Digital Content Producer

Employer: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)
Job Title: Digital Content Producer
Reference: 475658
Location: Scotland
Salary: £39,789 – £45,472 per year
Starting Salary: £39,789
Job Grade: Higher Executive Officer – COPFS Band D
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Number of Positions: 1
Job Area: Legal Services
Application Deadline: 11:55 pm, Sunday 23 August 2026

Job Overview

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is recruiting a Digital Content Producer to join its newly established Digital Communications team in Scotland.

This is an excellent opportunity for a creative communications professional to help shape how COPFS communicates with staff, partners, stakeholders and the public.

The successful candidate will create, edit and publish engaging digital content across websites, social media platforms, campaigns and other digital communication channels.

You will help make complex and often sensitive information clear, accessible and audience-focused while ensuring content meets accessibility, editorial and brand standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Create engaging digital content for different audiences and channels.
• Write, edit and publish content for websites and social media.
• Support digital communications campaigns and high-profile projects.
• Work closely with communications colleagues and subject matter experts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across COPFS.
• Turn complex information into clear and accessible content.
• Apply strong editorial judgement.
• Ensure content meets accessibility and brand standards.
• Use audience insight to understand content performance.
• Analyse analytics and user feedback.
• Continuously improve digital content.
• Contribute to COPFS’s digital communications capability.
• Support organisational priorities and public engagement.

Person Specification

COPFS is looking for a creative, motivated and experienced communications professional who can produce high-quality digital content and manage competing priorities.

Key qualities include:

• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong editorial judgement.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Digital content production experience.
• Understanding of websites and social media.
• Interest in digital storytelling.
• Understanding of accessibility and online communication.
• Ability to build positive working relationships.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Ability to use audience insight and feedback to improve content.
• Understanding of digital analytics.

Why Apply?

This role provides an opportunity to work at the heart of Scotland’s justice system while helping shape how an important public service communicates with its audiences.

You will have opportunities to:

• Work within a newly established Digital Communications team.
• Contribute to high-profile communications projects.
• Produce content across multiple digital channels.
• Develop digital communications expertise.
• Work with communications professionals and subject matter experts.
• Support public engagement.
• Contribute to an organisation serving the people of Scotland.

Salary and Pension

Salary: £39,789 – £45,472 per year.

The starting salary is £39,789, with the maximum salary on the scale being £45,472, subject to future COPFS pay awards.

Part-time salaries are pro rata.

COPFS provides access to the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

For the starting salary, COPFS states that its pension contribution is approximately £11,526.

Employee Benefits

• 25 days’ paid holiday.
• 11.5 public and privilege holidays.
• Annual leave increasing to 30 days after 2 years.
• Generous Civil Service Pension employer contribution.
• Flexible working hours.
• Family-friendly working arrangements.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Season Ticket Loans.
• Employee wellbeing support.
• Mental Health First Aiders.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Contract and Working Pattern

Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Location: Scotland
Grade: Higher Executive Officer – COPFS Band D
Number of Vacancies: 1

Security Requirements

Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced or equivalent criminal record check.

Candidates working with government assets must also complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks.

Nationality and Eligibility

The vacancy is broadly open to eligible:

• UK nationals.
• Republic of Ireland nationals.
• Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK.
• Eligible EU, Swiss, Norwegian, Icelandic and Liechtenstein nationals with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
• Eligible individuals with limited or indefinite leave to remain who met the relevant EUSS eligibility requirements.
• Turkish nationals and certain eligible family members who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service.

Applicants should carefully check the official nationality and eligibility requirements before applying.

Artificial Intelligence and Applications

COPFS states that artificial intelligence can be used to support an application, but all examples and statements must be truthful, factually accurate and based on the applicant’s own experience.

Applications may be withdrawn where plagiarism is identified, including presenting AI-generated ideas or experiences as the applicant’s own.

Selection Process

Applicants should refer to the official application pack for full information about the selection process.

Feedback will only be provided to candidates who attend an interview or assessment.

Civil Service Recruitment

The Civil Service recruits candidates on the basis of merit through fair and open competition.

The Civil Service promotes diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities.

The vacancy is covered by the Disability Confident Scheme for eligible candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Great Place to Work for Veterans

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

Eligible veterans are encouraged to review the scheme information and consider applying.

Application Deadline

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 23 August 2026.

The vacancy may no longer be available after the closing date, so interested applicants should apply as early as possible.

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted through the official COPFS recruitment website.

Apply at the advertiser’s site:
https://recruitment.copfs.gov.uk/ce0697li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=618077AIsN&WVID=1659542HTd

COPFS Careers:
https://www.copfs.gov.uk/about-copfs/careers/

Applicant Contact

Recruitment Team: recruitment@copfs.gov.uk

Job Contact: recruitment@copfs.gov.uk

Important Information

This is a permanent, full-time Digital Content Producer position in Scotland, offering a salary of up to £45,472 per year, plus a strong Civil Service pension and additional benefits.

Candidates interested in digital communications, content production, social media, website content, editorial work and public-sector communications may find this opportunity particularly relevant.

Always review the official vacancy information and eligibility requirements before submitting an application.

Job Summary at a Glance

If you have strong writing, editing, digital content, social media, communications, editorial and audience engagement skills, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your career within the Scottish justice system.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 23 August 2026.