Digital Content Editor Fixed Term Appointment
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Please see advert text
Advert Start Date:
02/05/2024
Advert End Date:
27/05/2024 23:55
Salary:
National £31,710 - £42,100
Job Category:
Marketing / Media / Communications
Employment Location:
Darlington
Further Information
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to develop policy on matters relating to the competitiveness, regulation and good functioning of the UK’s financial markets, to support UK growth? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
About the Team
The Communications Team is responsible for all communications conducted by HM Treasury and its Ministers. It works closely with Ministers, special advisers and policy teams to communicate the full range of the Treasury’s work, through traditional and new media channels.
The team is high-performing, supportive and fun. We work highly collaboratively across the different aspects of communications (press, digital, events, insight). The roles are high-profile and post-holders are given a large degree of ownership for their projects. The team is a flexible resource, and the post-holder will need be ready to support colleagues during busy periods as responsibilities can move around to reflect government priorities.
About the Job
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading on digital publishing of HM Treasury documents including Budget, liaising with policy to project manage the process from start to finish
- Publish documents and news stories in line with the Government Digital Service's (GDS) content design and accessibility guidelines.
- Provide guidance and training to teams across the Treasury on publishing, accessibility and support on our templates to increase self-sufficiency.
- Collaborate with the wider digital team on planning content including graphics for gov.uk
- Champion accessibility and identify areas for improvement and efficiency.
In this exciting role you will be the publishing lead for all publications and fiscal events including the Budget, as well as line managing a Digital Content Officer.
About You
The ideal candidate will have had senior production responsibilities and have been responsible for the production process of high-profile documents for print and online, as well as creating content for digital channels.
You will be a confident, organised and collaborative individual and will want to work in a fast-paced, high-profile environment. We publish more than 500 documents a year and so are looking for someone who is a natural collaborator with strong project management skills who can make effective content decisions. Working closely with teams across HM Treasury you'll provide document guidance at all stages of the publications process.
HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve. We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.
Some of the Benefits our people love!
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing you to take up to an additional 2 days off each month.
- Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, compressed hours).
- Generous parental leave and adoption leave packages.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%
- Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances.
- A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
- Access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal allowing you access to a range of discount codes for online shopping.
- A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity
- Access to a range of allowances if eligibility applies. These include profession related allowances.For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk