Social Media Team

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 421056

**Salary**:

- £41,300 - £44,191
- An annual Recruitment & Retention allowance of £2300.

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Fixed term

**Length of employment**:

- 6 months

**Business area**:

- HO - Communications Directorate - Social Media Team

**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing

**Working pattern**:

- Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- London

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

The Communications Directorate is a multi-disciplinary team delivering the Home Office’s communications strategy. We are insight-led and results-driven, and our marketing campaigns support strategic objectives using a wide range of channels. We seek to provide high quality media, rebuttal and social media services. Our Internal Communications team supports employee engagement and business transformation.

Do you have a passion for visual storytelling? Are you at your best in fast-paced, high-impact environments, capturing real moments with real people? If you're looking for a role where your photography and videography will be seen by millions of people and help shape important conversations, this could just be the perfect opportunity for you.

This is a rare chance to join the Home Office social media team, a highly creative unit that produces powerful and engaging content, bringing some of the most significant stories to life - externally and internally. In this role, you’ll also work closely with the Permanent Secretary and senior officials to create compelling internal communications content that connects staff across the department.

**Job description**:
The social media team is part of the Home Office’s Communication team and is at the forefront of communicating how the department’s work impacts the lives of people throughout the United Kingdom. You will be reporting to a Senior Content Creator and working alongside other digital creatives and strategists.

This role offers a multi-talented photographer-videographer an exciting new challenge in a fast-paced environment, capturing content with the likes of the police, Immigration Enforcement, Border Force as well as some of the UK’s biggest influencers, content creators and digital media.

Your content will be seen by millions on Home Office social media channels, with a combined following of over 1.8 million, as well as by millions through partnerships with external influencers and media.

You'll be on the frontlines of history, documenting major events, frontline operational activity, and capturing powerful moments that showcase the people and the stories behind the Home Office’s work. One day you might be filming the Home Secretary meeting world leaders, the next, capturing Border Force teams in action or**photographing a senior leadership event led by the Permanent Secretary.

This post is being offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis in order to help with a temporary increase in work.

**Key Responsibilities**
- ** Photography & Videography**: Capture high-quality imagery and video footage of Ministerial events (both domestic and abroad), operational teams, and public engagement activities.
- ** Content Production**: Plan, shoot, and edit engaging photo and video content for Home Office social media channels, ensuring it aligns with strategic priorities and audience needs.
- ** Creative Storytelling**: Develop compelling visual narratives that highlight the impact of Home Office policies and frontline work, from short-form reels to long-form YouTube videos.
- ** Editing & Post-Production**: Use Adobe Premiere Pro and Lightroom to enhance video and photography, including colour correction and audio mixing.
- ** Rapid Response Content**: React quickly to breaking news and department priorities, producing high-quality content under tight deadlines.
- ** Social Media Optimisation**: Ensure all content is tailored for different platforms (Instagram, YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook), maintaining brand consistency and optimising for engagement.
- ** Content Innovation**: Stay up to date with the latest social media trends, video styles, and photography techniques, ensuring Home Office content remains fresh and impactful.
- ** Collaboration & Coordination**: Work closely with internal teams, frontline staff, and external partners to ensure content aligns with the department’s messaging and objectives.
- ** Archiving**: Maintaining the Home Office’s photographic archive and consistently uploading photos to our on Flickr account.
- ** Internal Communications**: Produce high-quality photography and video for internal campaigns, leadership updates and events featuring the Permanent Secretary and se