Content

Content and Events Officer – Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

 

Location: London or Manchester
Salary: £36,735 – £43,020 per year
Grade: Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Contract: Fixed-term / Loan – 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working or Job share
Vacancies: 1
Employer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT)
Closing date: 19 October 2026 at 11:55 pm
Reference: 482744

Visa Sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is not available for this vacancy.

DSIT states that although it holds a visa sponsorship licence, this particular campaign does not qualify for sponsorship.

About the Role

The Government Digital Service (GDS), part of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, is recruiting a Content and Events Officer to support its Digital and Cyber Workforce and Capability team.

The role focuses on creating practical and engaging digital content around events, programmes and people. The successful candidate will turn briefs and strategic direction into content for government channels, including short-form video, photography, social media, blogs and other communications.

The position offers the opportunity to work alongside digital and data professionals involved in major government programmes and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn communications briefs into content ideas, scripts, shot lists, copy and finished assets.
• Capture content before, during and after events, including short videos, interviews, photography and speaker highlights.
• Film and edit short-form video using accessible tools.
• Repurpose events and stories into content for LinkedIn, newsletters, intranet, blogs and partner channels.
• Work with programme and event teams to identify strong stories and opportunities to demonstrate impact.
• Prepare event content such as capture lists, speaker prompts, social copy and post-event materials.
• Maintain a practical content pipeline covering content being created, approved and available for reuse.
• Follow agreed tone, accessibility, branding and approval requirements.

Essential Requirements

Applicants should have:

• Experience creating digital content, ideally including short-form video, photography, social media or event content.
• The ability to take a brief and turn it into practical content outputs.
• Basic filming and editing skills using tools such as a smartphone, Canva, CapCut, Adobe Express, Premiere Rush or equivalent.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Good creative judgement and an understanding of audience-appropriate content.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage deadlines, contributors, approvals and multiple projects.

Desirable Experience

The following would be beneficial:

• Experience capturing content at events, webinars, conferences or stakeholder sessions.
• Experience creating social-first content for LinkedIn, intranets, newsletters, blogs, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of content planning, accessibility, channel objectives and basic performance measurement.
• Experience in government, the public sector, technology, digital, data, cyber, education or workforce development.

Civil Service Behaviours

The selection process will assess:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

Working Arrangement

The role is based in London or Manchester.

DSIT operates a discretionary hybrid-working policy combining office-based and home working in the UK. The current expectation is for staff to attend an office or other non-home location for 40–60% of the time over the accounting period.

DSIT also states that it does not normally offer full home working, although various flexible working options are available.

Salary and Benefits

The salary range is:

• National: £36,735 – £39,670
• London: £39,850 – £43,020

The department contributes to the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

Other benefits include:

• Minimum 25 days’ paid annual leave, increasing to 30 days.
• Flexible working options, including job sharing and compressed hours.
• Learning and professional development opportunities.
• Retail, travel and lifestyle discounts.
• Civil Service Pension Scheme membership.

Application and Selection Process

The vacancy uses the Civil Service Success Profiles recruitment framework and will assess behaviours, strengths and experience.

Applicants will be asked to provide:

• A CV
• A personal statement of no more than 500 words

The personal statement should address how the applicant would bring careers in the UK government to life using social media.

If there is a high volume of applications, the initial sift may be based on the personal statement alone.

Candidates invited to interview will face behaviour and strength-based questions and will also be required to deliver a presentation.

Sift and interview dates are to be confirmed.

Eligibility

The vacancy is broadly open to eligible UK nationals, Irish nationals, certain Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK, eligible EU/EEA/Swiss nationals with relevant UK immigration status, and other groups covered by Civil Service nationality rules.

Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs may also be eligible under the stated loan or secondment arrangements.

Security Checks

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a basic or equivalent criminal record check and baseline personnel security standard checks.

Important Information

Applicants should ensure that all examples and statements in their application are truthful and based on their own experience. The advert states that inappropriate use of AI or plagiarism may result in an application being withdrawn.

The department also notes that, following government changes to some Civil Service departments, this role may ultimately transfer to one of the new departments as part of machinery-of-government changes.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through the official Civil Service Jobs vacancy.

Reference: 482744
Closing date: 19 October 2026 at 11:55 pm

Job contact: Ajoa Akuamoah — ajoa.akuamoah@dsit.gov.uk