Digital Content and User Experience Industrial Placement 2027

Met Office; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £27,170

27.5 days annual leave

Discounted shopping

Job summary

The Met Office offers a 12-month Year in Industry placement for Digital Content and User Experience, starting July 2027, Exeter. You will join our digital teams, collaborating with designers and developers to improve how users interact with our platforms and content.

The placement is full-time with hybrid working, requires weekly office attendance, and provides hands-on experience in SEO, CMS, content strategy and accessibility training while supporting product managers and UX researchers.

Qualifications

• Pursuing undergraduate degree with marketing/digital focus.
• Interest in digital content, UX and SEO.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work under pressure.
• Teamworking and relationship-building.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver keyword research and support SEO projects.
• Act as product specialist for the website CMS.
• Support development of website content strategy and governance.
• Assist SEO and Digital Content Manager to design CMS and accessibility training.
• Support Digital Product Managers in delivering value to the users of the Met Office App and Website.
• Support UX Manager in gaining insights from users to feed development.

Skills

Undergraduate marketing focus

Digital content interest

SEO understanding

Written communication

Project management

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate degree (marketing/digital marketing focus)

Job description

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Digital Content and User Experience Industrial Placement 2027

Job Reference metoffice/TP/615/1484

Fixed Term Contract

Working Hours:

37

Location (City/Town):

Exeter

Closing Date:

08/11/2026

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Job Introduction

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for Industrial Placements 2027.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us.

You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office andunderstand what career opportunities are on offer at the Met Office after you graduate.

We’re looking for a Digital Content and User Experience IndustrialPlacementto help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Digital Content and User Experience Industrial Placement, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement, we would expect you to attend the office once a week as a minimum.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best toagreea working pattern that works for everyone.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’reaforcefor good- focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’reexperts by nature- always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it- putting our purpose at the heart ofdecision-making
• We’rebettertogether-understandingpartnerships and inclusivity make usgreater
• We keep evolving- pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference.

As our Digital Content and User Experience Industrial Placement, you’ll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with our industry-leading digital teams . You will work closely with our skilled designers, developers, and digital experts to contribute to projects that help shape the way users interact with our digital platforms and engage with our content. You will be part of a collaborative team that values creativity, innovation, and fresh perspectives.

As our Digital Content and User Experience Industrial Placement, your key responsibilities will be:

• Manage and deliver keyword research as well as supporting ad-hoc content and SEO projects.
• Act as product specialist for the website CMS.
• Support the development of a website content strategy and governance design.
• Support the SEO and Digital Content Manager to design and deliver CMS and accessibility training, promoting best practice across the organisation.
• Support Digital Product Managers in delivering value to the users of the Met Office App and Website.
• Support the User Experience Manager gaining insights from our users to feed development.

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing.The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

Your package includes:

• Your salary will be £27,170
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days
• Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands

Whilst this is a temporary position until July 2028, there may be an opportunity to apply for our Graduate Development scheme upon completion of your university studies. However, this is not guaranteed and would be subject to programme availability and a successful application.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

• Is studying for an undergraduate degree with a significant marketing or digital marketing focus.
• You can demonstrate your interest in digital content, user experience, and search engine optimisation (SEO)
• You have excellent written communication skills.
• You keep evolving with experience of pro-actively managing multiple projects or tasks and working well under pressure.
• You can work better together in a team, building and maintain strong working relationships.

Closing date :23:59 on 8th November 2026. Please note, we often receive a high volume of applications, but we will contact everyone who applies once the closing date has passed.

Interviews will be completed by 16th December 2026.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment .

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at [e-mail] .

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us.Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the DisabilityConfidentScheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

Weunderstand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.We require Security clearance without caveats and/or restrictions for this role, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: [e-mail] If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [e-mail]