Overview
Digital Content Coordinator Jobs in Manchester, UK at MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Starting salary: £35,604 per annum (plus contributory pension)
About MAG
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co‑recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti‑Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About
the role
Reporting to our Communications Manager, you will assist with the planning and delivery of a wide range of communications activity. This includes written and digital content for MAG’s external communications, assisting with MAG’s ongoing website redevelopment and maintenance, and supporting SEO strategy and implementation. You will also project manage the delivery of content from across our worldwide programmes and departments. You will actively create and edit copy and engaging video, graphic, animated, and audio content with the goal of increasing MAG’s brand awareness and demonstrating our values, brand, and strategic direction.
You will help us maximise the reach, and impact, of work that ensures people are not living in the daily fear and poverty caused by landmines and unexploded bombs.
Please note that as part of MAG’s commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
Requirements
About you:
You should be an experienced communications professional with demonstrable experience and understanding of how to grow social media audiences and website traffic, ideally within the humanitarian or development sectors. Significant experience in SEO strategy, including Google and social media ads, is essential, as is experience working with content management systems and managing a website. You will be creative and proactive, with strong experience of content creation including proficiency with industry standard editing and graphics tools including Adobe suite.
Fluency in English is essential, and you should have impeccable writing abilities with a strong attention to detail.
We’re looking for someone with
- Solid understanding of growing social media audiences and website traffic
- Significant experience working with content management systems and website management
- Experience in SEO strategies, Google ads, and social media ads
Benefits
- Salary: £35,604 per annum and this increases with service.
- Pension: MAG has a salary sacrifice group personal pension plan in place, and matches employee’s contributions up to 5%
- Leave:
We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. Annual Leave starts at five weeks each year and increases with service to six weeks. We also offer paid sick leave, and the amount of the entitlement increases with service. Once you’ve been with MAG for two years, you’re entitled to 13 weeks. MAG also has policies on compassionate leave, flexible working and family leave, including maternity, paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. - Insurance: MAG provides personal accident insurance and life assurance to all staff, as well as medical and repatriation insurance for any period spent overseas whilst working for MAG.
- Professional Subscriptions: MAG will pay for the cost of your annual subscription/membership fee for one professional body in certain circumstances.
- Employee Assistance Programme: MAG offers free access to Health Assured, a service providing 24/7 confidential support and expert advice on a wide range of issues.
This role is based in the UK, therefore, a pre‑existing right to work…
Title: Digital Content Coordinator
Company: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Location: Manchester, UK
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