Job vacancy - Social Media and Digital Intern (Paid)

ABOUT YOU

• Are you passionate about the power of social media to tell stories?
• Do you have a creative mind and a love for creating joyful content?
• Are you confident and experienced in iPhone filming, photos and editing?
• Do you enjoy working as part of a close-knit team?
• Can you take direction and continue tasks independently?
• Could working for one of the country’s leading young person’s cancer support charities help progress your future career aspirations?

Use your content creation and social media skills to help inspire young people to join our life-changing trips and generate the fundraising support we need so the door is open for more young people to benefit from our support.

No sailing experience or knowledge is required.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We value equality, diversity, and inclusion, oppose prejudice, and are committed to being an anti-racist organisation. We strive to be more representative of all young people who have had a cancer diagnosis in the UK and believe diversity amongst the Trust team is key to delivering inclusive experiences for all.

If you share these values and think you are well suited to this role, but for whatever reason, feel underrepresented by anything in this advert, on our website or in any Trust marketing, we strongly encourage you to apply to help us be better.

BENEFITS & INCENTIVES

• Generous Annual Leave package plus Bank Holidays. Your leave allowance will be calculated upon agreement of your start date, but is likely to be about 6 days over the 3-month employment period.
• Access to professional mental health supervision.
• Vouchers for a free annual eye test at Specsavers.
• Reward Gateway – discounts on shopping, entertainment, holidays, and more.
• Musto branded staff kit & supplier discounts.

DETAILS

* The ideal candidate would be local but could commute with requirement to be in the office at least 3 days a week.
** see recruitment pack for full details

Get ready for the summer job of your life!

To make strong connections with the 8-24(ish) age-group we support, and for them to really believe what we offer is for them, we need our social output to be authentic, fun, inclusive, accessible and inspiring.

You will support our Senior Digital & Social Media Lead on (primarily) producing TikTok and Instagram content, plus potentially YouTube/YouTube Shorts depending on experience.

You must be comfortable going out on the water and spending time with young people during their trips to gather and produce content, and have a strong eye for recognising what could make great social content in the moment.

You will also have important responsibilities managing digital content and, depending on skills and experience, supporting the comms team with other admin tasks /in any other ways outlined below and/or requested.

Please download our recruitment pack – in here you will find more information about the role and the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and full details on how to apply.

Closing date: Sunday 23 March (11.59pm).

If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview. Where appropriate we will send questions in advance, and also tell you if there will be any skills tasks to complete as part of the process.

First Interviews: Will take place on Wednesday 2 April (by Zoom)

Second interviews (for applicants shortlisted after the first round): depending on location, will be in person in the East Cowes office or on Zoom on Wednesday 16 April.

*Please note – candidates invited to second interview will be sent a brief to complete a specified content creation task ahead of that interview.