Content Producer (Research)

University of York; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of York is seeking a Content Producer to craft and manage engaging multi-channel content across the university’s owned channels. You will write, design, edit and distribute material ensuring accuracy and accessibility, working with academic departments and the central social media team.

You will refresh web content and coordinate with Communications to shape research communications, highlighting grants and appointments while maintaining consistent branding across outputs.

Qualifications

• Compelling and creative digital communicator with proven multi-channel content delivery experience.
• Ability to convey complex information accurately for diverse audiences.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills for web and print.

Responsibilities

• Write, design, edit and distribute content across York’s owned channels.
• Support academic departments and research entities to highlight research strengths and funding.
• Refresh and redesign web pages to communicate research effectively.
• Adapt research content for York’s central social media channels.
• Collaborate with Communications teams to maintain clarity and consistency in outputs.

Skills

Creative digital communication

Multi-channel content delivery

Web accessibility awareness

Website CMS experience

Editing and proofreading

Video/audio content production

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

CMS

Video editing tools

Job description

Role

As a Content Producer in our Media and Research Communications team you will write, design, edit and distribute content across York’s owned channels, ensuring it is informative, accurate and tailored to different audiences.

You will use your writing, editing, web design and digital communication skills to ensure clarity and consistency in everything you produce.

Working closely with other teams within Communications, you will support our academic departments and research entities to shape and develop content, highlighting advances in our research, successful grants and academic appointments.

This includes supporting the University’s social media team by helping adapt research content for York’s central social media channels. You will also work with departments and research entities to refresh and redesign existing web pages to ensure the University’s research strengths are communicated clearly and accurately.

The role is an open contract, with fixed term funding secured until 31 July 2028, via Higher Education Innovation Funding, which is reviewed in the lead up to 31 July 2028.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• A compelling and creative digital communicator, with proven experience of delivering and evaluating multi-channel content that has clear objectives.


• Ability to convey and present complex information in a responsible, accurate and accessible way, for a range of different audiences.


• A strong writer, able to create content for web and print, with excellent proofreading skills.


• Demonstrable understanding of the practices of web accessibility for content creation.


• Experience of using website content management systems and of project managing web content development or redevelopment projects.


• Ability to select, edit and optimise appropriate imagery to support and enhance research communications.


• Experience of producing, editing or commissioning video/audio content for web and other digital channels including social media.


• Good understanding of the role of effective communications and management of reputation in the research funding environment.


• Experience of supporting others to create high quality research communications and sharing best practice in communications and stakeholder engagement.

Interview date: to be confirmed