Digital Media Officer

About the SMD

Applications are invited for a Digital Media Officer in the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, to support creation and delivery of our online presence as part of our internal and external communications strategies. This position is responsible for management of online assets and provision of professional support in the administration of website management, digital media, and communications.

Duties include maintenance and improvement of our website via the content management system (T4), analysis of web activity, implementing social media strategies, using digital media to support public engagement activities, producing videos and photographs, creating databases of imagery, and ensuring that all aspects of the website are compliant with regulations.

The successful applicant will be educated to degree level, and ideally possess a computing proficiency/web technology qualification. They will have experience using website and content management systems (particularly T4), ideally in higher education or charity settings. Experience with virtual learning platforms, creating and maintaining databases, and in photography/video and digital image editing would be helpful. The position will suit a candidate with excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, who is able to prioritise a varied workload.

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. We continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form. We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

This full-time permanent appointment is based at the London Charterhouse Square/Whitechapel Campuses. Expected start date would be 1st April, with starting salary at Grade 4, in the range of £36,348 - £42,592 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries to Jan Mackie (j.a.mackie@qmul.ac.uk)

For further details and to apply, click the Apply button.

Application closing date is 19th Feb 2023, with interviews expected to be held thereafter.

The Faculty of Medicine and Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science

The Faculty holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award. We are committed to the equality of opportunities and to advancing women’s careers. We have policies to support staff returning from long-term absence, for flexible arrangements for staff with parental responsibilities and for childcare support. As part of the School’s commitment to the Athena SWAN principles we strongly encourage applications from women.

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