Head of Digital Content - London, United Kingdom - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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London, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £54,710 - £61,145

Communications allowance £5,050
Job grade:
Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
BEIS
Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Communications Directorate
Type of role:
Communications / Marketing
Digital
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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DSIT
The responsibilities for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for 2023 are as follows:

Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement
Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth
Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure and regulation to support our economy, security and public services
R&D funding

For 2023, our priorities are:

Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world.
Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs including by delivering worldclass physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent.
Put our public services including the NHS and schools at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of inhouse STEM capability to improve outcomes for people.
Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world.
Deliver key legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our proinnovation approach to regulating AI.
Pass the remaining stages of the reformed Online Safety Bill to keep British people, especially children, safe online.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

Job description:

We are looking for an expert creative and experienced leader to help us communicate the work of an exciting new department to our audiences in engaging and innovative ways.

You will have years of public or private sector experience working in videography, graphic design, illustration, animation and brand management - primarily for social media.

To complement your practical experience, you will also have strong creative vision and confident leadership skills with experience of managing a team.

As part of our team, you will develop content about some of the most exciting work in government, from cutting edge AI and quantum computing, to bold new scientific discoveries, and the latest developments in the UK space sector.

All of which contribute to building the UK economy, creating high-skilled high-paid jobs, and improving people's lives through science and technology.

You will have a strong understanding of brand development, you will keep across trends and the changing way social media platforms treat different types of content, and you will have an instinct for innovation and risk-taking that helps us stop people from scrolling past our messages.

You will lead on quality assuring our digital creative content development, have experience in overseeing the delivery of design work, ensuring it is channel appropriate, has the end users in mind, and meet our strategic priorities.

In this role, you will be a key player in influencing senior colleagues on best use of digital content, so we are looking for an expert practitioner: someone who is a strong leader, excellent people person, hands-on but also strategic, and focused on the delivery of quality outputs.

You will be expected to be multi-skilled, able to take on a range of projects at the same time, often with demanding deadlines.

You will report to the Head of Digital Communications, and lead a team of five talented content producers who are experts in videography, photography, graphic design, illustration and animation.

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