Design and Content Officer

Design and Content Officer

Based: Derby (with travel across YMCA Derbyshire sites) 

Salary: £27,000 – £31,000 (dependent on experience) 

Hours: 35 hours per week

What we offer

33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) 

Your birthday off every year 

Life Assurance (2x salary) 

Health & wellbeing support (EAP) 

Recognition awards, celebration events and long-service rewards 

Training, development and genuine career impact 

…and a role where your work truly matters every single day

Role Purpose

Are you a creative person with an instinct for finding hidden stories?

Across YMCA Derbyshire, stories are unfolding every day – among young people we support, residents finding a new start, children learning and developing, people finding companionship and guidance through our community services, colleagues making a difference and supporters making our work possible.

As our Design & Content Officer, you’ll find and bring those stories to life, creating engaging content that shows the impact of our work, strengthens our voice and inspires people to connect with our services, fundraising and events.

Combining storytelling, social media and strong visual design, you’ll help YMCA Derbyshire communicate with personality and purpose – finding creative ways to reach different audiences, build engagement and inspire action. 

Two new roles, one team

YMCA Derbyshire has grown significantly over the past five years, developing new services and reaching more people across our communities. We’re now investing in our marketing capacity by creating two complementary specialist roles: a Marketing & Digital Officer and a Design & Content Officer.

Working together and reporting to the Head of Marketing and Fundraising, the two post holders will bring different strengths while collaborating across our marketing, design, communications and fundraising activity. This gives each person the opportunity to develop their specialist areas whilst working flexibly and supporting each other in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll join a small, ambitious marketing and fundraising team, working across a wonderfully varied mix of services, events and audiences. That could mean supporting YMCA Key College, Stepping Stones Nursery, Housing, fundraising events such as Sleep Easy, Golf Day and Dinner Dances and other areas of YMCA Derbyshire’s work.

Ultimately, our marketing has a purpose: to help more people understand what YMCA Derbyshire does, access our services, support our work and see the difference that support makes.

We know these are broad roles so if you’re stronger in some areas than others, we still encourage you to apply. What matters is that you bring relevant skills, curiosity, a willingness to keep learning and a genuine desire to use marketing to make a difference.

Driving licence and access to a car essential.

YMCA Derbyshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

YMCA Derbyshire is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

For an informal chat, contact: Emma Knight on 07483547759

Please note that we may interview suitable candidates before the closing date and may close the vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

For more information, please see Job Description