Digital Content Creator (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 15 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,236.00 to £34,610.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, South West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University West of England |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | R08655 |
Summary
UWE Bristol Social Media Team, based within the Future Students, Communications and Marketing Department, manages all the main corporate social media channels. Creating and curating high quality, strategic content to engage our key audiences – both internal and external. We support strategic campaigns using expertise to develop social media content plans that ensure message cut through. Acting as the first point of contact, we manage all incoming queries on our platforms, responding and proactively sharing key information required by our community. And we provide training, support, guidance and best practice for the many service and department level social media accounts managed around the university.
We’re looking to recruit a digital content expert to support our team in producing impactful and highly creative content to engage our key audiences.
We're looking for people with a creative mindset, with the ability to take an ‘audience-first’ approach to the development of high-quality content that cuts through. We want your ideas, but we also want someone who enjoys collaboration, and the process of working as part of a team to achieve success. We’re keen to recruit people who have enthusiasm and passion for their profession.
About you
You will have professional experience in a digital content creator role, and the ability to produce and tailor content across multiple platforms. You will have strong video production, editing, photography, and graphic production skills. The enthusiasm to contribute to creative sessions for key campaigns, as well as a willingness to produce content to a specific brief. You’ll feel comfortable working in project teams, liaising with stakeholders, and meeting strict deadlines. We expect you to thrive on the responsibility of playing a key role in developing digital content that helps the university engage its audiences and communities.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a dynamic, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our stimulating and supportive community where we’ll help you thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Why UWE Bristol?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact justin2.iriajen@uwe.ac.uk.
Interview dates are yet to be confirmed but we are hoping they will take place around mid-September.
This is a full time, fixed-term post covering a period of maternity leave for 12 months or the earlier return of the post holder, working 37 hours per week.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time
This role is campus based although you can discuss the possibility of remote working with the recruiting manager.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We’re looking to recruit a digital content expert to support our team in producing impactful and highly creative content to engage our key audiences.
We're looking for people with a creative mindset, with the ability to take an ‘audience-first’ approach to the development of high-quality content that cuts through. We want your ideas, but we also want someone who enjoys collaboration, and the process of working as part of a team to achieve success. We’re keen to recruit people who have enthusiasm and passion for their profession.
About you
You will have professional experience in a digital content creator role, and the ability to produce and tailor content across multiple platforms. You will have strong video production, editing, photography, and graphic production skills. The enthusiasm to contribute to creative sessions for key campaigns, as well as a willingness to produce content to a specific brief. You’ll feel comfortable working in project teams, liaising with stakeholders, and meeting strict deadlines. We expect you to thrive on the responsibility of playing a key role in developing digital content that helps the university engage its audiences and communities.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a dynamic, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our stimulating and supportive community where we’ll help you thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Why UWE Bristol?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact justin2.iriajen@uwe.ac.uk.
Interview dates are yet to be confirmed but we are hoping they will take place around mid-September.
This is a full time, fixed-term post covering a period of maternity leave for 12 months or the earlier return of the post holder, working 37 hours per week.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time
This role is campus based although you can discuss the possibility of remote working with the recruiting manager.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.