Digital Content Creator

Benenden School; Whitmore; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

On-site fitness facilities

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Benenden School is seeking a creative Digital Content Creator to uncover and tell the stories of life across the campus, boarding houses, stages and fields. You will shape content and bring it to life across our online channels, collaborating with the Marketing team to showcase our Complete Education to current and prospective families.

You'll lead video-led storytelling, plan, film and edit content, craft platform-appropriate posts, and help keep the website fresh.

Qualifications

• Strong video production skills including planning, filming, sound recording and editing.
• Experience creating engaging social media content.
• Excellent written and visual communication skills.
• Curiosity and a proactive approach to finding stories.
• Confidence and sensitivity to build trusted relationships with students and staff.
• Strong organisational skills to manage several projects at once.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop stories from across School life.
• Plan, film and edit engaging short-form and longer-form video.
• Create platform-appropriate content for our social media channels.
• Take day-to-day responsibility for our social content.
• Help keep our website current, engaging and easy to navigate.
• Use audience insight and performance data to improve what we create.

Skills

Video production

Storytelling

Social media content creation

Editing

Photography

Editorial judgement

Communication skills

Job description

Every day at Benenden brings fresh stories to discover, in classrooms and boarding houses, on stages and sports fields, and through the achievements of individual students.

We are looking for an imaginative and energetic Digital Content Creator who can find and shape those stories, then bring them to life.

This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a remarkable School community and to play an important part in shaping how Benenden School is seen and experienced online. You will have the freedom to develop ideas, build relationships across the School and create engaging content that gives current and prospective families a compelling insight into our Complete Education.

The Role

At the heart of the role will be video-led storytelling for social media, supported by strong writing, photography and day-to-day management of the School's digital channels.

Working as part of our collaborative Marketing team, you will:

• identify and develop stories from across School life
• plan, film and edit engaging short-form and longer-form video
• create platform-appropriate content for our social media channels
• take day-to-day responsibility for our social content
• help keep our website current, engaging and easy to navigate
• use audience insight and performance data to improve what we create.

This is a hands-on role. You will spend much of your time out across the School, getting to know students and staff, attending activities and capturing the moments that make Benenden distinctive.

The role will include occasional evening and weekend work.

You will be a confident storyteller with strong editorial judgement and the ability to turn an initial idea into compelling finished content.

You will have:

• strong video production skills, including planning, filming, sound recording and editing
• experience creating engaging social media content
• excellent written and visual communication skills
• curiosity and a proactive approach to finding stories
• the confidence and sensitivity to build trusted relationships with students and staff
• strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several projects at once

Experience in education is welcome but not essential. We are equally interested in candidates from media, publishing, production, charities, cultural organisations or other content-rich environments.

Benenden School is a leading boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18, set in beautiful Kent countryside.

You will be joining at an exciting point in the School's history, with the opportunity to influence our evolving digital presence and help define how we tell our story.

The School continues to strengthen its position at the forefront of girls' education. It has recently been named by Spear's as one of the world's leading 100 schools for the fourth year running, while its curriculum has been awarded the honour of a 'Significant Strength' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Benenden has also recently expanded its family of schools through its partnership with Orwell Park Prep School.

Staff benefits include:

• meals while on duty
• access to excellent fitness facilities and the swimming pool
• opportunities for professional development

Benenden offers its own generous pay structure, responsibility allowances and benefits.

Staff are provided with meals whilst on duty.

The school's leisure facilities, including wonderful grounds, a fitness gym and swimming pool are also free for staff to use when available.

The post-holder will be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children with whom they come into contact. They must ensure compliance with the School's Child Protection Policy Statement at all times, this appointment will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

Benenden School is committed to equal opportunities and equal pay for all employees.