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Job Description
About the Role:
STPI is expanding its creative and content teams as we enter an exciting chapter of growth.
As part of this, we’re seeking a driven and creative Digital Content Specialist to research and produce content, including copy and scripts for social media, website and content marketing collateral – helping shape the voice of STPI across channels. This role suits someone with a strong understanding of digital content and the media landscape, a passion for contemporary culture, and well-honed editorial and copywriting skills.
Overall Job Objectives:
Produce and publish high-quality written content and scripts that communicate the work of STPI, its artists and exhibition narratives across social media, CRM and CMS platforms (eg. Meta, Mailchimp, Sanity, etc.).
Work with the Multimedia Producer and Creative Designer to turn copy into engaging visual storytelling using stills, motion and video.
Maintain the high curatorial and editorial standards of STPI while adapting content for platform-specific formats and diverse audience types.
Core Responsibilities:
- Research artists, exhibitions and programmes to develop informed, accurate copy that reflects the work of artists and curators, whilst appealing to broader audiences.
- Write short-form social copy (posts, captions, mid-form pieces for EDMs/newsletters, and scripts for video/audio content.
- Produce punchy headlines, metadata, image captions, and microcopy for web, SEO and social formats.
- Edit and proofread copy for clarity, accuracy, tone and brand consistency.
- Maintain organised local copies of drafts, approvals and content calendars; adhere to deadlines and version control.
- Ensure appropriate attribution, permissions and editorial approvals for quotations, images and archival material.
- EDMs: Lay out EDMs directly in Mailchimp, ensuring copy, imagery, and links are correctly placed and functioning.
- Social Media: Prepare posts, reels, stories for scheduling, including formatting copy, resizing assets, and adding tags, music, and UTM tracking links where applicable.
- Schedule and publish content across platforms, ensuring posts go live at optimal times.
- Provide clear written briefs for the Multimedia Producer and Creative Designer on creative assets needed 3-5 days in advance.
- Review, shortlist and select in-house photo, video, and graphic assets and source for external photo, video assets where required, ensuring they are aligned to the brief and STPI’s visual standards.
- Iterate on edits with the creative team through to final approval, flagging any issues to the Manager, Content Marketing.
Job Specifications
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree or diploma in English, Creative Writing, Journalism, Communications, Art History, Cultural Studies or related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
- 3–5+ years’ professional experience producing editorial and marketing copy across multiple formats and channels; experience in the creative, cultural or arts sector is an advantage.
- Proven portfolio of short-form social copy, longer-form editorial or campaign writing, and scripts/voiceover work.
Skills and Knowledge
- Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills; excellent command of tone, grammar and structure.
- Strong research skills and ability to interpret curatorial texts, artist statements and critical content into accessible copy without diluting meaning.
- Familiarity with social platforms, audience behaviors and format requirements.
- Competence with CMS, CRM platforms (e.g. Mailchimp), and collaboration tools.
Personal Attributes
- Intellectual curiosity and interest in contemporary art and culture.
- Clear, concise communicator and collaborative team player.