Digital Content Producer

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.

Job description

Do you have a passion for visual storytelling? Are you at your best in fast-paced, and high-impact environments?

If you're looking for a role where your photography and videography help shape conversations and culture in the Home Office, this could just be the ideal opportunity for you.

We are looking for a creative and motivated Digital Content Producer to join our Internal and Digital Communication teams. This is an exciting opportunity to work across high-profile internal and external channels, producing high-quality, newsworthy and engaging content that supports our strategic objectives and enhances the Home Office’s reputation. You’ll have a creative and innovative mindset, with a drive to help shape and improve the Home Office’s digital content.

You will deliver video, photography, events and multimedia content for internal campaigns, social media, and external platforms. Working closely with colleagues in Internal Communications, Digital Strategy and senior leadership, you will help shape compelling stories that inform, inspire and connect with our audiences.

This is a rare chance to join the Home Office Communications Directorate and be a part of a highly creative team that produces powerful and engaging content, bringing significant stories to life.

Key responsibilities

• Create engaging content for internal channels and external platforms ensuring it aligns with strategic priorities and audience needs.

• Plan, produce and edit video and photography from events, campaigns and leadership communications, supporting the Home Office ministerial team and Permanent Secretaries.

• Lead multi-camera event setups for hybrid internal events with senior leaders, ensuring high-quality production and seamless delivery.

• Support digital campaigns, ensuring content aligns with Home Office brand and tone.

• Manage and optimise social media content, including senior leadership profiles.

• Work closely with internal teams, frontline staff, and external partners to ensure content aligns with the department’s messaging and objectives.

Working Pattern

Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis.

Travel

The post‑holder will be required to travel within the UK for projects, meetings and events.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

• Proven experience producing high‑quality digital content, including video filming, animation and post‑production editing.
• Well, -developed photography skills with a strong eye for visual storytelling.
• Sound understanding of accessibility standards and how to apply them to digital content.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to tailor content for different audiences and platforms.
• Working knowledge of social media platforms and best‑practice approaches to driving engagement.
• Excellent organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience supporting event production, or a demonstrated willingness to develop skills in technical setup, troubleshooting, stakeholder management and logistical coordination.

Desirable criteria:

• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects).
• Able to design and deliver strategic, multi‑channel content plans that effectively reach both internal and external audiences.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Ideas
• Implementation
• Impact

Benefits

• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
• Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
• Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.

See more of our benefits on our careers website.

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Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA):

Successful candidates may be eligible for an annual RRA of £2,300. This allowance is subject to review and Head of Profession approval, and could be reduced or withdrawn at any time.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.

1. Application by -11th February 2026.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:

• CV
• Personal Statement (maximum 500 words).
• Evidence of the behaviour ‘Delivering at Pace’ (maximum 250 words).

Your CV should consist of your career history and skills/experience, including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will be scored against the experience required for the role as noted within the essential criteria.

The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria detailed in the job description.

For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV, Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.

2. Sift – week commencing 16th February 2026.

The sift will be held on the CV, Personal Statement and Behaviour 'Delivering at Pace'.

The Personal Statement will be scored for all candidates. Those candidates who achieve the minimum pass score for the Personal Statement will progress to a further sift where the Lead Behaviour and CV will be scored. These candidates will receive sift scores for all elements. Candidates who fail to meet the minimum pass score for the Personal Statement will not have their Behaviour or CV scored and will only receive a sift score for the Personal Statement.

3. Interviews – week commencing 9th March 2026.

If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be Behaviours and Technical Skills-based questions.

For guidance on the Technical skills, please refer to the Government Communications Professional Competency Framework

In addition, candidates will be asked to undertake a task at interview stage. The exercise will be assessed against 'Experience' on the 'Success Profiles' and will be assessed against the 'Essential Criteria' as listed in the job advertisement. The details will be disclosed closer to the interviews.

The interview will take place on Teams.

For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.

Problems during the application process

If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact hocandidates.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.

Do not create or attempt to submit another application, online test or use a different Civil Service Jobs account to proceed as this would be in violation of the candidate declaration.

Location Preferences

You will only be able to select a single location preference so please ensure this is a location that you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at your preferred location and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be foundon our website.

Reserve lists will be held for each location. Candidates will be appointed in merit order by location.

Standards

All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.

Additional Security Checks

As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. The level of Criminal Record Check required for this role is Basic. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.

Further Information

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.

If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Reasonable Adjustments

If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs

• Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Resourcing Centre – Corporate Enablers
• Email : HORCCampaignTeamCorporateEnablers@homeoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, then contact the Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.

Attachments

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