Photographer

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

- 344546**Salary**:

- £35,720 - £38,565- Communications, £5,050- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DSIT - Corporate Services - Communications**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

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- LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Our priorities

Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world.

Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs - including by delivering world-class physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent.

Put public services - including the NHS and schools - at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of in-house STEM capability to improve outcomes for people.

Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world.

Deliver legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our pro-innovation approach to regulating AI.

Our Inclusive Environment

We have an inclusive culture which makes the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us be more innovative.

We offer flexible working benefits, employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

**Job description**:
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) propels the UK to the forefront of global scientific and technological development, driving innovation that profoundly impacts people's lives.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our busy, ambitious, and supportive team, taking and editing innovative photos at the heart of a cutting-edge government department.

We are looking to appoint a forward thinking and creative expert to help us deliver daily digital photographic content that truly makes a difference to our vital portfolios: Science, Space, AI, Digital Infrastructure, and Tech.

So what does the job entail?

You will take a leading role in creating, managing, and prioritising digital photographic content for social and traditional media channels, travelling nationally and internationally with ministers and stakeholders to document the department’s work and impact at home and abroad. Our work has a strong audience focus and you will be at the forefront of finding and developing creative visual ways to engage with different groups with an interest in our work. Exceptional creativity, expert understanding of digital photographic creation and editorial practices, well-honed technical skills, attention to detail, collaboration, and a passion for the work we do is key.

We pride ourselves on having a great team culture and a focus on innovation, storytelling and making a difference in people’s lives. You will play an important role in the digital communications community across government and in up-skilling colleagues and senior leaders in photography best practice to maintain our status as a centre for excellence.

If you’re passionate about creating photography for engaging social media content in a newsroom environment, and you want to work on high-profile world-changing issues, this is the job for you.

A few examples of our recent work:
You will report into the Senior Content Producer.
- You will deliver high quality photographs that suit both government and Ministerial social media channels, and can be supplied to external media outlets:
- You will take and edit ministerial and departmental photos for events, visits, and announcements.
- You will accompany Ministers as they visit labs, businesses, research institutes, major R&D projects and events, both nationally and internationally. You will take official photographs that can be shared with the media, as well as on social media. It is a requirement of the role that you can travel around the UK at short notice to join these visits. This type of travel is funded by the department.
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