Content Editor (multi-platform)

Shanghai Hippo Animation Design Company; West Midlands Combined Authority; Hybrid; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Content Editor to join their dynamic communications team. In this role, you will create engaging content for both digital and print platforms, focusing on agriculture-related topics. You will collaborate with a talented team to produce articles that resonate with a diverse audience, including young farmers. The position offers the chance to work in a supportive environment that values creativity and innovation, with opportunities for professional growth. If you're passionate about writing and want to make an impact in the agricultural sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cashplan

Enhanced parental leave

Performance-related pay

Competitive pension

Access to interest-free loans

Employee assistance programme

Discounts on vehicles and rentals

Modern office with restaurant

Free parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in content creation for digital and print.
• Strong editing skills with an authentic voice for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Source, research, and create content for publications.
• Sub-edit articles ensuring clarity and engagement for the audience.

Skills

Content Creation

Search Engine Optimisation

Digital User Experience

Multi-tasking

Editing

Education

Degree in Communications or related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Content Management System (CMS)

Job description

Job Title: Content Editor (multi-platform)

Salary: c.£33,500 (Dependent on skills and experience)

Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire with agile working

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is the biggest farming organisation in the UK. We're proud to make a difference for all our members by shaping attitudes towards British farming and leading the charge on a range of major issues, from trade and food standards to climate change and rural crime.

Are you an enthusiastic and confident writer who wants to be part of a talented national communications team which takes pride in having impact in everything it does?

As a content editor, you will be responsible for sourcing, researching and creating various types of content for our online and print publications. Working within the agriculture publishing team, you will work with senior members of the team to plan, commission, write and sub-edit articles for our monthly flagship title, British Farmer & Grower magazine, as well as our highly respected website. You will be able to sub-edit copy, using an authentic voice that will resonate with our membership which includes a growing young farmer cohort receiving our Student Farmer magazine. You will be working across the business and will be comfortable helping colleagues simplify complex material, so it is easy to understand by our diverse member audience.

What You'll Bring

We are looking for a keen content creator who can produce must-read news and features about food and farming for our digital and print publications. You will have a good understanding of content design, digital user experiences, search engine optimisation and web standards. You'll be a self-starter who can take technical information and make it relevant for our members in digital and print publications. A background in agriculture would be useful but it is not necessary as long as you are interested in the subject and are willing to learn. We work within a fast-paced environment, so you'll need to be comfortable multi-tasking, working to tight deadlines and changing priorities, while producing accurate and dynamic copy. If you've got experience working with a CMS and software such as Adobe InDesign that would be an advantage. In return, we offer competitive pay and great benefits, and you'll find us a friendly team with a supportive team spirit.

Why choose us?
Benefits

Join us and you'll find an organisation that encourages and enables you to achieve your full potential. In return you will be rewarded with a full range of benefits including:

1. Generous holiday allowance (starting at 25 days a year pro rata + Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days pro rata with length of service), plus 1 annual Christmas company day
2. Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
3. Company funded health Cashplan
4. Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
5. Performance-related pay
6. Competitive pension and life assurance
7. Access to interest-free loans for cars, bikes, season tickets and driving lessons
8. Employee assistance programme to help you deal with life's challenges
9. Discounts on a range of new vehicles, holiday rentals, wellbeing and lifestyle and many more
10. Attractive, modern office, with on-site restaurant and free parking

Who We Are

Every day, we're the voice of 44,000 British farmers and growers who produce our food, making sure their concerns are heard at the heart of government both nationally and locally. This means developing strong relationships with everyone from NFU colleagues, our farmer and grower members and external organisations that work alongside the NFU. So, as well as having a high profile in both the media and Westminster, we work with and support local members through a network of regional and county offices across England and Wales.

The role is based within our award-winning Communications Directorate which works across the national and regional media, as well as in Westminster, and you will be part of a team working to create impact on a variety of channels including social media, with campaigns aimed at decision-makers, as well as connecting with NFU members.

Join us

Join us and you'll enjoy a wide variety of work in a collaborative atmosphere, with opportunities to connect with people across the organisation and beyond - all in an open, inclusive environment, where we all pull together to support our members. We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce. We'll support you by providing you with extensive learning and development opportunities and build a career that balances your professional ambitions with your personal commitments, including discussions around agile and flexible work options.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If we decide we've found the right person for the role, we reserve the right to withdraw this advert and close applications before the closing date.

You may have experience of the following: Digital and Print Content Editor, Agricultural Content Writer, Multimedia Content Creator, Content Producer (Agriculture), Editorial Content Specialist, Content Development Manager, Editorial Coordinator (Agriculture), Content Strategist, Digital Publishing Editor, Editorial Content Lead, etc.

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