Scotty’s Little Soldiers – Content Creator

• Applicants must be located within 2 hours travelling distance of Cambridge City.
• Salary: £29,000 to £32,000 (Dependent on experience)
• Type: Full-time, permanent.
• Team: Marketing Team
• Directly Supported By: Head of Outreach

For over 15 years, Scotty’s Little Soldiers has been supporting children and young people who have been bereaved of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces. We are about to embark on an exciting journey which will see the charity evolve to support anyone affected by a military-connected bereavement and ultimately empower a community of more than 25,000 bereaved individuals and their families by 2035.

Founded in 2010 by Nikki Scott following the death of her husband, Corporal Lee Scott, the charity currently offers a unique blend of emotional, practical, and educational support to over 750 young people.

We are proud of our vibrant, non-traditional culture, which puts the needs of bereaved children and young people at the heart of everything we do. We embrace innovative approaches, are committed to creating smiles and believe in the power of community, resilience, and connection.

We’re on a mission to connect with thousands more bereaved military families and that starts with storytelling. We believe that ‘social’ media is in the past and what is needed today is ‘interest’ media – great content that engages its target audience has the potential to reach more people than a high follow count. As Content Creator, you’ll be our expert in creating great content, capturing the emotion, personality, and purpose behind everything we do.

This is a fast-paced, highly proactive role focused on creating short-form video and photo content for social media. You’ll attend events, follow team members in action, and use your creative instincts to turn everyday moments into compelling content that resonates with our unique audience. We’re not looking for slick corporate videos, we want quick-turnaround, on-brand, authentic content that stops the scroll and builds trust.

• Film and edit short-form video content (e.g. Instagram Reels, Tik Toks, Stories etc) for use across Scotty’s social channels.
• Capture and edit photography when needed, particularly from in-person events and outreach activity, often on the go.
• Work proactively to identify and attend opportunities to film team members and events (e.g. corporate talks, family days, community activity).
• Jump on relevant trends and moments, adapting them to fit the tone, audience, and sensitivity of our cause.
• Create great content which will educate or entertain our target audiences (within the bereaved military community).

• Use tools like Cap Cut, Canva, InShot, Adobe Premiere Rush, or iPhone editing apps to deliver content quickly and efficiently.
• Add subtitles, basic transitions, music, and graphics where appropriate, always with accessibility and brand in mind.
• Maintain an organised archive of content and assets for reuse across campaigns.
• Work closely with the Social Media & Marketing Exec to provide platform-ready content.
• Collaborate with the Head of Outreach and Social Media & Marketing Executive to contribute to the content calendar and plan campaigns inline with goals.
• Bring creative ideas to the table and take initiative in spotting content opportunities.
• Work to brand guidelines while retaining creative flexibility, balancing tone, authenticity, and audience sensitivity.

• Built a deep understanding of Scotty’s mission, our audience, the services we provide, and strategic direction.
• Conduct a full audit of the charities existing assets, tools and equipment.
• Alongside the Head of Outreach and the Social Media & Marketing Exec demonstrate a strong understanding of the Scotty’s tone of voice and our marketing philosophy.
• Agreed key performance measures and personal success measures with Head of Outreach.
• Attend and capture at least one live in-person event or activity and turn it into usable, on-brand content.

• Delivering consistent, high-quality, creative content reflecting…