Digital Content Executive - fixed term contract in Coventry

We are seeking a Digital Content Executive to join our Content & Creative team, working on a hybrid basis, two/three days from our HQ in Coventry and the remainder working remotely from home. This role is offered on a 12-month, fixed-term contract and supports the organisation by delivering the highest standards of content that engages AHDB’s audiences across our channels. The Digital Content Executive will manage a variety of projects, including publications, optimising content for search engines and reporting on content performance. You’ll support with a variety of projects across the team, including managing schedules and briefing content, working with designers and overseeing content for various channels. The ideal candidate will have experience of proofreading, copyediting and copywriting, as well as exposure in SEO, analytics and using a content management system (CMS).

Responsibilities

• Create digital content that is optimised for search, encourages engagement and improves the user experience
• Update corporate websites using a CMS
• Help create user-centred web sections and pages
• Support teams across the organisation to ensure all content is delivered to a high standard, is on-brand and meets audience needs
• Work with teams across AHDB to continuously improve reach and engagement of their content
• Be an ambassador for the Content & Creative team and work to raise the quality of content across the organisation
• Offer advice and support to content authors and subject matter experts
• Optimise content for search based on SEO research provided by commissioned agencies
• Create and commission guidance for authors through supporting the development and maintenance of technical guides
• Support the Content & Creative team in formulating engagement strategies and measuring content performance

Qualifications

• Experience in copyediting and copywriting
• Experience of using a house style and tone of voice
• A working knowledge of how audiences consume various forms of content
• Experience in creating and optimising content to drive organic search traffic, and using a CMS
• Proven ability to take a creative brief and deliver great, audience-centric content
• Experience in working with analytic tools to inform decision making
• Excellent organisational skills and a strong attention to detail, with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong project management skills
• Experience using Adobe PDFs and Microsoft packages

Benefits

• 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday, to include hybrid working
• 33 days of annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Life assurance cover (4x salary)
• A market-leading defined contribution pension scheme with Legal & General
• Enhanced pay of 20 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, subject to length of service
• A paid day each year to volunteer and make a difference in your community
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
• Recognition awards throughout the year
• Reward Gateway membership - this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings

Apply now, or call 024 7693 5722 if you require any further information. Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications. At AHDB, we are committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion, to include flexible working opportunities. This applies to both our workforce and the practices we follow.