Digital Editor

Digital Editor

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, to start as soon as possible. Full-time (35 hours per week)

Salary: £39,358 – £41,325 (depending on experience) with excellent benefits 

Location: London, UK
Hybrid working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in digital content production to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as Digital Editor to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. 

About the Team:
Fundraising and communications at WaterAid is ambitious, dynamic and rewarding. This post sits within the Digital Content and Experience team (DCX), which manages our online platforms and content, and delivers unique digital experiences designed to raise awareness, inspire brand love and stimulate action through a variety of channels. The team also supports WaterAid colleagues globally.

The Digital Content and Experience team is part of the Communications Department within the Communications and Fundraising Directorate. The team is at the forefront of sector-leading, award-winning campaigns and products, thanks to a multi-disciplinary outlook and a test-and-learn culture. 

About the Role:
As our creative and meticulous Digital Editor you will take day-to-day responsibility for content on WaterAid's UK audience focussed digital channels, creating high-quality, user-centred material which compels people to act, while communicating organisational priorities.  

In this role, you will create, commission and publish first-class digital content in a variety of formats (text, image, video etc.) to support our communications, fundraising and advocacy objectives, across web, social and email.

You’ll also: 

• Act as digital lead for select projects, planning and developing web, social and email components, working across all levels to influence, advise and negotiate this content.   
• Work closely with colleagues across Fundraising and Communications to ensure integration and consistency of messages with all campaign activity, and ensuring content meets the needs of identified audiences. 
• Demonstrate a meticulous attention to spelling, grammar and editorial style, adhering to guidelines and ensuring copy is suitable for its target audience.
• Analyse web, email and social traffic data to maximise the potential of all content.

About You:

• A track record in, and passion for, digital communications and copywriting.    
• A solid understanding of content design, SEO techniques, user experience and web accessibility.   
• Proficiency in Google Analytics, analysing large amounts of data and making decisions that bring about positive change.   
• Significant experience of working with content management systems and basic HTML. 
• Strategic understanding of the social media landscape, platform best practice and social media marketing.

Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:

• Excellent stakeholder and project management skills, diplomacy, written and verbal communication skills.  
• Experience in the third sector in a digital content role.  
• Experience of producing videos for social media. 
• Experience of using an email service provider such as Dotdigital.

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 22nd September 2024. Availability for interview is required the week commencing 30 September via Microsoft Teams.

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. 

Pre-employment screening: In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.

Our Benefits:

• 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.     

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.