Stories Officer
c. £32, per annum
Permanent, London, Hybrid 2days/week
The Talent Set is thrilled to be partnering with Versus Arthritis as they recruit for a Stories Officer, a pivotal role in bringing the charitys mission to life. This role is dedicated to gathering and sharing powerful stories that highlight both the charitys impact and the lived experiences of people with arthritis.
As a skilled storyteller, you will craft compelling case studies that enhance Versus Arthritis brand, marketing, and communications across owned and earned channels, driving awareness, conversation, and engagement. Working closely with teams across the organisation, you will identify and develop inspiring stories that align with the organisational strategy and campaigns, empowering colleagues to connect with and motivate audiences.
You will also be responsible for maintaining and regularly updating the stories centre in line with data and compliance processes, ensuring stories remain a powerful and ethical tool for advocacy and engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Conduct in-person and virtual interviews with key audiences to capture credible, high-quality stories that support the charitys organisational strategy and campaigns.
2. Take ownership of the maintenance, security, and growth of the Stories Centre, ensuring all content is accurate, up to date, and aligned with compliance processes.
3. Work closely with colleagues to source and gather stories from underserved audiences, ensuring diverse representation across the charitys communications.
4. Develop and manage relationships with individuals sharing their testimonials and case studies, ensuring they feel supported and informed about how their stories will be used.
5. Become an expert in consent, safeguarding, and ethical representation, ensuring all personal stories are shared with sensitivity, transparency, and respect for contributors.
6. Use audience data and past performance learnings to shape storytelling content, ensuring it evolves in line with the charitys brand story and strategic goals.
Person Specification:
7. Proven ability to gather, craft, and present compelling, high-quality narratives that resonate with diverse audiences across multiple platforms.
8. Experience in developing and maintaining relationships with individuals providing testimonials, as well as collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
9. Ability to use audience insights, performance data, and industry trends to shape storytelling approaches, ensuring maximum impact and alignment with organisational strategy.
10. Experience managing content archives, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliance with data protection and consent policies.
11. A proactive approach to innovation in storytelling, continuously exploring new methods and formats to engage key audiences, including the media.
We highly encourage you to submit your CV as soon as possible to be considered for this exciting opportunity as interviews are taking place on a rolling basis.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.