Content Creator – Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

Scale 6

£29,269 – £31,364 per annum

37 hours per week (2 years, fixed term contract)

Currently based at Pershore Fire Station. The team is in the process of relocating to Droitwich Fire Station. The applicant must be willing to work from both locations.

The Role

At Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS), every member of our staff helps to make a difference to our local communities.  We are looking for a creative Content Creator for our exciting training project.  As part of our project team, you will be passionate about helping us to deliver the highest standards of eLearning content.   In return you will get a varied and interesting range of projects to work on, including the opportunity to produce videos of fire and rescue training scenarios.

The content creator will provide high quality creative content, to visually communicate the message, including video, sound, photography and motion graphics.  You will edit video, sound and imagery to specification, to enable creation of eLearning training packages.

Key Requirements

Experience of producing content from creation to production.

Experience of working in a commercial or studio-based environment.

Applicants Must

• Hold a degree (level 6).  Experience or qualification in Digital Media Production, Creative and Digital Media, or Design for Digital Media.
• Have full and detailed knowledge of using professional design software (Adobe Creative Suite and associated software).
• Be able to present a portfolio of own work which demonstrates creative digital content design from concept creation to end product.

Skills and Experience

• Ability to communicate with team members and staff about their requirements.
• Ability to present creative ideas and completed work for approval.
• Ability to manage own workload, with minimal supervision.
• Have excellent IT skills, able to use a range of IT systems e.g. Microsoft 365.

Reasons to Join Us 

• 27 days annual leave entitlement increasing to 32 days after five years’ continuous service (plus bank holidays).
• Access to a local government pension scheme.
• 26 weeks maternity leave at full pay.
• Flexi-time scheme allowing you to have an element of flexibility over your working hours.
• Access to the Blue Light Card – the UK’s largest Emergency Services discount card

Apply online through our WMJobs application page.  Please do not include links to portfolios in your application.

Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Friday 16^th August 2024.  Interviews will take place at Pershore Fire Station (WR10 1HZ) on Tuesday 4^th and Wednesday 5^th September 2024.

The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including a standard DBS check and a social media screening check.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Vicky Elliott, Learning & Compliance Manager: VElliott@hwfire.org.uk