Remote Content Producer, Research Communications

Creative Boom Ltd.; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of York's Reputation, Economic Development and Advocacy Directorate protects and promotes the University's reputation through media relations, brand and digital platforms, creative services, and public events such as YorkTalks and the York Festival of Ideas. Within it, the Communications team covers staff engagement, student experience and research reputation.

The Content Producer (Research) joins the Media and Research Communications team to write, design, edit and distribute

Qualifications

• Proven ability to create and evaluate multi-channel digital content with clear goals
• The ability to explain complex information accurately and accessibly to varied audiences
• Strong writing and proofreading skills for web and print
• An understanding of web accessibility in content creation
• Experience with content management systems and managing web content projects
• The ability to select, edit and optimise images for research communications
• Experience producing, editing or commissioning video or audio for digital channels, including social media
• An understanding of how communications affect reputation in the research funding environment
• Experience supporting others in producing research communications and sharing best practice

Responsibilities

• Creating and distributing multi-channel content with clear goals, and evaluating its results
• Presenting complex information accurately and accessibly for varied audiences
• Supporting the adaptation of research content for central social media
• Redesigning and updating research web pages
• Selecting, editing and optimising images for research communications
• Producing, editing or commissioning video and audio content for digital channels
• Supporting others in producing research communications and sharing best practice

Skills

Multi-channel content creation

Clear goals & evaluation

Explain complex information

Web accessibility

CMS experience

Image editing & selection

Video/Audio production

Reputation impact knowledge

Mentoring/sharing best practices

Job description

The University of York's Reputation, Economic Development and Advocacy Directorate protects and promotes the University's reputation through media relations, brand and digital platforms, creative services, and public events such as YorkTalks and the York Festival of Ideas. Within it, the Communications team covers staff engagement, student experience and research reputation.

The Content Producer (Research) joins the Media and Research Communications team to write, design, edit and distribute