Social Media and Digital Content Creator

The Independent Schools Council; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Withington Girls’ School in Manchester seeks a proactive social media content creator to manage day-to-day channels, publish platform-appropriate content, and support pupil and staff recruitment while strengthening engagement with families and alumnae.

The role involves producing high-quality written and digital content for the School website, parent app, publications, email campaigns, admissions materials, and media activity, with collaborative work across the school to ensure timely, accurate,

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day school social media channels.
• Create and publish platform-appropriate content.
• Produce high-quality written and digital content for the School website, parent app, publications, email campaigns, admissions materials, media activity.
• Collaborate with staff across the School to ensure content is timely, accurate, engaging and on-brand.

Job description

The postholder will have day-to-day responsibility for the School's social media channels, creating and publishing platform-appropriate content that supports pupil and staff recruitment, strengthens engagement with current families and alumnae, celebrate School life and enhances Withington's wider profile and reputation. The role will also involve producing high-quality written and digital content for the School website, parent app, publications, email campaigns, admissions materials, media activity and other communications.

The successful candidate will be creative, curious and highly organised, with a strong instinct for identifying stories and opportunities. They will be comfortable working independently within agreed priorities, while collaborating closely with colleagues across the School to ensure content is timely, accurate, engaging and consistent with Withington's values, tone and brand.

This is a full time, term time plus 6 weeks role. Two of these plus weeks are to be worked on GCSE and A-Level results week. The salary for this role is £26,975 per annum FTE, which is point 11 on the Withington Support Staff Pay Scale. The actual salary for this role is £24,692 per annum. The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly on occasion, including outside normal working hours, to capture and support significant School events and activities. Please see the job pack for full details.

Closing Date: 8am, Monday 14th September 2026

Interview Date: w/c 21st September 2026

Withington Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.

Withington Girls’ School is an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to employ the best qualified personnel and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in recruitment and employment to all individuals who meet our criteria for the role advertised. We will consider candidates without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. This list is not exhaustive, and candidates will also be considered without discrimination based on socioeconomic, marital, parental or caregiving status, or any of the previously listed characteristics or statuses.

We value the diversity of our staff and do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or victimisation. We achieve this by creating and maintaining a work environment and culture where people from different backgrounds, and with varying lifestyles, interests, opinions, and responsibilities, treat each other with dignity and respect. Our working environment is such that our staff feel safe and are inspired and motivated to be their best.

Our school is dedicated to sustaining and promoting diversity with respect to recruitment, promotion, training, and general treatment during employment. We are actively seeking to extend the diversity of our staff.