Senior Digital Editor

Job title:

Senior Digital Editor

Company

Marie Curie

Job description

Company DescriptionMarie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.Job DescriptionOur Creative team sits at the centre of how we communicate with compassion and clarity, reaching people when they need us most. As Senior Digital Editor, you will lead the creation and delivery of audience-first content across our website, email and digital platforms.This is a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, consistency and accessibility of our online presence – particularly during a critical phase of digital transformation involving a major CMS migration and site optimisation project. You’ll bring specialist CMS expertise and a strong content design mindset to ensure our digital experience reflects our brand and mission while working effectively across multiple internal teams and workstreams.You will be responsible for:

• Leading digital content production and optimisation for Marie Curie’s main website and email channels.
• Acting as the lead CMS editor, supporting the transition to a unified platform and managing workflows, permissions and governance across a complex content landscape.
• Collaborating closely with the digital development team to report, track and help resolve bugs and technical issues.
• Playing a central role in digital working groups, ensuring content consistency and alignment across multiple cross-functional projects.
• Applying UX and content design principles to improve the structure, accessibility and performance of digital content.
• Championing SEO best practice in partnership with our SEO and analytics teams.
• Advising on content standards and supporting colleagues across the organisation to maintain high editorial quality.

Qualifications

• Exceptional writing and sub-editing skills, with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy across digital content formats.
• Proven ability to craft, review, and optimise content for clarity, tone, and audience engagement across web, email, and various other platforms.
• Deep experience using content management systems – ideally including Strapi, with a strong grasp of digital production workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage content through CMS migrations and complex website structures.
• Sound knowledge of SEO, UX and content design, and a data-informed approach to content improvement.
• Experience working alongside developers to support bug fixing, testing and optimisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills, particularly in fast-paced, multi-team environments.
• Prior experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector is a plus.

Please see the full job description .Additional InformationSalary: £36,900 – 41,000 per annum (+ £3,500 London Weighting Allowance if applicable)Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week)Based: Hybrid. You will be working from home and 2 days a week in our Embassy Gardens office in London. We are open to discussing different working arrangements.Application & Interview Process

• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and covering letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
• Close date for applications: 12 August 2025.

Benefits you’ll LOVE:

• Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
• Access to Blue Light Card membership
• Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.We’re happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk

Expected salary

£36900 – 41000 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 22:51:46 GMT

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