Digital Content Officer - London, United Kingdom - Commonwealth Secretariat

Commonwealth Secretariat

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Digital Content Officer

£36,156 p/a + benefits

London SW1, Pall Mall

Closing date: 29 May 2024, 1700hrs BST

We have an excellent opportunity for a Digital Content Officer to work within the Communications Division at the Commonwealth Secretariat.

The Communications Division (COM) is responsible for providing information and raising awareness of Commonwealth values, programmes and events. This includes press and media relations, publications, publicity and public relations and website management. The Secretariat's website and social media platforms are essential components of the Commonwealth's visibility and communications strategy.

The role will involve assisting in managing the Commonwealth's digital multimedia channels; co-planning, producing, editing and publishing video and multimedia content; creating and developing easily understood copy; creating and editing images, photos, and engaging graphics; and managing and organising all website imagery via the Commonwealth's digital asset library and multimedia drive.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need a degree in a relevant discipline such as Journalism, English, Multimedia or other related field, or an equivalent qualification.

You will need at least four years' relevant work experience of writing, editing and proof-reading engaging copy for digital platforms preferably within an international development organisation or major website.

Proven experience of planning, creating, editing and disseminating multimedia content, and of social media management and engagement growth is required.

You will also need a proven ability to use adobe creative suite for multimedia editing and production, experience in working with sensitive political information, experience working within a corporate communications department, and relevant UX and web design knowledge, development and implementation.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 member governments and provides guidance on policy making, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries.

We support governments to help achieve sustainable, inclusive and equitable development.

To join us, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country as well as have the right to live and work in the UK.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of
56 independent and equal countries.

It is home to 2.5 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations.

Our member governments have agreed to shared goals like development, democracy and peace. Our values and principles are expressed in the
Commonwealth Charter.

The Commonwealth's roots go back to the British Empire. But today
any country can join the modern Commonwealth. The last two countries to join the Commonwealth were Gabon and Togo in 2022.