UX Designer and Digital Content Officer

About Us

The Wildlife Trusts are a federated movement of 46 charities, supported by a central charity,
the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together we have 900,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and
3,400 staff across the UK. We are at an exciting moment in our 110-year history, with the
development of an ambitious new strategy, setting out a vision of nature in recovery, with
abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder landscapes where people and
nature thrive.

Wildlife Trusts have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the
UK. Collectively we manage more than 2,300 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education
centres and own 29 working farms. We undertake research, we stand up for wildlife and wild
places under threat, and we help people access nature.

The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need
to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to
prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes
in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to
organise within their own communities.

About You

The Wildlife Trusts have an exciting new opportunity for a versatile and curious individual
looking to make their mark by enhancing the user experience of the organisation’s existing
internal and external digital platforms, creating a dynamic and accessible online presence for
our staff, volunteers and supporters.

You will be a key member of the communications and marketing team, whilst also working closely
with our IT team, to design and develop our digital platforms, improving interfaces and
workflows to enhance the user experience and producing engaging content that inspires and
empowers our communities. You will collaborate with, train and inspire colleagues to adopt best
practices in content creation, curation and presentation to maximise the effectiveness of our
digital platforms.

We are looking for a talented and creative team-player with a good foundation of digital skills
and platform administration, and experience of UX work. Your contribution will help us to grow
a positive working culture and inspire more people to take action for nature’s recovery.

You will possess excellent design skills, have a flair for storytelling and a proficiency in UX
design tools and content creation software. You will be confident administrating a complex
intranet and contributing to planning for new website functionality, with a good understanding
of how to grasp user needs and solve problems, ultimately growing engagement across platforms.

You will have experience in creating and managing effective digital content collaboratively,
with a natural aptitude to analyse and evaluate the impact it has. You will enjoy delving into
data and embrace a test and learn culture, using insights to adapt content and layout to
maximise engagement with users – ensuring every element is optimised for improved usability,
usefulness and exceptional visual design. You will be adept at communicating with mass
audiences, producing a range of content types (including blogs, videos, case studies,
notification posts), with a creative flair and ability to create engaging and effective,
easy-to-read copy.

You will be enthusiastic about keeping on top of digital communications trends and put your
knowledge to effective use, advising others on best practice and implementing new approaches.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and feel comfortable working
with a wide range of people from across The Wildlife Trusts’ federation.

The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength
in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are
inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within
our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are
committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and
identities.

RSWT take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click to read our
commitment statement. The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts is committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be
willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the
eligible level.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a
disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you
require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.

RSWT are committed to increasing diversity of its staff through its Levelling the field
recruitment pledge and will offer an interview to any ethnic minority applicants that meets all
the essential criteria for the post.

Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form.
We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. If you would
usually use tools such as these to assist you in filling in a form, please contact us to
discuss this further and understand other options.