Ruth Strauss Foundation: Content Executive

Job Purpose

We are seeking a compassionate, dynamic and passionate Content Executive to join our team and help us drive our mission forward by helping to develop and execute impactful marketing strategies that raise awareness, engage supporters/beneficiaries, and generate essential funding. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a broad range of pro-active marketing and communications activity.

The Content Executive will create and support on the activation of online and offline content to enhance the charity’s brand and support fundraising across multiple campaigns and regular communications activity. This will include creating a wide range of collateral from publications and digital assets through to engaging social media posts to engage our audiences.

This role is integral to amplifying the charity’s voice and expanding its reach to make a positive difference to the lives of families facing grief.

• MarComms Team
• Mission Services Team
• Fundraising & Events Managers

• Lead on the creation and design of branded assets across print and digital, including social media, web, email and campaign materials.
• Develop high-quality, engaging visual content that brings the charity’s brand and campaigns to life.
• Support the delivery of integrated marketing campaigns through strong, creative design across multiple channels.
• Adapt and evolve creative assets for use across social media, website, email and partner platforms.
• Support the ongoing development and day-to-day updates of the charity’s website, including imagery and visual content.
• Assist in the creation of content for social media and help manage channels, including scheduling and posting.
• Contribute to the delivery of the charity’s content and marketing activity, including digital and direct campaigns.
• Work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure all creative output is consistent, on -brand
  and delivered to a high standard.

Key Skills:

• A strong interest in graphic design, with some experience creating branded assets across print and digital.
• Ability to create engaging visual content for social media, web and campaigns.
• Understanding of digital channels and how content is used across platforms.
• A keen eye for detail and a desire to produce high-quality, on-brand work.
• Good knowledge of social media platforms and how to build engaged audiences.
• Familiarity with digital tools and platforms, including content management systems (CMS), email marketing platforms and social media management tools.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a willingness to collaborate.
• Creative thinker with the ability to generate new ideas and approaches.
• Well organised, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Passion for charitable work and a strong commitment to the charity’s mission.

Desirable Skills:

• Basic motion graphics, photography or videography.
• Exposure to email marketing or digital tools.
• Interest in digital marketing, SEO or content strategy.

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualities:

• 1. Creativity – The ability to be creative in developing unique ideas.
• 2. Adaptability and Flexibility – A willingness to adapt and change in a fast-paced environment. There are often new projects, practices, and opportunities to be embraced
• 3. Curious – Passion for constant learning & executing is a prerequisite
• 4. Collaborative – Working well with others and strong communicating skills.
• 5. Confidence – willing to share ideas and contribute.
• 6. Independent – Ability to independently and proactively move campaigns & projects forward, ensuring timely & successful completion

In early 2018, Ruth Strauss, a mum of two young boys, was diagnosed with an incurable lung cancer that affects non-smokers. The Foundation arose from Ruth’s wish to help others in similar circumstances and has since built a network of care – offering direct support to families through its Family Support Service, training health(care) and education professionals to support (affected) parents and children, and funds vital research into non-smoking lung cancer (to improve earlier diagnosis, treatment and care).

We are seeking a compassionate, dynamic and passionate Content Executive to join our team and help us drive our mission forward by helping to develop and execute impactful marketing strategies that raise awareness, engage supporters/beneficiaries, and generate essential funding.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across a broad range of pro-active marketing and communications activity. The Content Executive will create and support on the activation of online and offline content to enhance the charity’s brand and support fundraising across multiple campaigns and regular communications activity. This will include creating a wide range of collateral from publications and digital assets through to engaging social media posts to engage our audiences.

This role is integral to amplifying the charity’s voice and expanding its reach to make a positive difference to the lives of families facing grief.

In her memory, Sir Andrew has launched The Ruth Strauss Foundation to:

• Provide emotional support for families to prepare for the death of a parent from cancer
• Raise awareness of the need for more research & collaboration in the fight against non-smoking lungcancers

How to apply:

We are committed to being an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints. We welcome applications that help us in our mission to be a place where you can be yourself and thrive.

Please apply via [email protected] with your CV and a covering statement as to ‘How your skills and experience meet our requirements’, or complete our web from below.

If you have any queries on this role, please contact: [email protected]