Content and Events Officer

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end content from briefs to finished assets, capturing event moments and turning them into multi-channel outputs across LinkedIn, intranet and newsletters.

  • Turn briefs into content ideas and scripts;
  • Capture and edit short-form video and photos;
  • Repurpose event content across multiple channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Take briefs from the Communications and Engagement Lead and turn them into content ideas, scripts, shot lists, draft copy and finished assets.
  • Capture content before, during and after events, including short videos, interview clips, vox pops, photography, quote cards, speaker highlights and behind-the-scenes moments.
  • Film and edit simple short-form video content using accessible tools, ensuring outputs feel polished, on-message and suitable for government channels.
  • Identify clever, low-cost ways to repurpose one event or story into multiple outputs across LinkedIn, newsletters, intranet, blogs and partner channels.
  • Work with programme teams and event leads to spot strong stories, human moments, useful proof points and opportunities to showcase impact.
  • Prepare practical event content materials, including capture lists, speaker prompts, social copy, post-event summaries and follow-up assets.
  • Maintain a practical content pipeline, helping the team see what is being created, what is ready for approval and what can be reused.
  • Apply agreed tone, accessibility, brand and approval requirements while bringing creative judgement to how content is packaged.

Requirements

  • Experience creating digital content, ideally including short-form video, photography, social posts or event content.
  • Ability to take a brief, ask the right questions and turn direction into practical outputs.
  • Basic filming and editing skills, with confidence using accessible tools such as a smartphone, Canva, CapCut, Adobe Express, Premiere Rush or equivalent.
  • Good writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce clear copy, captions, scripts and summaries.
  • Good creative judgement, including knowing how to make content feel engaging, purposeful and appropriate for the audience.
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage deadlines, contributors, approvals and multiple pieces of content at once.

Preferred

  • Experience capturing content at live events, webinars, roundtables, conferences or stakeholder sessions.
  • Experience making social-first content for LinkedIn, intranet, newsletters, blogs, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels or similar formats.
  • Understanding of content planning, channel objectives, accessibility and basic performance measurement.
  • Experience working in government, public sector, technology, digital, data, cyber, education or workforce development.

Benefits

  • A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
  • Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
  • A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
  • An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
  • Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
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Content and Events Officer

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