The Role MVF’s Brands team is on a mission to provide trusted content that helps people make confident decisions about the products and services they should buy. We are looking for a junior content producer to work across Startups.co.uk’s digital platforms including website, social media, videos, newsletters and podcasts. They’ll repurpose our written content and insights as well as use their writing, editing, and storytelling skills to craft their own compelling multi-platform content that educates, entertains and elevates our brand presence. The role also involves support for the Startups Editorial team in their planning, briefing, editing and updating of topical and commercial content on the Startups.co.uk website and the Startups 100 Index, our flagship annual campaign. This is an incredibly varied role with the chance to support a wide range of editorial tasks and projects, and show imagination and initiative with content creation, audience and brand building. An average week could involve creating infographics on Canva, shooting video with Startups 100 companies, sourcing potential Instagram partnerships as well as uploading articles to our CMS (Wordpress) and brainstorming topical story ideas. Key to the role is very strong organisational skills, the ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time, creativity and a can-do attitude, plus a willingness to experiment and learn. What we're offering you: Summer Fridays Competitive holiday benefits - 25 days a year paid holiday, plus 8 bank holidays (increases 1 day a year up to 30 days) Hybrid working - 3 days a week in the office Closed for Christmas holidays Work from anywhere for 2 weeks a year Life Assurance and Income Protection to protect your loved ones Benefits allowance for health, dental, and vision coverage Six months paid maternity leave, and one month paid paternity leave (subject to qualifying conditions) inclusive of same-sex and adoptive parents Defined Contribution Pension and Salary Sacrifice Scheme Be Well: Our award-winning wellbeing and mental health programme to support all MVFers and their families Family Forward support for our MVF parents and their mini-mes 2 charity days a year Free breakfast when in the office Our Team The Brands team is responsible for MVF’s digital brands/websites and is tasked with growing and engaging relevant audiences through brilliant content and optimising audience channels like SEO and social platforms. The department consists of: Brand hubs – set the brand strategy for our websites and are responsible for ensuring they achieve commercial targets Content team - responsible for producing content and ensuring it is of the highest quality on all of our sites and ensuring they meet their organic traffic and commercial targets Audience team - responsible for delivery audience development strategies to grow the traffic and leads on MVF’s brands. The team comprises our Insight team, and SEO and Campaigns (link acquisition) teams. Responsibilities: Repurpose existing written content and produce original high-quality multi-platform content that resonates with our audience, promoting our products and enhancing brand visibility. Ensure a consistent and relevant pipeline of content across our social media channels. Research and establish a presence on alternative channels (such as Reddit and Quora) to extend our off-page reach. Write engaging descriptions, titles, and tags with strategic keywords to boost content visibility and searchability. Source and collaborate with industry influencers / key players to develop mutually beneficial partnerships and promotional content that amplifies our reach and brand message. Keep a pulse on social media trends, especially on LinkedIn and Instagram, to create content that's relevant, timely, and likely to engage and expand our community. Measure, test and refine your content to inform your content strategy and initiatives going forward. Support the Startups team in ensuring the smooth running of the content pipeline through workflow management software (monday.com) and Wordpress by tasks such as uploading articles and ensuring key content elements are kept up to date (eg. prices, dates). Support the Startups team with additional projects or events such as outreach for the Startups 100 campaign. Skills : Some demonstrable experience in multi-platform content creation, whether video / social media, podcast or newsletters. A good understanding of social media platforms, trends, and the specific nuances of their communities. Proficient with some video editing software and creative tools and the ability to familiarise yourself with and use new ones. Solid storytelling and visual skills, with a keen eye for detail and an instinct for capturing audience attention swiftly. Agility to thrive in a fast-paced setting, managing multiple projects simultaneously while delivering high-quality content within tight deadlines. Strong collaboration and communication skills, capable of working with the Startups team members and other functions (Campaigns, Insights and Audience) and engaging effectively with our audience. Our Ideal MVFer: You can demonstrate a genuine desire and willingness to develop your knowledge of content creation and optimisation, SEO and digital marketing. You understand what makes great digital content. You are brilliantly efficient, organised, can work to deadlines and like to find workarounds to problems. You are a great communicator who thrives on working in a fast-paced team environment. You are keen to pick up new skills / softwares, experiment and try things out of your comfort zone. You understand and are motivated by the variety this role offers. About MVF MVF powers growth for our clients by connecting them to potential customers. The digital marketing landscape is complex and constantly evolving. Businesses need experts who are tracking that evolution and finding new ways to innovate and win. This is where MVF comes in. We match readers, buyers & business leaders with the brands & companies that make the products and services they need. We do this by building relationships with potential customers at each stage of the marketing funnel by offering insights, information, and tools to help them learn more about the things they’re interested in. We build profiles on our audiences, guide them through purchase decisions, and ultimately connect them to the right products/services when they are ready to buy. Our clients trust us as experts in lead generation, which frees up their time to do what they do best. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are the foundation for MVF to build, promote and sustain a culture of trust, safety, growth and belonging where everyone can thrive. Our DEI guiding principles underpin how we build our teams, develop our talent, provide a fair working environment and create an ambitious company that reflects the diversity of our employees, customers, clients and partners, globally. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage all MVFers to respect, value and celebrate our differences, and commit to actions that ensure that we can belong and be authentic at MVF, without limitations or barriers.