Content and Events Officer - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology - HEO
Government Digital & Data -
Location
London, Manchester
About the job
Job summary
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.
Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:
- joining up public sector services
- harnessing the power of AI for the public good
- strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
- elevating leadership and investing in talent
- funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
- committing to transparency and driving accountability
We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.
We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.
The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.
Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need.
Please note
Former DSIT recruitment campaigns are continuing as usual, but candidates should be aware that following the Government’s announcement on the changes to some civil service departments, roles will be subject to the machinery of government moves and will ultimately be in one of the new departments. We will provide more information if you are selected for a role. This work remains of high importance to the civil service, and we thank you for your continued interest.
Job description
Digital and Cyber Workforce and Capability:
Join Government Digital and Cyber Capability, where our mission is to ensure the government possesses the necessary talent to drive digital transformation and secure public services. We're dedicated to enhancing the government's capacity to attract, recruit, nurture, and retain top tier digital and data professionals.
As part of the team, you will help shape the future of digital and cyber strategy and capabilities, providing vital insights that support cross departmental policies, standards, and strategies.
We're entrusted with devising strategies and delivering results for a community of over 30,000 civil servants. Our commitment extends to fostering an inclusive, supportive, and dynamic culture where individuals thrive and excel.
As the Content and Events Officer you be in a hands-on content maker role and bring Government Digital and Cyber Capability activity to life through event coverage, short-form video and practical storytelling. Working from briefs and strategic direction set by the Communications and Engagement Lead, the role will turn events, programmes and people stories into clear, useful and visually engaging content for priority channels.
Candidate Information Session
We will be holding an information session for this role, with the opportunity for you to ask questions on the 6th October at midday. To sign up, please register here.
Person specification
- Take briefs from the Communications and Engagement Lead and turn them into content ideas, scripts, shot lists, draft copy and finished assets.
- Capture content before, during and after events, including short videos, interview clips, vox pops, photography, quote cards, speaker highlights and behind-the-scenes moments.
- Film and edit simple short-form video content using accessible tools, ensuring outputs feel polished, on-message and suitable for government channels.
- Identify clever, low-cost ways to repurpose one event or story into multiple outputs across LinkedIn, newsletters, intranet, blogs and partner channels.
- Work with programme teams and event leads to spot strong stories, human moments, useful proof points and opportunities to showcase impact.
- Prepare practical event content materials, including capture lists, speaker prompts, social copy, post-event summaries and follow-up assets.
- Maintain a practical content pipeline, helping the team see what is being created, what is ready for approval and what can be reused.
- Apply agreed tone, accessibility, brand and approval requirements while bringing creative judgement to how content is packaged.
Essential Criteria
- Experience creating digital content, ideally including short-form video, photography, social posts or event content.
- Ability to take a brief, ask the right questions and turn direction into practical outputs.
- Basic filming and editing skills, with confidence using accessible tools such as a smartphone, Canva, CapCut, Adobe Express, Premiere Rush or equivalent.
- Good writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce clear copy, captions, scripts and summaries.
- Good creative judgement, including knowing how to make content feel engaging, purposeful and appropriate for the audience.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage deadlines, contributors, approvals and multiple pieces of content at once.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience capturing content at live events, webinars, roundtables, conferences or stakeholder sessions.
- Experience making social-first content for LinkedIn, intranet, newsletters, blogs, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels or similar formats.
- Understanding of content planning, channel objectives, accessibility and basic performance measurement.
- Experience working in government, public sector, technology, digital, data, cyber, education or workforce development.
