About the job

Job summary

The Editorial Manager – B2B sits within the Brand & Content team which sits as part of the global marketing directorate.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we revitalise our destination brand and transform the way we deliver the destination brand story to the international travel trade implementing our new global cross channel content strategy.

This role will be the expert in all things related to B2B content marketing best practice including data- led decisions, ensuring the right content is created for the right customers on the right channels, content is distributed to where customers are, responding to briefs from the broader Marketing team.

You will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive content to deliver the Britain destination story to the international travel trade and work in partnership with the global B2B team, to plan, create, and manage high-quality, engaging content suitable for use across various platforms as well as manage the media centre content on the industry website.

Communication will be a key part of this role – it will be essential to build relationships with the

international market teams and broader global marketing team and a host of people at different levels in different organisations, occasionally having difficult conversations about TOV, brand and QA that does and doesn’t fit (and why).

You need to be very comfortable with handling and analysing data, as it’s vital that all our plans are based on data & insight, and be used to planning content in a busy, multichannel environment. Other key relationships will be with our creative, media, Digital and SEO agencies so that content can be developed in a collaborative way across channels.

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Benefits

• Flexible Working – We work to make flexibility a reality, and welcome conversations of flexible working from day one.
• Hybrid working.
• Annual Leave – You will get 25 days annual leave when you join, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service plus you will get an additional 2.5 ‘Privilege Days’ each year.
• Generous Pension – We have a defined contribution pension scheme with a maximum employer contribution of 11% of the annual salary.
• Enhanced Parental and Family Leave Policies – – We provide enhanced family leave, offering up to 23 weeks paid leave for maternity and adoption for eligible employees.
• Commitment to Learning – We are committed to developing and supporting learning, and we have a wide internal L&D offer, with on the job learning opportunities, mentoring schemes, and formal training. We dedicate and provide a minimum of 5 days a year for employees to focus on their own learning.
• Bicycle Scheme loans.
• Eye Care Voucher.
• Staff discounts on VisitBritain Shops.

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Selection process details

Create an account on https://visitbritain.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vacancy and complete an application with personal statement highlighting your suitability for the role and submit it.

The shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview with the selection panel.

For more information on our interview process, please navigate to - https://www.visitbritain.org/careers 

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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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.