Website & Digital Content Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Health and cycle-to-work schemes

Subsidised meals

State-of-the-art IT equipment

Discounted childcare

CPD and online training portal

Training and development opportunities

Work-life balance strategies

Job summary

Cornerstone Academy Trust is seeking a full-time Websites & Digital Content Lead to maintain and develop its websites using WordPress and Elementor. The role involves planning campaigns, creating stories through writing, photography, and video, and managing the staff and student intranet with SharePoint and Microsoft 365.

You will work with the PR and Marketing Manager to take projects from idea to publication, ensuring accessibility, SEO and on-brand content across digital channels.

Qualifications

• Managing and developing websites, ideally using WordPress and Elementor
• Creating digital content, including photography and/or video
• Planning and managing digital projects from initial idea to completion
• Excellent written English with copywriting, editing and proofreading skills
• Telling compelling stories through writing, photography and visual media
• Adapting tone, style and messaging for different audiences and platforms
• Understanding of website content, user experience and digital audiences
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS

Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day responsibility for maintaining and developing the Trust's websites
• Plan and develop new website sections and digital projects from initial idea through to publication, working with the PR and Marketing Manager
• Create and update pages, landing pages, news, events and other website content in WordPress and Elementor
• Create well-written digital content and stories that bring together words, photography and video
• Plan and create photography and video for campaigns and projects, and edit it for use across websites and social media
• Ensure website content is accurate, accessible, engaging and on brand, supporting accessibility and SEO
• Manage and develop the staff and student intranet using SharePoint and Microsoft 365
• Use HTML, CSS and where appropriate JavaScript to improve content and layout
• Identify opportunities to improve website structure, navigation and user experience
• Develop content plans for projects and campaigns, gathering stories, information and imagery from staff and pupils
• Support the Department for Education's national English Hub website
• Provide photography support for events, school activities, staff ID photos and marketing projects

Skills

WordPress

Elementor

Photography

Video editing

Copywriting

Editing

Content planning

SEO

HTML

CSS

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Digital project management

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Premiere Pro

Google Analytics

Job description

This permanent post sits within Cornerstone Academy Trust, where the post-holder owns the day-to-day running of the Trust's websites and digital platforms. The role combines building and maintaining sites in WordPress and Elementor with planning and creating stories told through writing, photography and video. Working alongside the PR and Marketing Manager, the post-holder takes digital projects from first idea through to publication, including the staff and student intranet and a brand-new site. It is a full-time, 40-hour role, Monday to Friday, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Take day-to-day responsibility for maintaining and developing the Trust's websites
• Plan and develop new website sections and digital projects from initial idea through to publication, working with the PR and Marketing Manager
• Create and update pages, landing pages, news, events and other website content in WordPress and Elementor
• Create well-written digital content and stories that bring together words, photography and video
• Plan and create photography and video for campaigns and projects, and edit it for use across websites and social media
• Ensure website content is accurate, accessible, engaging and on brand, supporting accessibility and SEO
• Manage and develop the staff and student intranet using SharePoint and Microsoft 365
• Use HTML, CSS and where appropriate JavaScript to improve content and layout
• Identify opportunities to improve website structure, navigation and user experience
• Develop content plans for projects and campaigns, gathering stories, information and imagery from staff and pupils
• Support the Department for Education's national English Hub website
• Provide photography support for events, school activities, staff ID photos and marketing projects

What’s required

Experience

• Managing and developing websites, ideally using WordPress and Elementor
• Creating digital content, including photography and/or video
• Planning and managing digital projects from initial idea to completion

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent written English with copywriting, editing and proofreading skills
• Telling compelling stories through a combination of writing, photography and visual media
• Adapting tone, style and messaging for different audiences and platforms
• Strong creative and visual skills, including layout and how imagery supports writing
• Understanding of website content, user experience and digital audiences
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check, with online searches as part of pre-recruitment checks

Other

• Experience using image and video editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills across multiple projects and deadlines
• Working independently and collaborating effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues

Nice to have

• Experience using SharePoint and Microsoft 365
• Understanding of SEO and website analytics
• Experience working in education or the public sector
• Experience creating social media content
• Experience with drone photography or video
• Experience working with website hosting and DNS

What’s offered

• Local government pension scheme
• Health and cycle-to-work schemes
• Subsidised meals from in-house chefs
• State-of-the-art IT equipment
• Discounted childcare
• Weekly CPD and personalised online training portal
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Strategies to support work-life balance