Senior Social Media Content Creator

As our Senior Social Media Content Creator, you ll lead the creation of mobile-first video content that brings the British Heart Foundation s (BHF) mission to life across our social platforms.

In this hands-on, production-focused role, you ll ideate, film, and edit social-first videos and Reels using mobile devices crafting content that resonates with our audiences on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, and Facebook. You ll also design engaging visual assets, carousels, and graphics to support a wide range of campaigns.

You ll spend a lot of time out in the field, capturing real moments and authentic voices. Whether it s a patient sharing their story, a nurse on the front line, or a researcher making breakthroughs, you ll turn these moments into compelling digital content that connects with people and builds community.

You ll be at the heart of the action working closely with teams across the BHF and wider community to spotlight our work and mission. Your content will stop the scroll, start conversations, and inspire people to get involved.

What you ll do:

• Produce standout video content for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, and Facebook
• Film, edit, and deliver high-quality mobile-first videos with quick turnarounds
• Design visual assets using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Curate and repurpose content to tell fresh, engaging stories
• Ensure all content meets brand, tone, and inclusivity standards
• Travel across the UK for live events, conferences, and on-location shoots

About you:

You re an experienced social media videographer with a strong portfolio of impactful, end-to-end content. You re confident managing the full production process, from planning and storyboarding to filming, editing, and publishing. You know how to create content that cuts through the noise and connects with audiences.

You re flexible, hands-on, and comfortable working independently in the field. Whether it s interviewing patients and professionals on camera or editing footage into a polished final product, you bring creativity, empathy, and precision to every stage of production. You also thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with colleagues to ensure content meets the needs of our audiences.

You ll bring:

• Proven experience creating social-first video content for a major brand or organisation
• Strong mobile videography, editing, and storytelling skills
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills (InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• A confident, engaging presence and excellent interview skills
• Deep knowledge of social trends, inclusive content, and platform best practices
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities

Working arrangements

This is a fixed term contract until 30 Sep 2025 with potential to extend.

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.

At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

There will be a requirement for flexible out of hours working to support occasional evening and weekend activity. You will be compensated for this with time off in lieu.

About us

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

We value and respect every individual s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

What can we offer you?

We offer our staff generous benefits, such as:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
• Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
• Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Life assurance.
• Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them.

To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.

Interview process

There will be a two stage interview process. First stage interviews will be a short one-way video interview, successful candidates will then be invited to attend a panel interview planned w/c 30/05.