Web and Digital Content Officer

About Us:

Based in the heart of Warwickshire, the beautiful district of Stratford-on-Avon is, without doubt, one of the most scenic and historical regions in the UK. Stratford-on-Avon District Council’s headquarters are located in the heart of William Shakespeare’s hometown. In the District, you will find thriving market towns, home to over 135,000 residents and a tourist destination for millions of visitors each year, from across the globe. We are proud to provide public services to residents, businesses and visitors across this magnificent region, making it a great place to live, work and visit.

At the Council, our people are our superpower and by choosing to bring your talents to our organisation, you will be joining a great team where everyone feels that they truly belong, full of dedicated people all working with passion and purpose, across a dynamic portfolio of work providing high-quality services.

Benefits:

As part of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Flexibility:

• A minimum of 25 days of annual leave, plus Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements with the flexibility to work from home for up to 60% of your hours (dependent upon the role).
• Flexi-time scheme for a better work-life balance.

Lifestyle:

• Health Cash Plan Scheme for medical and dental expenses.
• Eye test voucher scheme.
• Everyone Active Gym Membership discount.

Professional Development:

• Training and Development opportunities.
• Payment of one professional subscription fee.

Financial Planning:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme to secure your future.
• Access to free Will writing services.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes e.g. Cycle to Work etc.
• Free town centre parking.

What to Expect in the Role:

We are looking for a candidate with strong writing skills, who can create, edit and publish easy to read web content which is engaging, search engine friendly and helps to promote and explain the work of the Council. You will work collaboratively with all services to ensure that all website content is accurate, relevant and up to date, as well as designing eye-catching webpage content.

Being part of a small focused team, you will play a key role in how the Council improves its communication, customer engagement and online activities. The ideal candidate will have previous web content experience in a similar role, with excellent communications skills.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Manage and update website content, including informative pages, and news items.
• Collaborate with other service areas responsible for their webpages, content creators, and designers to produce visually appealing and functional web pages.
• Monitor web traffic and performance analytics to improve engagement.
• Stay current with digital trends and best practices in web editing.
• Support the Corporate Communications team in creating content for digital platforms.

What You’ll Need:

• Excellent copywriting and editing skills – including writing content from scratch as well as translating existing print copy into online content, using plain English.
• Experience of creating and editing content to be clear and succinct for web and social media platforms.
• Experience of working with different IT systems.
• Experience of using web Content Management Systems to input and edit content.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Beverley Hemming, Corporate Communications Manager on 07969 168538 or beverley.hemming@stratford-dc.gov.uk.

Applications will close at midnight on Sunday 16^th March 2025.

Interviews will be held week beginning 31 March 2025.