Digital Editor

The Talent Set; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Talent Set, on behalf of Blind Veterans UK, is hiring a Digital Editor. This home-based role involves delivering high-quality digital content across the organisation's website and channels, ensuring content is engaging, optimised for search, accessible and on-brand.

You'll manage content lifecycle from creation to publication, collaborate with stakeholders, and apply SEO, accessibility and UX principles to improve reach and impact. Occasional travel to London may be required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in writing, editing, and publishing digital content with a focus on websites.
• Practical knowledge of CMS platforms, particularly Umbraco or similar systems.
• Strong understanding of search optimisation, accessibility standards, and user experience (UX) principles.
• Excellent attention to detail, editorial judgement, and ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Comfortable working with stakeholders to define content requirements and manage competing priorities.
• Ability to translate organisational messaging into optimised, accessible digital content.
• Proactive, collaborative, and confident in making independent content decisions within governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, publish and maintain website content using the CMS, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Advise on digital content strategy based on user needs, search optimisation, and accessibility principles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify briefs and produce targeted, user-centred digital content.
• Manage content lifecycle, conducting reviews to update, optimise, or remove outdated or underperforming material.
• Implement on-page search optimisation tactics beyond keyword placement, focusing on user intent and content structure.
• Check assets like images and videos for proper consent and permissions before publication.
• Support content adaptation for various digital channels, including email and social media, ensuring cohesive messaging.
• Promote best practises in content governance, digital accessibility, and sitemap organisation.
• Use analytics and performance data to inform content improvement opportunities.

Skills

Content writing

CMS: Umbraco

SEO

Accessibility standards

UX principles

Editorial judgement

Stakeholder management

Job description

Role Overview

The Talent Set are delighted to partner with Blind Veterans UK on a fantastic Digital Editor role. This position involves delivering high-quality digital content across the organisations website and channels, ensuring content is engaging, optimised for search, accessible, and aligns with organisational objectives and branding standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, edit, publish and maintain website content using the CMS, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Advise on digital content strategy based on user needs, search optimisation, and accessibility principles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify briefs and produce targeted, user-centred digital content.
• Manage content lifecycle, conducting reviews to update, optimise, or remove outdated or underperforming material.
• Implement on-page search optimisation tactics beyond keyword placement, focusing on user intent and content structure.
• Check assets like images and videos for proper consent and permissions before publication.
• Support content adaptation for various digital channels, including email and social media, ensuring cohesive messaging.
• Promote best practises in content governance, digital accessibility, and sitemap organisation.
• Use analytics and performance data to inform content improvement opportunities.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in writing, editing, and publishing digital content with a focus on websites.
• Practical knowledge of CMS platforms, particularly Umbraco or similar systems.
• Strong understanding of search optimisation, accessibility standards, and user experience (UX) principles.
• Excellent attention to detail, editorial judgement, and ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Comfortable working with stakeholders to define content requirements and manage competing priorities.
• Ability to translate organisational messaging into optimised, accessible digital content.
• Proactive, collaborative, and confident in making independent content decisions within governance frameworks.

Whats on Offer

• Location: Homebased with UK travel
• Contract: Full time and permanent

Commitment to Diversity

The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Digital Editor • Home-based, occasional travel to London