About the job

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Digital Content Manager to join the Digital Experience team at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew). This role will be responsible for planning and delivering high quality, engaging and user-focused content across a range of digital products and channels. They will manage a team of content and video producers and will oversee video production at RBG Kew.

Job description

The role is a crucial part of the Content and Engagement team within Digital Experience, who are responsible for leading on the production, scheduling, and management of written and multimedia content across Kew’s digital channels and products. We also provide expert advice, coaching and training to those producing written content, film, and photography across RBG Kew, which includes developing and maintaining our style guides and standards.

We are looking for a Digital Content Manager who has significant experience of commissioning and producing engaging content in a variety of formats including text, audio, video and image led. The ideal candidate will be proficient in using content management systems to publish and manage content for a complex website.

Person specification

You should have sound editorial judgement with an audience-focused approach and have experience of using analytical insights to ensure the content achieves its goals. You should have experience of managing video production in a complex organisation, with a good understanding of video capture and editing.

Experience of both project management and line management is crucial to this role.

Benefits

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

To apply for this role, please submit your application through the Kew Gardens website

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.