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Content Creator, Wales

£26,642-£29,659

Permanent, 37 hours per week

Closing Date: 29 October, 2024 - 12:00

Location: Based within our OU in Wales, Cardiff office, but operating a pattern of hybrid working

Additional information: Some expectation of travel within the UK when required

Welsh language: For this the role the ability to communicate in the medium of Welsh is desirable

About the role

We are looking for a Content Creator to help raise brand awareness by connecting with targeted audiences through the production of creative, interesting, and eye-catching digital content.

Working with colleagues in Wales and throughout the university, this is an integral position within marketing and communications to champion the priorities and mission of the Open University in Wales. We are looking for candidates that have exemplary skills to deliver high quality, engaging content for our online campaigns, websites, OpenLearn platform and social media profiles.

Skills and experience

Do you have a track record of successfully creating and editing digital content including webpages, graphics and audio/video?

Have you successfully raised awareness of a brand to multiple audiences with your engaging content?

Are you a creative thinker, willing to proactively contribute new ideas?

How to apply

To apply for this role, please include your CV and a personal statement of no more 2000 words detailing how you meet the Person Specification. In your statement, you must directly address the essential and desirable criteria. 

Please send an application form, CV and personal statement to wales-recruitment@open.ac.uk.

Please let us know if you would like to use Welsh at an interview or any other form of assessment. We will provide a translation service from Welsh to English if one is needed.

Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

If you have not heard from us within a week of the application closing date, please assume that on this occasion you have not been selected to interview for this position, however we thank you for your interest and encourage you to apply for future positions.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tom Poultney on 029 20 26 27 16 who will arrange a convenient time for the hiring manager to contact you for a chat.

The Open University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion which is reflected in our mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment so that all in our OU community can reach their potential. We recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. We strive to recruit, retain and develop the careers of a diverse pool of students and staff, and particularly encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We also aspire to make The Open University a supportive workplace for all through our policies, services and staff networks.

Applications are allowed to be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favorably than an application submitted in English.