their best possible life at home, school and work.
In everything the charity does, it seeks to demonstrate the values: Passion, Equity, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.
What will you receive?
* Employer funded pension
* Flexible working
* Life assurance
* Eye care vouchers
* Training opportunities
* 25 days annual leave, rising to 30+ Bank Holidays
* Rewards, benefits and recognition platform
* Employee assistance programme
* Your birthday off
* Plus many more great benefits...
Equal Opportunities Statement
We actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact recruitment@rethink.org
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