Creative Content & Design Producer

At YMCA Chiltern Group were looking for a talented Creative Content & Design Producer to bring our work to life through engaging design photography video and written content. If you are someone who can create clear and compelling content and combine words images and film to tell meaningful stories then wed love to hear from you.

About the role

This is a varied hands-on creative role within YMCA Chiltern Groups marketing team. Youll produce multimedia content that helps us communicate clearly and consistently. Your work could include social media graphics campaign materials photography short-form video presentations publications adverts and reusable branded templates. Working across our services and activities youll help capture and share the stories of our beneficiaries colleagues and communities in a sensitive respectful and engaging way. This is an opportunity to develop your creative skills within a supportive purpose-led organisation. What youll be doing You will produce high-quality creative materials from briefs including social media content posters leaflets presentations adverts publications and campaign assets. Youll plan and capture straightforward photography and video at our services events and activities. Youll edit photographs reels and video clips for use across social media websites presentations and communications. A key part of the role will be creating and updating practical branded templates that colleagues can use for everyday communications. Youll also adapt approved designs into different sizes formats and local versions while keeping the content clear accessible and consistent.

What we are looking for

Were looking for a creative curious and enthusiastic person who enjoys bringing ideas and stories to life. Youll have practical experience of producing visual or multimedia content gained through employment education volunteering freelance work or your own creative projects alongside a portfolio that shows us what you can do. Youll have a good eye for layout typography colour and composition as well as the confidence to create engaging content using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite Canva CapCut. Youll also be comfortable capturing and editing photography and video and using clear concise words to support your visuals. You dont need to know everything from day one. What matters is that you are keen to learn open to feedback and excited about developing your skills.

Why this role

This is a brilliant opportunity to build a varied creative portfolio while using your skills to support a charity with a powerful purpose. Youll work across a wide range of projects and services develop your experience across different creative formats and receive direction and support from experienced marketing and creative colleagues. Most importantly youll help us share real stories celebrate our communities and show the difference YMCA Chiltern Group makes every day. Ready to use your creativity to bring meaningful stories to life Wed love to hear from you. For an informal chat please contact our Marketing & Brand Manager Portia.

This is a Full Time Permanent role.

Hours per week: 37.5

Working Pattern: Monday- Friday

Important information:

We do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK. You must reside in the UK for the duration of your employment and provide Right to Work evidence.

As some of our roles involve working with vulnerable members of society this position may require a Basic or Enhanced Criminal Disclosure which will be conducted once a conditional offer is made

Previous Applications: We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. However if you have applied for a similar role within the last 6 months and were not successful please consider whether your experience has developed further before reapplying

Accessibility & Adjustments: We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and will strive to be as accommodating as possible. Please inform us in advance of any arrangements you may need to fully participate in the process.

We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent skills and potential. We do not discriminate on the basis of Age Disability Gender Reassignment Marriage/Civil Partnership Pregnancy/Maternity Race Religion/Belief Sex and/or Sexual Orientation. We encourage applications from all backgrounds communities and industries and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills experiences and abilities.

One YMCA and its subsidiaries the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over half way through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive three-day Kickstarter Event.

By the end of these three days there was a brilliantly multi-faceted set of themes and ideas which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do more and better together so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts Beds and Bucks that reach over 135000 individuals annually.

These include:

• Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people
• Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living
• Housing and practical/emotional support for young asylum seekers
• Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire
• Childcare provision in Hertfordshire
• Family support through a network of childrens and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford
• Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire Luton and Hertfordshire
• Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire
• Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund
• A community gym where everyone can enjoy the benefits of physical exercise Our values remain at the forefront of how we operate as a charity and it is important to us that all staff and volunteers can fully buy in to our ethos.