Type: 37 hours per week
Location: Flexible working (home and office based) with some regional/national travel required
Salary: (£22,571 to £24,820)
Deadline: 9am, Monday 6th March
Essential: Marketing qualification or qualified by experience

Youth Focus North West (YFNW) is seeking a Content Creator, confident in creating inclusive and eye-catching content for social media and communication materials..

You will work across several projects promoting youth engagement and participation, championing youth voice, and showcasing networks. You will work in both digital and face to face settings.
YFNW are looking for a proactive can-do individual who can hit the ground running and will thrive in a fast moving environment.

This post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities:

Social Media:
– Develop and deliver engaging social media campaigns to engage our key audiences, including potential and existing partners, funders, commissioners, young people and policy makers
– Write engaging copy that is appropriate for our audiences and platforms
– Support and cover events on social media at all YFNW key events
– Be reactive and engaging online; ensuring young people’s voices are represented
– Develop feedback, reports, and evaluation in line with key communications metrics and analytics to improve our effectiveness and reach.

Content Creation:
– Own and update Youth Focus North West’s (YFNW) digital presence; including optimised website, social media platforms and e-newsletters
– Own and deliver the content calendar
– Create imagery, graphics and content to engage people with our work, highlight our impact and bring the experiences of the young people we work with to life
– Create all digital and printed materials including event signage, welcome packs, banners, weekly e-newsletters, online surveys etc.
– Act as our brand guardian, ensuring all content is on brand and complies with our brand guidelines
– Manage, update and gather content for YFNW’s image library

Working with others:
– Enable the staff team to tell the story of our work, by creating engaging case studies for a range of audiences.
– Advise colleagues on all aspects of communication including tone of voice, marketing, website, and social media.
– Guide colleagues on appropriate use of brand identity.
– Produce creative materials, in partnership with colleagues and external designers.
– When required liaise with the media and write press releases.

IT & Digital:
– Be a competent user of Microsoft office 365/G Suite, design software and its functions

Safeguarding:
– Support and promote safeguarding throughout all delivery, and identify and act on any safeguarding concerns

Flexibility:
– Work flexibly with minimal supervision
– Deliver services anywhere within North West – including occasional residential programmes and attend meetings at YFNW HQ as well as other locations and online
– Undertake relevant training as necessary to enhance personal skills and professional development
– Any other duties in negotiation with management and commensurate to the post

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